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.
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This is where you come in. We need you to connect! If there is a best practice, company news, product news or BACnet Success Story you want to share, please send them to us. And don't leave out the photos!
All submissions should be sent to
Kathleen Magee
, BACnet International's Marketing Manager.
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BACnet International News
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BACnet Secure Connect Interoperability Acceleration Program - Second Webinar Coming Soon
BACnet International's
BACnet/SC Interoperability Acceleration Program
is well underway with over 100 participants from 25 companies and four educational institutions.
The second BETA release of the BACnet/SC reference implementation was recently released. It
includes a set of capabilities and scripts that enable manufacturers to rapidly develop and test their own BACnet/SC implementations. The reference implementation and associated scripts are being released for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.
The second webinar will be held on Monday, June 1, 2020.
Upcoming dates:
June 1, 2020 Second Webinar
June 30, 2020 Final Release
September 30, 2020 Interoperability Testing Services Begin
If you are working on implementing BACnet Secure Connect,
it's not too late to join the
BACnet Secure Connect Interoperability A
cceleration
P
rogram
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Check out AHR 2020 Education Session Videos on TBI
T
he videos of the BACnet International AHR 2020 Education Sessions are available on
The BACnet Institute
(TBI) website. To access the sessions, go to the Resources tab in TBI and enter "2020 AHR Expo
" in the search bar. Make sure "Abstract & Description" is checked. Or sort Resources by "Recently Added."
One of the videos available is
BACnet 101: An Introduction to BACnet
, presented by Edward Tom, Product Manager, Yaskawa America.
This session is always well received and this year didn't disappoint. Mr. Tom covered the basic building blocks and design philosophy that have made and continue to make BACnet so popular. He also covered how BACnet can help now and into the future as the Building Internet of Things (B-IoT) continues to grow.
If you do not already have an account on
The BACnet Institute,
register now to access these courses plus many other BACnet educational resources, courses and a knowledge-sharing forum. All for FREE!
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BACnet Test Framework
MBS's BACnet Test Framework is an automated tool that makes BACnet conformance pre-testing faster, less labor-intensive, and therefore more cost-effective.
The recognized testing labs that conduct BACnet certification testing use the BACnet Test Framework to ensure a product's technical elements actually adhere to the standard. The BACnet Test Framework is also used by manufacturers to make their pretesting more cost-efficient.
With the Test Framework, you avoid time-consuming manual pretesting.
It includes:
• Automated and low-cost pretesting
• Three versions - also available for lease
• Perfectly prepared for your certification process
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Have a great BACnet project that you want to promote?
We want to hear about it!
Building Managers, Integrators, Specifiers, & Manufacturers:
Let BACnet International showcase your BACnet projects to its global audience.
The versatility of BACnet is well known globally, and we want to illustrate the successful adoption of the protocol by highlighting the many projects using BACnet. BACnet International Success Stories are a FREE and durable way to promote your projects and products.
To submit your Success Story for consideration, please visit the BACnet International site's
Success Story page
and fill out the form plus upload the corresponding materials.
Once a Success Story is approved and 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 Project of the Year Award;
- are promoted by BACnet International via social media
- are featured in Cornerstones
- are candidates for articles in the BACnet International Journal – BACnet International’s printed / digital periodical
Submit your company’s BACnet Success Story and take advantage of the free press!
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Connect With Us
on
LinkedIn
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Belimo Announces Release of New Actuator
Belimo has recently released standalone airflow measurement and control actuators
with digital communications for rotary, linear, and induct applications. Select actuators have pressure independent control characteristics combined with an integrated differential pressure sensor to calculate and deliver designed flow regardless of pressure fluctuations in the system.
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New Belimo Clear Edge Platform for On-Site Energy Value Optimization Released
The Clear Edge is an analytical device that leverages the data from all installed Energy Valves in a BACnet Building Automation System. It automatically analyzes the Belimo Energy Valve data to optimize, manage, and monitor key performance indicators of water coil performance and hydronic energy consumption. The Clear Edge offers trending capability with automated Delta T setpoint adjustment to increase system efficiency and energy savings strategies.
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Automated Logic Expands OptiFlex Line of Building Controls
Automated Logic is proud to announce the release of their latest OptiFlex BACnet building controllers (B-BCs) for smart buildings. The new B-BCs join the OptiFlex family, Automated Logic’s current generation of flexible, scalable building controls for the WebCTRL building automation system. Available in three models, the new B-BCs offer ultimate flexibility and connectivity for control applications that require expandable input/output (I/O), routing and integration capabilities
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