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Join us at the AHR Expo in Orlando!
Minimum Protocol Revision Changes
BTL Pre-testing Tools
SSPC 135 Updates
Cybersecurity Acceleration Program
The BACnet Institute (TBI Corner)
Corporate Member News
Latest BTL Certifications
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Welcome to the newest edition of the Cornerstones newsletter from BACnet International. The BACnet International community benefits from information and education shared through Cornerstones, the organization's monthly electronic publication. This publication is distributed to members of the BACnet International community, connecting corporate, integrator, site, student, and individual users to BACnet news and updates. 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.
This is where you come in. We need you to connect! If you have company news, product news, BACnet Case Study, or a best practice you want to share, please send them to us using the form below. And don't leave out the photos!
Read past Cornerstones and Case Studies.
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BACnet International and the AHR Expo:
We hope to see you in Orlando!
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BACnet International will be exhibiting in booth #1273 at the 2025 AHR Expo in Orlando. We invite members of the BACnet community to visit our booth to learn about the latest news and developments, network with like-minded attendees, and meet the BACnet International team. | |
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AHR Expo Education Sessions hosted by
BACnet International
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BACnet 101
Presented by Edward Tom, Yaskawa America, Inc.
Monday, February 10th, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Location: W312AB
BACnet is a highly used open-building automation protocol that continues to grow. This session will teach you about the basic building blocks and design philosophy that have made, and continue to make, BACnet so popular. Learn how BACnet can help you now and into the future as the Building Internet of Things (B-IoT) continues to grow. Edward Tom is a Product Manager for the Drives & Motion Division for Yaskawa America, Inc. He currently serves on the BACnet International Marketing Committee and is a long-time volunteer for BACnet International.
BACnet Web Services
Presented by Coleman Brumley, PassiveLogic
Monday, February 10th, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Location: W312AB
Coleman Brumley is the current chair of the SSPC 135 Committee and a long-time volunteer with BACnet International. His session covers what web services are and why they matter in the technological sphere and within the BACnet standard. The BACnet standard has published what is termed “BACnet Web Services” or “BACnet/WS” as part of ANSI/ASHRAE 135-2020.
BAC to the Future
Presented by Nate Benes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Monday, February 10th, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Location: W312AB
Nate Benes, SSPC-135 committee member, presents the most recent additions to the BACnet standard, emerging technologies, and applications.
Light on Lighting / Let There Be Light
Presented by David Fisher, Polarsoft
Tuesday, February 11th, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Location: W312AB
David Fisher, a member of the Lighting Applications Working Group (LA-WG) and a long-standing contributor to SSPC-135 (BACnet), will explore the relationship between BACnet and lighting, highlighting the latest updates to the BACnet platform.
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Does your company have BTL Listed products? Maintaining a BTL Listing gives your company the right to use the BTL Mark. Check out the usage guidelines! As you are designing your trade show booths and marketing materials, we want to remind you to abide by the BTL Mark Usage Guidelines. They are available to download. | |
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This year, BACnet International will distribute BTL Mark carpet stickers for your booth staff to use. Highlight the fact that your company has at least one BTL Listed product by placing the carpet sticker in your booth! The AHR Expo show management has approved use of these stickers. BTL Mark magnetic lapel pins, the latest issue of our Journal of Building Automation, and other marketing materials will also be distributed. Corporate Members will also be permitted to place BACnet-related literature in our booth literature racks.
Please contact David Nardone, Membership and Education Manager, at david@bacnetinternational.org with any questions.
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Member of BACnet International Logo at the AHR Expo | |
The "Member of BACnet International" logo is reserved for our Corporate Members, who are in good standing, to use in their marketing efforts. We encourage our Corporate Members to utilize this logo at the AHR Expo for marketing purposes. This logo should be used in a professional manner and can be applied to business cards, letterhead (correspondence materials), literature, advertisements, trade show booth materials and structure, website, or in any other comparable manner to signify an organization’s corporate membership in BACnet International. | |
Corporate Member Company Logos | |
BACnet International promotes its Corporate Members by displaying company logos in our AHR Expo marketing materials. Check out our Corporate Member page and make sure your company logo and URL link is up to date! | |
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Minimum Protocol Revision
Changes for BTL Testing
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BACnet Testing Laboratories (BTL) is updating the minimum protocol revision required for products entering testing. Beginning January 1, 2025, Revision 18 will be the minimum protocol required for products entering testing.
As stated in the BTL Testing Policies:
The minimum Protocol_Revision is determined on January 1st each year and is the highest Protocol_Revision which has been available in a BTL Test Plan for at least 4 years. The schedule below indicates the specifics of how this will work for the next few years.
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Save time and money during BTL Testing
by utilizing Pre-testing Tools
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To save time and money during testing, BACnet Testing Laboratories strongly encourages manufacturers to take advantage of the wide range of pre-testing tools that focus on developing BACnet products. “It has been found that when the manufacturer performs pre-testing prior to submitting their device for BTL Testing, the issues that are found are limited, thus saving testing cost and expediting testing time,” states Rich Ruel, Testing Services Manager for the BTL Lab. Additionally, the BTL Test Package, used by all RBTOs for BTL Testing, is available to developers for their own internal pre-testing.
A list of third-party pre-testing tools can be found at btl.org/pre-testing-tools. The types of pre-testing tools include Test Frameworks, BACnet Client Software, BACnet Protocol Analyzers, BACnet Device Simulators, General Tools, Reference BACnet Routers and Reference BACnet MS/TP Masters. These lists are provided as a convenience only. They represent a sampling of available resources and are not intended to be complete. No recommendation, endorsement or any form of warranty is implied or provided by BTL or BACnet International for any of the items in these lists.
