September 2016

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.

This is where you come in. We need you to connect! If there is a best practice, company news, product news or BACnet Success Stories you want to share, please send them to us. And don't leave out the photos! 



All submissions should be sent to Natalie Nardone, BACnet International's Association Manager.

Opportunity
Opportunities

PlugFest 2016 Registration Closes Today!



The BACnet International BACnet Testing Laboratories Working Group (BTL WG) invites manufacturers of BACnet products to attend the 17th annual PlugFest, an interoperability workshop at The University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH. This event permits vendors to test their BACnet products with BACnet devices from other vendors in a neutral and friendly environment. 2015 saw nearly 90 BACnet engineers representing over 30 companies in attendance, working together to improve their BACnet implementation and testing methods.



The 2016 event will run from Sept. 26 through 29. Registration closes today, so register NOW if you plan to attend.




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Next Stop: World Energy Engineering Conference (WEEC)



WEEC is the largest energy conference and technology expo held in the U.S. specifically for business, industrial and institutional energy users. It takes place September 21 - 23, 2016 in the Walter E. Washington County Convention Center in Washington, DC, and BACnet International will be in Booth 837.



To obtain complimentary tickets for the show, contact David Nardone today.



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National Facilities Management & Technology Conference (NFMT): Vegas



BACnet International will be exhibiting in Booth 707 at the NFMT Conference & Expo at the Mirage Event Center in Las Vegas, November 1 - 2, 2016



Along with exhibiting, BACnet International will again be hosting educational sessions as part of the Building Automation track at the conference.  To view more information about these sessions, please visit the NFMT Vegas website  here.
 


To obtain complimentary tickets for the show, contact David Nardone today.



Discover More About the 2016 NFMT Vegas Conference

Success
Success Story

Moorhead Public Schools, District 152

Moorhead Public Schools

Moorhead, MN




The Moorhead Public Schools project was a retrofit of four elementary school buildings in the district, ranging from 70,000 sq ft to 104,000 sq ft, with up to two levels each.



The District required universal and remote control over all of their locations, for monitoring and efficiency purposes.

Distech Controls EC-NetAX Web-based building management platform was used to achieve multi-site integration and for the ability to integrate with existing control and terminal equipment, helping the District to respect their retrofit budgets.



BACnet ECB Series controllers and Allure EC-Smart-Vue communicating sensors, delivering increased comfort control and energy efficiency.



The District now has a majority of its schools networked together via EC-NetAX, a single, unified interface and system, for efficiency in operations and monitoring, and additional operational cost savings.



Number of Buildings: 4



Total Area:  384,000 sq. ft.
 

Products / Equipment Installed:
Distech Controls: EC-Net-AX Supervisor, EC-BOS and ECB Series Controllers 


Systems Integrated: HVAC



Number of Devices: 200



System Points: 2,000   


BACnet Manufacturer:
Distech Controls





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BACnet International Success Stories further knowledge and understanding of the implementation of the standard by highlighting successful BACnet installations. Success Stories are subject to an application and approval process prior to public posting.

 
Once a Success Story is posted, it becomes a permanent, linkable record of the successful project. Further, Success Stories:
  • Are automatically eligible for additional public recognition via BACnet International's Leaders of the Pack Award program;
  • Are featured in Cornerstones, which is seen by thousands of individuals via email, and on the BACnet International website; and
  • Are candidates for articles in the BACnet International Journal, BACnet International's official magazine.
Consider pulling together a Success Story for your company, and take advantage of the power of free and meaningful press!
 
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News
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More European-based Options for BACnet Product Testing



The iHomeLab of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne, Switzerland, and DIAL's DAkkS accredited testing center in L�denscheid, Germany, have recently achieved formal recognition as BACnet test organizations.



iHomeLab and DIAL join two existing test organizations in providing BACnet conformance testing in accordance with the relevant test policies and requirements.


 
 
All tests at these four labs are performed in accordance with the ISO 16484-6 test standard or ANSI/ASHRAE 135.1 and BTL test plans. Products are required tosuccessfully pass the rigorous testing process at one of these organizations in order to display the BTL Mark.



BTL testing can help suppliers find issues that could create interoperability problems in the field. The early identification of conformance issues through testing benefits manufacturers through lower life-cycle costs and increased customer satisfaction.


Products
BACnet Community Products

S4 Open: BACnet-N2 Router 1.30 Maintenance Release 1



Major Release 1.30 of the BACnet-N2 Router has been in the field for several months now and is showing good results.  During S4's Q/A test process they try to emulate a real world technical environment and the ways that their integrator partners will use their products, but, there is no proving ground or test bed quite like the real world.  


S4 issues Maintenance Releases in-between major releases to continuously improve products with urgently needed fixes or enhancements. Maintenance Release 1 primarily addresses issues encountered by early adopters of release 1.30.



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Schneider Electric Announces Dual Communication Protocol for PowerLogic PM5500 Series Meter

Schneider Electric


Schneider Electric today announced BACnet IP protocol as an additional, standard feature for PowerLogic PM5500 power meters. These meters can now simultaneously communicate with building management and energy management systems using both BACnet and Modbus protocols.  

PM5500 meters are BTL tested to ensure seamless interoperability between products from any manufacturer, adherence to new building specifications and reduced risk of integration errors and associated costs in the field. The PM5500 meters are the first in the market to combine dual communications protocols and BTL certification.



For More Information

Have some product news to share with the BACnet International Community? Contact BACnet Association Manager Natalie Nardone today.
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