 Web Based Enterprise Energy and Building
Automation Systems, published in March 2007 by Fairmont Press, represents the third
and final book in the series on information systems for energy
management. Editor Barney Capehart, Ph.D., included three
separate chapters written by Interval Data Systems. Two have a
more business focus, while the third shows how data
fundamentally changes the way diagnostics and building
optimization can be done.
Chapter 4, "How Can a Building be Intelligent if it Has
Nothing to Say? The Need for Business Systems in Today's
Buildings" was based on a pair of articles that originally
appeared on AutomatedBuildings.com. It highlights the
unfortunate fact that much of the technology being touted for
advanced building controls may be slick, but doesn't solve the
real need for business information systems.
Chapter 7, "Innovating the Business of Facilities Operations:
A Framework for the Next Major Advancement in Facilities
Operations," addresses facilities leaders who are under budget
pressures but still required to reduce energy costs and maintain
comfort (that would be all of them, right?). This white paper is
about quantum improvements in departmental productivity,
operational efficiency, design engineering, lower construction
costs, preventative maintenance, accountability, and
credibility—and how to go about achieving it.
And finally, chapter 8, "An IT Approach to Diagnosing Complex
System Interactions," originally presented in two parts,
starting with the National Conference on Building Commissioning
and concluding at the World Energy Engineering Congress. It
shows how information systems, as those discussed in the earlier
chapters, can be used to find, diagnose, and correct complex
building and plant operational problems.
Don't forget to check out our publications page
for additional white papers, case studies, data sheets, and
presentations.
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