Smart Buildings Systems for Architects, Owners and Builders

firewalls. Servers have many otheruses including hosting web pages and email applications, centralized databases or software app ...

Integrating technology systems in buildings is analogous to a data network in that there is a “core” network in which there is c ...

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Chapter 12 Facility Management Systems Overview A facility management system (FMS) is an overarching system of a smart building ...

Access to many FMS can also be achieved through Internet access. FMS envir- onments typically operate on a standard Ethernet IP ...

There may be a bit of overlap between the FMS and BMS. For example, both may provide for some type of energy consumption reporti ...

n Tracks current status of actions n Keeps records of action updates n Tracks when actions are completed n Archives work for fut ...

Procurement Management Procurement management automates and streamlines the procurement process for vendor services and equipmen ...

n Time schedule assignment n Holiday assignment n History assignment n Events archive and retrieval n Time period summary and co ...

The EMS may be a software module in an FMS or BMS or a separate stand- alone application. An EMS usually provides a group of app ...

The CMMS triggers an automatically generated work order request for a piece of equipment when certain maintenance conditions are ...

One of the main roles of facility managers is to decide what level of system integration is cost effective for their facility. W ...

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Chapter 13 Design, Construction, and Renovations Overview Decades ago, when centralized HVAC systems were invented and manufac- ...

Like other building design disciplines, technology comprises many systems and components that need to be tightly coordinated wit ...

Project Delivery This is the “relationship” phase where the owner decides on contractual relationships among all participants to ...

Design When the owner’s conceptual design and programming are complete and the contractual relationships among all parties estab ...

Electrical Engineers Electrical engineers will design several systems requiring extensive coordina- tion with the building techn ...

Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing Phase In this phase construction documents become part of a procurement document and contractors ...

work across various specification divisions and systems. It identifies who will be responsible for furnishing the equipment, ins ...