Building automation systems: Concepts and technology review

• Published in: Computer standards and interfaces Vol. 45; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Domingues, Pedro, Carreira, Paulo, Vieira, Renato, Kastner, Wolfgang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Building automation; Building automation standards; Building automation technologies; Building management systems; Buildings; Developers; Guidelines; Heterogeneity; Information models; Interoperability; Mathematical models; Specifications; Information models; Building automation standards; Building automation technologies; Building automation; Interoperability

Despite the popularity of the subject, one surprising aspect of building automation (BA) is the scarcity of authoritative literature references regarding the topic. This situation hampers communication between developers and contributes to the well-known problem of heterogeneity where there is diffi...