Forum Post: Re: Ask a BAS Expert
"ASHRAE/ANSI Standard 135 is what I use to design and qualify for Bacnet compliance.” Answer provided by Raed Salem via email.
View ArticleForum Post: Re: 7 Tips For Selecting A Building Automation System
The question of 2D and 3D graphics really comes down to the needs of the operators, and their experience. The facility operators that have been around for years likely don't need the "visually...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: Ask a BAS Expert
In response to: How is IP and security impacting BAS systems? “The Web based nature of the BAS allows it to reside on the building WAN/LAN for user interface and access. Without proper network security...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: 7 Tips For Selecting A Building Automation System
There is no sound scientific reason to use 3d graphics. They are inefficient. Time is money. I think your explanation means you need more intelligent and experienced facility managers. Not that 2d...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: Ask a BAS Expert
Wow. I thought that thinking was gone long ago. ASHRAE/ANSI standard 135 is capable of giving you a pile of garbage if that is your sole design criteria.
View ArticleForum Post: Re: Ask a BAS Expert
If you are only using ASHRAE 135 for design purposes how do you address high level web security? Its not in the standard and really BACnet/IP security measures lag industry leading OPC UA.
View ArticleForum Post: What Does “Intelligent Building” Mean Today?
If you’re in the building management field, chances are you’ve heard a lot of talk in recent years about "smart systems" and "intelligent buildings." But what’s the best way to take advantage of all...
View ArticleForum Post: BMS incorporating all Electronic Security Solutions
Hello. I was wondering about the challenges that BMS products have incorporating Electronic Security Solutions such as CCTV, ACcess Control, Visitors Control, Guard Control, Intrusion, Fire, etc. I...
View ArticleForum Post: Doing More With Less
The median FM salary is $76,000, according to the 2014 Building Operating Management FM Pulse Survey, and the top concerns are not having enough resources to do the job and increasing workload. Does...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: BMS incorporating all Electronic Security Solutions
This depends on your market. For years in the US systems are largely separated, and not necessarily for any valid reasoning. Different trades install various components and specification engineers find...
View ArticleForum Post: Re: What Does “Intelligent Building” Mean Today?
An intelligent building can reconfigure itself as the space changes. This "next frontier" exists already.
View ArticleForum Post: What does it actually mean to be a "smart" building?
And since so many new "smart" technologies out there show promise, how does a building owner select the right solution or even ensure that the technology is a wise investment? Click here to learn more.
View ArticleForum Post: Re: What does it actually mean to be a "smart" building?
I am continually surprised how buildings in the US have archaic lighting control, especially when communicating lighting controls are easy to install and easier to deal with on TI's. American lighting...
View ArticleForum Post: Access Control Systems: Six Key Planning Steps
An access control system used to simply allow facilities to control the ability to enter and leave without using hard keys, while creating a paperless logging system. But now it has become a tool that...
View ArticleForum Post: Cut the Cord
Going wireless is something we barely think about in our personal lives, but the option is only now really starting to pick up steam in commercial facilities. Sure, there's WiFi for everyone's personal...
View ArticleForum Post: FMs seeking a more effective way to resolve service calls
I'm pleased to introduce an innovative tech company from Boston, CrowdComfort, as an intriguing option to consider. We can help when work load exceeds capacity of the staff to provide and/or SLAs...
View ArticleForum Post: Hack-proofing the BAS
As more building systems have an automation component, there is an increased potential for points of access into a facility's systems and the potential to get deeper into the organization. It is not a...
View ArticleForum Post: Success With Wireless Systems Takes Careful Planning
Mobile devices are expected to account for 61 percent of worldwide Internet traffic by 2018, compared to 39 percent from wired devices, according to Cisco. Correlating with this trend, more and more...
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