The Tech Garden client CollabWorx with partner SenSyr will accept the TAD (Technology Application and Demonstration) award by U.S. Congressman Maffei on July 20 at The Tech Garden. The TAD award, through Syracuse Center of Excellence, grows the Central Upstate New York economy by funding the thorough, collaborative testing of environmental quality product and service innovations as a step toward commercialization. The main goal of CollabWorx project "Open Web Services-based Indoor Climate Control System, Phase III" is actual implementation of the technology in laboratories and buildings. They plan a number of technology extensions, but, since the existing system is already quite advanced, the extensions are modest - mostly related to new sensor integration - and the project now focuses on deployment and on application development. The project addresses energy conservation in buildings while maintaining individualized comfort levels that improve employee efficiency and productivity. The project will also address indoor air quality.