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- AHR Expo Highlights
- 2025 Leadership Award Winners
- New Cybersecurity Course on TBI
- KTC Designated as a RBTO
- New BACnet International Board Members
- BIG-EU Plugfest 2025 Announced
- BTL Test Package 26 Now Available
- Benefits of Corporate Membership
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Welcome to the newest edition of the Cornerstones newsletter from BACnet International. The BACnet International community benefits from information and education shared through Cornerstones, the organization's monthly electronic publication. This publication is distributed to members of the BACnet International community, connecting corporate, integrator, site, student, and individual users to BACnet news and updates. 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 you have company news, product news, BACnet Case Study, or a best practice you want to share, please send them to us using the form below. And don't leave out the photos!
Read past Cornerstones and Case Studies.
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Thank you for another successful AHR Expo! | This year's AHR Expo in Orlando, FL would not have been successful without the continued support from our volunteers, Corporate Members, and members of the BACnet Community! This year's show had over 50,000 attendees. We hope to see you at next year's show in Las Vegas! | |
Congratulations to our 2025 Leadership Award Winners! | |
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Kent Gorrie
BACneteer Service Award
Reliable Controls
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Coleman Brumley
The BACneteer Trailblazer
PassiveLogic and SSPC 135 Committee Chair
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Patrice Hell
BTL-WG Pillar Award
Fr. Sauter AG
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Steven Bushby
BACnet Lifetime
Achievement Award
NIST
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Now Available:
New BACnet Cybersecurity Course on
The BACnet Institute (TBI)
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The BACnet Cybersecurity course provides an overview of BACnet Secure Connect (BACnet/SC), focusing on its significance in enhancing the security of interoperable building automation systems. Participants will gain an understanding of how BACnet/SC differs from existing security measures, its technical aspects and its interaction with other BACnet devices. This course also addresses the cybersecurity challenges and future strategies for improving BACnet security. This course also places BACnet/SC in the context of the larger building automation cybersecurity landscape. | |
KTC Designated as a Recognized BACnet Testing Organization (RBTO) | |
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BACnet Testing Laboratories (BTL) is excited to announce that the Korean Testing Certification (KTC) Institute has been appointed as a Recognized BACnet Testing Organization (RBTO), one of four such organizations worldwide.
TL hosted a designation ceremony on Tuesday, February 12th, at 3 pm EST in the BACnet International booth during the 2025 AHR Expo in Orlando. The ceremony was attended by BACnet International President and Managing Director Andy McMillan, Sung-il Ahn, President of KTC, Bong-Soo Lee, Managing Director of the Machine Convergence Business Division, Dae-Kyung Kang, Center Manager of the Mechanical Materials and Components Center, Emily Hayes, BTL Manager, and Michael Osborne, BTL Technical Advisor.
“We are excited to have a new RBTO to support independent BACnet compliance testing. We look forward to a beneficial partnership with KTC in testing BACnet products and ensuring the BACnet Standard is correctly implemented before achieving BTL Certification,” states President McMillan.
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BACnet International Welcomes New Slate of Members to Board of Directors | |
BACnet International is proud to announce the results of its most recent board of directors election. Robert Hemmerdinger, Delta Controls Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, and Tim Skell, Global HVACR Application Engineering Manager at ABB, will serve their first terms beginning this year. | |
BACnet Interest Group - Europe to host their 18th Annual Plugfest in Lisbon, Portugal | |
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Date: May 14th - 16th, 2025
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
During BIG-EU's Plugfest, participants will engage in "pairing sessions"—dedicated device testing opportunities designed to explore the intricate functionalities of BACnet products through one-on-one collaboration between companies. This hands-on approach ensures enhanced interoperability across different manufacturers and provides a valuable learning experience.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 30th
Make sure to secure your spot before the deadline!
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BTL Test Package 26.0 now available! | |
BTL Test Package 26.0 has now been released! As a reminder, Revision 18 will be the minimum protocol required for products entering testing. | |
What are the benefits of
BACnet International Corporate Membership?
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Join BACnet International's
Cybersecurity Acceleration Program
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The program will provide a complete Certificate Authority reference implementation and a sister tool (BACCARI) that can generate and validate Certificate Signing Request files and package them into an interoperable file format for the Certificate Authority. Additionally, all program participants will have access to cybersecurity implementation webinars and an interactive, peer-to-peer forum led by experts in BACnet and cybersecurity.
Participation in the program will help suppliers ensure their certificate management tools are interoperable with tools from other suppliers. This will keep integration costs down and maintain their reputation as collaborative participants in multivendor environments. The program will also shorten the learning curve for manufacturers who need cybersecurity implementation experts on staff and help ensure their products are ready for whatever comes next in building automation cybersecurity.
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Every month, BACnet International
will highlight a resource from
The BACnet Institute (TBI) Resource Library!
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This month's featured TBI resource is “The Benefits of Pre-Testing,” written by Mary Catherine Heard, BACnet International. To potentially save time and money during testing, BTL strongly encourages manufacturers to take advantage of the wide-range of pre-testing tools that focus on the development of BACnet products. | |
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The BACnet Institute (TBI) is an online portal for BACnet-focused learning and knowledge sharing. It provides an easy path to BACnet information and learning for everyone involved with BACnet systems. The portal includes three on-demand FREE courses and over 200 resources including white papers, articles, presentations, and a community forum. TBI Resources are free, but registration for an account is required. Courses are eligible for CEUs and PDHs.
Each year TBI continues to grow. Since its launch in January 2017, over 10,000 registered users across more than 80 countries have accessed its resources. TBI’s simple search function allows users to get quick access to anything they need.
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For BACnet International Corporate Members, if you have any news concerning one of your BTL listed products, case studies or company news stories, let us know and we will be glad to include it in Cornerstones! All submissions should be sent to Mary Catherine Heard, BACnet International's Marketing and Communications Manager, at marycatherine@bacnetinternational.org.
Please ensure that we are included in your distribution lists for product and company news release as well.
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Congratulations to the following
BACnet International Corporate Members who have achieved BTL Certification!
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