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Welcome to the newest edition of the Cornerstones enewsletter. The BACnet International community benefits from information and education shared through Cornerstones, the organization's monthly electronic publication. This publication is disseminated to members of the BACnet community, connecting corporate, integrator, site, student and individual end users.
Cornerstones is a unique publication because it speaks not only to the engineer and contractor communities, but also to facility professionals, building managers and owners, and other personnel.
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This is where you come in. We need you to connect! If there is a best practice, company news, product news or BACnet Success Story you want to share, please send them to us. And don't leave out the photos!
All submissions should be sent to Kathleen Magee, BACnet International's Marketing Manager.
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Opportunities
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Interested in Testing your Products' Interoperability by Plugging into Other Vendors' BACnet Equipment?
The deadline to sign up for the event is Friday, September 15, so register today!
The event will run from
Tuesday, September 26th through Thursday, September 28th. The BACnet Working Group will be meeting on Monday, September, September 25 prior to the start of PlugFest.
If you need your
member login, have any questions, or need help with registration for you or your team, please do not hesitate to contact Kelsey Battle, Association Assistant, at [email protected].
If you are planning to attend PlugFest, make your hotel reservations soon! The
deadline to receive the discounted group room rate is August 25
so don't delay.
PlugFest T-Shirt Design Contest
HURRY! Don't miss your chance to design the 2017 PlugFest T-Shirt for a chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card!
BACnet International is looking for a new design to grace the T-shirts at the event. Here's your chance to show us your creative talent and submit an original design for our 2017 shirt.
If yours is the design chosen, you'll receive a $100 Visa gift card. We'll also throw in four tees featuring your artwork so you can share the love.
The Rules:
- The design must contain the words "PlugFest 2017", be an original design, and be suitable for a general audience.
- Entries must be submitted in .jpg, .png, .pdf, .ai, or .eps format, and be no larger than 10 MB.
- By submitting an entry, you agree to all the contest rules and regulations
Full rules & regulations can be found here.
Deadline for submissions is TOMORROW - Friday August 11, 2017
If you'd like to participate, please email your design submission to
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Make an Impact
with BACnet International and Become a Volunteer Today!
The BACnet International Community is expanding again! We are looking for volunteers to join committees, contribute articles/white papers/resources and conduct presentations. Along with committee participation and authors, we are also looking for subject experts on a project-by-project basis.
Be a part of BACnet International and help guide and grow the association!
If you have questions on becoming a volunteer in any of these areas, please email Natalie Nardone at
[email protected]
For More Information
Click Here to Volunteer Today!
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BACnet International Supporting Members Supporting BACnet
BACnet International would love to support our members efforts in promoting BACnet through education. If you have an upcoming speaking event, please let us know. Your session must be a BACnet-related topic that fully supports the protocol. In addition, your session cannot be commercial in nature; it must be purely educational and unbiased.
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Promote BACnet at 2018 LIGHTFAIR International
Call for Speakers - DEADLINE AUGUST 11
It's the last week to submit to speak at the world's largest annual lighting-related conference. This global call invites professionals from a broad spectrum of industries to submit to speak at LIGHTFAIR 2018.
The deadline is tomorrow, August 11, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
The conference is being held May 8 - 10, 2018 in Chicago.
Click here for more information on how to submit your session.
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BACnet International Exhibiting at WEEC 2017
BACnet International is exhibiting at the World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC), the largest energy conference and technology expo held in the U.S. specifically for business, industrial and institutional energy users
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The
WEEC is being held in Atlanta, GA, September 27 - 29, 2017, and BACnet International will be in Booth 224. Please come by and say hello!
For free expo passes, visit the
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) website.
For BACnet International members: if you are exhibiting at WEEC, and would like us to display some of your literature in our booth, please contact
Kelsey Battle.
For More Information
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BACnet International Exhibiting at NFMT ORLANDO
BACnet International will also be exhibiting at the National Facilities Management and Technology Conference & Exposition (NFMT)
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The
NFMT conference & expo will be held in Orlando, FL at the Orange County Convention Center on
Tuesday, November 14th through Wednesday, November 15th, and BACnet International will be in
Booth # 1012. Please come by and say hello! See a list of other exhibitors
here.
To register for free and enjoy over 50 sessions, a technology-filled expo hall and industry interaction, visit the
NFMT Orlando website.
For BACnet International members: if you are exhibiting at NFMT, and would like us to display some of your literature in our booth, please contact
Kelsey Battle.
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Commercial Building Automation Systems Market is Expected to Hit US$100 Billion by 2022
Global Commercial Building Automation Systems
Market Research Report 2017 to 2022 provides
infor
mation on tren
ds and
developments, and focuses on markets and materials, c
apacities and technologies, and on the changing structure of the Commercial Build
i
ng Automation Systems Market.
