BACnet Systems Offer Many Opportunities to Improve Sustainability

At the heart of an effective green design strategy is the notion that a building is a single entity, not a collection of disparate elements. To maximize the efficiency of the HVAC system, for example, the selection of glazing and the building orientation should be integrated with the design of the mechanical system.

As powerful as that idea is, it's not new. There's no better demonstration of the power of the idea of integration than BACnet-based control systems. These systems not only tie together diverse elements of the building, but also link systems made by a variety of manufacturers.