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SSPC 135 Committee Updates | |
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Coleman Brumley, Chair of ANSI/ASHRAE SSPC 135, is pleased to announce the release of BACnet Protocol Revision 27 and Protocol Revision 28.
Protocol Revision 27 includes Addendum 135-2020bx and Addendum 135-2020ci. Addendum BX introduces the concept of a BACnet Device Proxy. Addendum CI introduces various clarifications based upon responses to interpretation requests.
Protocol Revision 28 includes Addendum 135-2020cj and Addendum 135-2020co. Addendum CJ includes new functionality pertaining to lighting objects. Addendum CO includes clarification about the out-of-service concept with regards to reliability and removes fault algorithm conflicts.
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Join BACnet International's
Cybersecurity Acceleration Program
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The program will provide a complete Certificate Authority reference implementation and a sister tool (BACCARI) that can generate and validate Certificate Signing Request files and package them into an interoperable file format for the Certificate Authority. Additionally, all program participants will have access to cybersecurity implementation webinars and an interactive, peer-to-peer forum led by experts in BACnet and cybersecurity.
Participation in the program will help suppliers ensure their certificate management tools are interoperable with tools from other suppliers. This will keep integration costs down and maintain their reputation as collaborative participants in multivendor environments. The program will also shorten the learning curve for manufacturers who need cybersecurity implementation experts on staff and help ensure their products are ready for whatever comes next in building automation cybersecurity. Access to BRITE is also included in the Cybersecurity Acceleration Program.
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Every month, BACnet International
will highlight a resource from
The BACnet Institute (TBI) Resource Library!
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This month's featured TBI resource is the "University Custom Demand-Response," a case study submitted by Steve Jones, S4 Integration Solutions. In this case study, submitted by S4 Integration Solutions, Grand Canyon University needed to implement a customized demand-response algorithm reflecting the greatly varied uses of their campus buildings situated in the extreme temperatures in the Phoenix region. The case study focuses on BACnet compatibility and system flexibility facilitated application integration. | |
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The BACnet Institute (TBI) is an online portal for BACnet-focused learning and knowledge sharing. It provides an easy path to BACnet information and learning for everyone involved with BACnet systems. The portal includes three on-demand FREE courses and over 200 resources including white papers, articles, presentations, and a community forum. TBI Resources are free, but registration for an account is required. Courses are eligible for CEUs and PDHs.
Each year TBI continues to grow. Since its launch in January 2017, over 10,000 registered users across more than 80 countries have accessed its resources. TBI’s simple search function allows users to get quick access to anything they need.
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For BACnet International Corporate Members, if you have any news concerning one of your BTL listed products, case studies or company news stories, let us know and we will be glad to include it in Cornerstones! All submissions should be sent to Mary Catherine Heard, BACnet International's Communications Manager, at marycatherine@bacnetinternational.org.
Please ensure that we are included in your distribution lists for product and company news release as well.
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ABB opens new $100 million
campus in Wisconsin
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ABB today began the phased opening of a new $100 million campus in New Berlin, Wisconsin to increase U.S. production capacity of industrial electric drives and service to fully meet Build America Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements. ABB employees, elected officials, education leaders, and media gathered for a ribbon cutting event to mark the first phase opening of the campus.
“ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation and the U.S. market is an important growth engine for our business,” said Brandon Spencer, President of ABB’s Motion Business Area. “Investment in this modern manufacturing facility gives ABB access to a highly qualified workforce, strengthens localized supply chains, and keeps us close to our customers.”
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Houston Astros announce new ballpark
naming rights partnership with
Daikin Comfort Technologies
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HOUSTON, Texas, November 18, 2024 – The Houston Astros and Daikin Comfort Technologies North America, Inc (Daikin) today announced they have reached an agreement on a 15-year, exclusive naming-rights partnership that brands the home of the Astros as Daikin Park. The agreement, effective January 1, 2025, will run through the 2039 season, and includes official naming rights, other partnership benefits, and giving back to the Greater Houston community through educational programming and youth sports development in underserved communities. | |
Delta Debuts at Supercomputing 2024 with its State-of-the-Art Power and Cooling Solutions for HPC and AI Data Center | |
ATLANTA, GA., November 08, 2024 — Delta, a global leader in power management and a provider of IoT-based smart green solutions, will debut at SC24 with its broad spectrum of energy-efficient power, thermal management, and infrastructure solutions for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) data centers. Unique features of the showcase include highly innovative liquid cooling plate systems and the 1.5 MW Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU), cutting-edge ORV3 power shelf systems, high-performance power and cooling solutions for GPUs. | |
Johnson Controls Academy doubles training capacity to tackle national skilled building systems technician shortage | |
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MILWAUKEE, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, is continuing to grow its industry-leading national workforce development initiative, the Johnson Controls Academy. This expansion, developed in partnership with Lincoln Tech (parent company Lincoln Educational Services), is designed to address the growing demand for skilled technicians in the installation, service and maintenance of building systems. Graduates of the program will be placed into service technician roles throughout the U.S.
The expanded program, hosted at Lincoln Tech's Denver campus, will double the number of technicians trained through the JCI Academy, complementing the existing offering at Lincoln Tech's Columbia, Maryland campus. The expansion is timely, as the industry faces a critical shortage of skilled building technicians, exacerbated by an aging workforce and the increasing complexity of building technologies. Illustrating this challenge, 46% of HR professionals in a recent report said they consider skilled trades positions "very difficult" to fill.
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Congratulations to the following
BACnet International Corporate Members who have achieved BTL Certification!
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