Some findings in the report: The market competition is foreseen to grow higher with the rise in technological innovation and M&A activities in the future. Moreover, many local and regional vendors are offering specific application products for varied end-users. The new vendor entrants in the market are finding it hard to compete with the international vendors based on quality, reliability, and innovations in technology.
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Call for Innovation Awards Entries
Exhibitors Encouraged to Submit New or Upgraded Products - DEADLINE AUGUST 16
The International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) announced its Call for Entries for the 2018 AHR Expo Innovation Awards Competition. The winners in each of the 10 product categories will receive special recognition prior to the show, and will be given their awards during a ceremony on Tuesday, January 23, at McCormick Place in Chicago. In addition, the winner of the Product of the Year Award will be announced at that time. The Show will begin the preceding day, Monday, January 22 and run through Wednesday, January 24.
All 2018 AHR Expo exhibitors are eligible to submit a product for the Innovation Awards. Exhibitors may submit one product in each category, as long as that product has not previously won an award. To be considered, products must be exhibited at the show and available for sale by the end of January 2018. Completed entry forms and a $100 entry fee must be submitted online at
ahrexpo.com
by Wednesday, August 16, 2017.
For More Information
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The BACnet Institute
- "Ask the Expert"
The recently launched BACnet Institute is an online center for BACnet educational resources and includes two community forums: Ask the Expert and the Technical Forum.
Ask the Expert is targeted at end users, facility operators, owner/operators and building engineers, and provides an opportunity for BACnet system users to submit BACnet-related questions to be answered by experts in the BACnet industry. Once a question is submitted a panel of experts will review the question and come to a consensus answer. The final answer is then posted with the question in the forum.
As a first time user, you will need to create an account. Visit The BACnet Institute and click on the "Sign Up Now" link. Once logged in, select "Community" from the top navigation to view the forums.
We encourage your input to ensure The BACnet Institute e-learning platform continues to provide current and beneficial learning opportunities. Please email your ideas and comments to [email protected].
For More Information
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Carrier Releases Infinity® Touch™ Control Skill for Amazon Alexa
Amazon Alexa has a new skill - it's now compatible
with Carrier's Infinity Touch control. The
enhancement is
part of Carrier's on-going effort to improve customer experience in the rapidly expanding smart home category.
Once the skill is enabled, Carrier customers with Infinity systems can verbally manage their Infinity Touch control via Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Amazon Tap and more. This is available to homeowners with Wi-Fi versions of the Infinity Touch control, connected to the internet through a home Wi-Fi network and registered on www.MyInfinityTouch.com.
For More Information
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Toshiba Carrier® VRF is Now i-Vu® Compatible
Toshiba Carrier®
Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heating and cooling products now connect seamlessly to the i-Vu® BACnet bu
ilding automation system.
The Toshiba C
arrier interface allows building operators to monitor o
r control a
multi-zone VRF system fro
m anywhere, using the i-Vu system, eit
h
er
through a wall mounted touchscreen interface or from any web-enabled device.
Building operators ca
n proactively manage occupant comfort lev
els inside the faci
lity while using t
he
standard bu
ilding automation features suc
h as graphics, trends, reports, schedules, and alarms that are enabled for the VR
F equipment. This provides operators
with the tools to optimize energy usage, maximize equipment performance,
assess and address building trends and solve problem
s faster.
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Want to Share
Your Success?
BACnet International Success Stories further knowledge and understanding of the implementation of the standard by highlighting successful BACnet installations. Success Stories are subject to an application and approval process prior to public posting.
Once a Success Story is posted, it becomes a permanent, linkable record of the successful project. Further, Success Stories:
- Are automatically eligible for additional public recognition via BACnet International's Success Story of the Year Award;
- Are featured in Cornerstones, which is seen by thousands of individuals via email, and on the BACnet International website; and
- Are candidates for articles in the BACnet International Journal, BACnet International's official magazine.
Consider pulling together a Success Story for your company, and take advantage of the power of free and meaningful press!
Submit Your Company's Success Story
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Have some product news to share with the BACnet International Community? Contact BACnet Marketing Manager
Kathleen Magee today.
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Corporate Members:
Don't Forget Your Benefits
Click on the image to discover how BACnet International is the cornerstone to your company's success.
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Introduction to BACnet for Building Owners and Engineers
The purpose of this document--click on document for access--is to provide an overview of BACnet history, terminology and philosophy for building owners, managers and others involved with BACnet projects. The document provides an introduction to the topic of BACnet but it is not a comprehensive description of BACnet and it is not a product or system implementation guide.
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