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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Emily Hayes Named New BTL Manager and Listings & Certifications Manager
BACnet International is excited to announce
that Emily Hayes will be assuming the role of BTL Manager, stepping away from the role as BTL Coordinator which she has held for the past few years. The BTL Coordinator responsibilities will be turned over to Rich Ruel, our new Testing Services Manager.
Emily will continue to be the BTL Working Group Chair.
Please note the emails associated with these roles:
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BACTOR, TEVIA processes
BTL Certifications & Listings
BTL Working Group,
Clarification Requests
Testing services at BTL Lab
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Emily Hayes
Emily Hayes
Emily Hayes
Rich Ruel
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Only 4 Days until the AHR Expo!
There are two 'must dos' when you attend the AHR Expo:
#1. Visit the BACnet International Booth
Come catch up on the latest information from the BACnet Testing Laboratories, The BACnet Institute, and BACnet International membership at
Booth C5147!
This will be our largest booth in many years.
Don’t forget to also visit our 60 exhibiting member companies at the show!
Show Hours:
Monday, Jan. 14, 10 am – 6 pm
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 10 am – 6 pm
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 10 am – 4 pm
Expo Address:
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA 30313
#2. Attend a BACnet International Educational Session
(In the
Thomas Murphy Room, Section 1
)
We have an incredible Educational track this year, ranging from BACnet basics to BIoT. For a list of the full program,
visit the Educational Events page
on the BACnet International website.
And again, if you are unable to attend, the BACnet International education sessions will be captured and shared on
The BACnet Institute
educational site.
Come early to secure your seat!!
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Free BACnet Adoption Market Research Report NOW Available for All Members
BACnet International commissioned a market research report which was conducted by BSRIA and titled "Market Penetration of Communications Protocols." The study indicates BACnet's global market share has continued to rise over the last five years and now exceeds 60%. The five year outlook projects continued growth in BACnet adoption with continual improvements to the standard and its integration with technologies, such as IPv6 and web services.
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Standard Actions
Public Review - Call for Comments
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Constructive comments are invited for the following Public Review Draft, which can be accessed on ASHRAE’s website. All activity for reviewing and commenting on public review drafts can be accomplished completely online at
https://osr.ashrae.org
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2nd ISC Public Review ISC of BSR/ASHRAE Addendum br to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135-2016, BACnet
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A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks
This addendum adds new engineering units, a new man- date to accept writes of NULL to non-commandable properties, and intrinsic fault reporting to Lighting Output object type; deprecates Time form of timestamps; clarifies the Multi-state object types when Number_Of_States shrinks; fixes the language for event type and message text parameters of event notifications; clarifies the object instance 4194303; extends the ReadPropertyMultiple service to support the Network Port wildcard instance treatment; and clarifies the timestamp of trend log and trend log multiple log records.
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BACnet International's President Speaking at GLOBALCON
Andy McMillan, BACnet International President and Managing Director, will be presenting
at the 2019 GLOBALCON Conference and Expo being held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA on March 20-21, 2019.
Andy's presentation, titled
Alexa Has Left the Building – Because IoT is So Much More
, will explain the role of IoT in the building automation industry and highlight how the application of this technology differs from the consumer market.
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PlugFest 2019 Dates Announced
Interoperability Workshop will be celebrating its 20th year!
PlugFest 2019 will be held next September 24 - 26, 2019 at the
InterOperability Lab at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH.
As you develop your BACnet Implementation, plan to join us at next year's event!
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The 19th Annual PlugFest Interoperability Event took place October 9 - 11, 2018. Eighty attendees from 7 different countries had many opportunities to test their products with other BACnet vendors, and worked together to improve their BACnet implementation and testing methods.
2018 Participants
ABB, ACI, Alerton, Armstrong Monitor Corp., Automated Logic, Carel, Carrier, Chipkin Automation Systems, Cimetrics, Cree, Daikin Comfort North America, Honeywell, Hubbell, IDEC Corp., Intesis, Johnson Controls, Lenze, Neptronic, ODIN Automation Systems, ONICON, PolarSoft, Potter Electric Signal Company, Price Industries, Real Time Automation, Reliable Controls, Rheem, The S4 Group, SAUTER, Schneider Electric, Setra Systems, Siemens, SoftDEL Systems, Trane, Tridium, WindowMaster, and Yaskawa America, Inc.
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Connect With Us
on
LinkedIn
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Reliable Controls Releases RC-WebView 3.12
Reliable Controls announced the release of RC-WebView
®
3.12. RC-WebView is an easy to use, browser-based building management solution that allows operators and administrators to efficiently manage any BACnet, internet-connected building.
RC-WebView combines the power of enterprise tools with a simple interface that connects multiple, independent control systems into a single enterprise website. The latest version of RC-WebView introduces a number of new features that will help save time and improve productivity.
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New BACnet Wi-Fi and MS/TP Compliant Thermostat Announced
Contemporary Controls introduced the BASstat series of BACnet-compliant wired or wireless communicating thermostats that are BTL Listed to ensure effortless integration into BACnet/IP (Wi-Fi) or BACnet MS/TP (EIA-485) networks.
BASstat thermostats are suited for single or multi-stage heating, cooling and ventilation binary output control applications such as RTU or AHU.
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Reliable Controls Releases World’s First Controller with the BACnet Lighting Device (B-LD) Profile
Reliable Controls
®
announced that the release of the MACH-ProLight
™
(MPL) advanced lighting controller is the first controller to be tested and certified by the BACnet Testing Laboratories to achieve the BACnet Lighting Device (B-LD) profile.
The MPL is a fully programmable advanced lighting controller with highly scalable I/O in a very small footprint. The MACH-ProLight meets or exceeds the BACnet Building Controller (B-BC) device profile in addition to the B-LD profile, and supports the BACnet Binary Lighting Output object, which provides specialized properties for Blink Warn and lighting control strategies.
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New ACH580 Drives Make It Easier to Make Buildings Comfortable
ABB is launching a new series of variable frequency drives (VFDs) that will enhance the performance of smart buildings and enable users to meet more stringent energy efficiency regulations. The new ACH580 HVAC drives ensure that applications operate reliably and without costly unplanned outages, safeguarding
the comfort and security of occupants in commercial buildings, including critical facilities such
as hospitals and data centers.
ACH580 VFDs are easily integrated with ABB Ability™ monitoring services – ABB’s unified, cross-industry, digital offering, which provides real-time data about drive status and performance from any location.
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