John, what are some of the other hot issues in the BAS world today?
[Miner] WebServices! WebServices is a term which refers to a ‘web technology’ standard which uses XML/ SOAP (Extensible Markup Language/ Simple Object Application Protocol) to share information from one software application and hardware to another. An example would be to have an Excel Spreadsheet on a financial officer’s computer, retrieve energy usage information from a BAS; another example would be to have BAS systems retrieve the power companies rate information and respond by making operational decisions which would use the most cost effective way to condition a building. The BACnet Addendum adding WebServices to the BACnet standard was approved in September 2006. [Pease] What else is happening on the BACnet front? [Miner] The Official Web Site of ASHRAE SSPC 135 now shows 256 Vendors with BACnet ID’s. ASHRAE SSPC 135 continues to be a ‘living’ document and standard which is growing as technology improves. (i.e; Webservices) It is also growing in terms of acceptance, both amongst l
