Articles

• Big Data for Smart Buildings  Imagine the power of advanced data analytics using big data architecture to visualize the long term perspectives and true smart devices that perform proactive decisions.
• Is the Smart Grid Interoperable?  The key to interoperability is the ability for multi-vendor participation in the same system and if required the ability to switch vendors without a large switching cost.
• Are Utilities Ready for the Smart Grid?  Utilities must change current cultural behaviors to embrace the technology and learn from mistakes to deliver a smart grid that is viable to its investors.
• What can the Smart Grid learn from Building Automation Systems?  Although the scalability of the two industries differs, the general principles and fundamental goals remain the same.
• Bluetooth, Zigbee, WiMax: What is it?  It’s time for Carrier Grade Wireless Communication for BAS Industry
• Time for Energy Dashboard Standards for Buildings  To obtain feedback and involvement from the everyday users of buildings, we must standardise dashboard displays and must go beyond technology and synergise it with human psychology and perceptions.
• Roadmap to Open Programming Language Continued….This article continues to develop a road map to an open control programming language standard by examining the difference between IEC 61131-3 standard and the proposed open instruction set architecture.
• Roadmap for Control Programming Language Evolution  A roadmap towards an open control programming language is to define an open instruction set for a  control device to interpret.
• Web Application into the Cloud Architecture  “We are getting data from the cloud”.
• Why you need to achieve (BTL)  BACnet test laboratories (BTL) established by BACnet International is responsible for compliance and interoperability testing of BACnet products. The test lab defines test plan for each BACnet profile and conducts rigorous test case suit.
• The BAS Industry & Graphics  End users generally judge the BAS vendors' product through the capabilities of the graphics engine.
• Exposing Building Behaviour Using BAS Discovering groups and structures in the data that are similar without knowing the  structures of the data.
• Back to Basics "Control” must be the fundamental goal.
• The Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PIC) & BACnet Interoperability Building Blocks  (BIBB)
• "Open" It can be argued that the word ‘Open’ is the most fundamental key word that has driven the BAS industry over the last decade and will continue to drive it in the future.
• Common Problems of our Industry  As an industry we must address this issue with greater care than what we have done over the last decade. There needs to standards developed to govern a far greater synergy between original specification and commissioned results.
• The Benefit of a Virtual Environment to BAS  The bottom line is that studies have proven that using a virtualized server saves 7000 kWh of electricity and four tons of carbon dioxide per year. 
• The Future of Cloud Connectivity for BAS  It is clear that cloud computing has the potential for the BAS to seamlessly integrate with other business services to provide a user friendly, cost effective and in depth solution to the client, transparent of the underlining technology. 
• What is a Web Enabled Building Management System?  The philosophy of designing a fully web enabled system is not only to take advantage of the current web technologies available in the market but also to be future ready with concepts such as cloud computing.
  
• Data Integration Levels  The philosophy of the integration device is to obtain required data from different vendors and protocols with minimum use of network bandwidth. 

Professional Information

Nirosha was awarded the Young Achiever of the Year 2010 for his contributions to the industry at the Australian Air-Conditioning Refrigeration Building Services Awards. He holds Masters in Business and Information Technology, Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from The University of Melbourne. Contact: nirosha@ozemail.com.au

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