Professional Documents
Culture Documents
addresses integration
across a broad range HVAC
Vertical
Transport
of building systems
• BACnet provides a CCTV
Lighting
collection of objects that
manufacturers can Laboratory
• Documentation
– Testing documents
– Tracking of system
modifications.
Summary
We discussed:
• Building automation systems in general
• Integration of fire/life safety systems into BAS
• NFPA 72 and IBC criteria
• UL listing implications
• Design considerations when integrating safety
systems
• Commissioning and testing considerations.
BAS References
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers:
www.asme.org
• ASHRAE: www.ashrae.org
• BACnet: www.bacnet.org and
www.bacnet.org/Contact/NIST-ITC/Consortium.htm
• International Building Code (IBC): www.iccsafe.org
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• LonWorks: www.lonmark.org
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):
www.nist.gov/building-and-fire-research-portal.cfm and
www.nist.gov/el/building_environment/mechsys/
• NFPA: www.nfpa.org
Presenters:
Erik Anderson, PE, Manager,
Koffel Associates,
Columbia, Md.