What Is All the Fuss about Interoperability? BACnet from an End User's Perspective

Authors

  • George R. Owens P.E., CEM President Energy and Engineering Solution s, inc.

Abstract

This article gives the end user guidance on the benefits and issues
surrounding interoperability, and a brief review of the histor y and the
curr ent state of technology for energy management systems. Empha sis
is placed on ho w to go about getting the right system that will gen erate
sav ings and reduce installation and maintenance costs.
The BACnetD t stan dard is relati vely new and jus t now beginning
to be specified and insta lled. This article is wri tten at a time before
BACnet ha s been fu lly integrated into the industr y and exten sively field
pro ven, although major installations! ha ve been successfully demon-
strated .
Since an energy management decision is a long-t erm c ommitm ent,
it is important for the end user to understand the impact of BACnet on
the ir current and future purchases. Otherwise, you ma y be specifying
and installing an energy management system destined for premature
obsole scence.

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Author Biography

George R. Owens, P.E., CEM President Energy and Engineering Solution s, inc.

George R. Owens P.E., CEM. Experience includes over 21 years in energy management in the commercial sector with an additional 9 years of electrical engineering in industry. He is a registered professional engineer in five states, certified energy manager, recipient of Energy Awards, publisher and presenter of energy articles, author of book chapters, past seminar instructor with universities' energy programs, has been quoted in newspapers, radio, television and magazines, and has served as an advisor to the utility industry on DSM programs. The subjects of his presentations have covered utility deregulation, energy conservation, O&M, commissioning, and the future of energy technology.

George Owens has membership in several professional organizations (AEE, ASHRAE, IEEE, IES, NETA), where he has held committee and officer positions. He is a recipient of the Association of Energy Engineer's International Energy Manager of the Year and was inducted into the Energy Managers Hall of Fame.

George is president, Energy and Engineering Solutions, Inc., a firm that provides cost-effective solutions to the commercial, real estate, and institutional sectors, with a focus on energy management. Prior to forming his own firm , he was director of engineering for The Rouse Company, involved in over 75 shopping centers and 120 office buildings throughout the United States and Canada, with 57 million square feet portfolio.

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References

"450 Golden Gate Project, BACnet's First Large-Scale Test", Martin A.

Applebaum, P.E., and Steven T. Bushby. July, 1998 ASHRAE Journal

ASHRAE Standard 135-1995, "BACnet-A Data Communication Proto-

col for Building Automation and Control Networks"

"Energy Management 2001", "Energy Management 2005" and "The

Proper Selection , Care and Feeding of an Energy Management System",

George R. Owens, P.E., CEM, Energy and Engineering Solutions, Inc.

These papers can be viewed at

http/ / www.netcom.com/-view2005/ gro.html.

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Published

2023-09-30

How to Cite

Owens, G. R. . (2023). What Is All the Fuss about Interoperability? BACnet from an End User’s Perspective . Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 18(2), 48–53. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/20623

Issue

1998: Vol 18 Iss 2 1998-1999

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Articles