Building Automation Systems And BIoTs
Every building has to meet several basic requirements such as security, fire-life-safety, ventilation, lighting, health and comfort. The systems required to provide these building control services are collectively known as building automation systems (BAS). The biggest challenge facing the BAS industry is the myriad of protocols that exist within the industry. The result is a world in which systems that perform similar functions cannot communicate with each other. Fortunately, convergence to an IP platform has already taken place at the management level, and to some extend at the automation or communication level (see Figure 4). Unfortunately, convergence at the field level has largely not occurred except in the security and access control industry.
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This second in a two-part series continues an article that provides a broad look at the impacts of not only individual workplace technology options, but also how these can be expected to operate together — now and in the future.
(Editor’s Note: As Dr. Tan wrote in Workspace Of Tomorrow: Part 1, “In addition, the workspace is experiencing a paradigm shift due to digital convergence. Building control services and IT services have converged to create the Internet of Things in Buildings (BIoTs). This digital convergence has enabled new possibilities to realize true building intelligence that delivers cost reductions, improves operational performance, facilitates productivity, and provides an enhanced occupant experience.” In Part 1, workplace models/configurations, space management, and environmental and energy management were discussed.)