Smart Buildings Systems for Architects, Owners and Builders

n Annual operating and maintenance costs (e.g., staff, training, IT support and management reporting) for an integrated system a ...

24.2% less expensive to install. This amounted to a 4.5% reduction in con- struction costs for the whole building. CBTG conclude ...

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Chapter 15 Audio Visual Systems Overview Audio visual systems are a complex topic as they encompass scores of different types of ...

Ethernet connections, and IP protocols) is taking hold in audio visual systems. This includes digitizing the traditional analog ...

microphones. Electronic instruments, AM-FM tuners, audio CD players, cassette decks, MP3 players and personal computers are also ...

Echo cancellation—This reduces the chance of sound output through a loud- speaker being reamplified into the sound input. Reampl ...

Digital signal processing—This is used with digital as opposed to analog audio and video signals. Distribution amplifiers—Distri ...

Speakers and Displays Loudspeakers perform the opposite function of a microphone converting elec- trical energy back into acoust ...

Digital Light Processing Television and projection digital lightprocessing (DLP) technology is based on a semiconductor invented ...

components of an AV system may have direct network connections, such as projectors, many other components do not. Projectors, ca ...

can be two-way. For example, technical personnel can be notified via email of an alarm or a maintenance event for a particular A ...

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Chapter 16 Network Integration Overview Integrated building systems can truly save capital and operating building costs and have ...

A common framework for integrated building systems would make it easier to explain the approach and its value proposition to bui ...

marketplace, such as “home automation” packages for condominiums, apart- ments and single-family homes. Handshake Integration Th ...

for the systems. This is a somewhat proprietary integration, dependent on the manufacturer’s application openness, and typically ...

n Improving the functionality of existing systems. The bulk of systems the industry is dealing with are legacy propriety systems ...

synchronize with facility management and business systems. The integra- tion with business systems is important as executives in ...

Where the calculation is performed in the BAS system, how often the values are calculated, the data format of the values, and th ...