Engineering of building automation systems &amp;#x2014; State-of-the-art, deficits, approaches

Runde, Stefan; Heidemann, Achim; Fay, Alexander; Schmidt, P.

doi:10.1109/etfa.2010.5641173

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“…Effective communication between the brief developer and the client is a critical aspect that affects the success of the briefing process (Yu et al , 2007). Poor communication could be the result of different technical terminologies used between the client and the brief developer (Runde et al , 2010).…”

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“…BMS, also called building automation systems (BAS) are designed and installed, so that building operation personnel can automatically monitor and control a wide spectrum of building services, including lighting, plumbing, fire detection and notification, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems (Wong and So, 1997). Some of the benefits of BMS/BAS include increasing the occupant’s level of comfort, resolving operational hindrances quickly, improving the performance of buildings, ensuring safety of occupants, reducing energy and water consumption and effective use of maintenance personnel (Lowry, 2002; Mustafa and Bansal, 2002; Schneider, 2005; Wong and Li, 2009; Runde et al , 2010; Makarechi and Kangari, 2011).…”

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Challenges to the implementation of building management systems in Saudi Arabia

Hassanain

Bin-Mohanna

Al‐Hammad

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an assessment of the challenges to the implementation of building management systems (BMS) in Saudi Arabia, during the life cycle of building projects. Design/methodology/approach Review of literature and interviews were conducted with professionals to identify and synthesize the challenges to the implementation of BMS in Saudi Arabia. This formed the basis of three questionnaire surveys that were designed utilizing a five-point Likert scale, and consisted of 32 challenges. The surveys were assessed by representatives of architectural/engineering (A/E) firms, BMS installation sub-contractors and facilities managers to calculate the effect index of each challenge. Findings The top influential challenges pertaining to the briefing and design phase includes “inappropriate selection of the BMS,” “inappropriate selection of the A/E team”; installation and final acceptance phase includes “inappropriate selection of sub-contractors to install the BMS” and “inappropriate selection of the BMS suppliers,” operation and maintenance phase includes “inadequate initial training for the BMS facility personnel,” “poor operation and maintenance activities.” Practical implications The paper is of practical benefit to stakeholders in the building industry, as it allows for the development of an effective BMS implementation plan. Originality/value The study increases the level of awareness in the building industry about the challenges that influence the implementation of BMS.

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Challenges to the implementation of building management systems in Saudi Arabia

Hassanain

Bin-Mohanna

Al‐Hammad

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“…The KBS has been successfully used for engineering in the building automation domain (cf. [13]). This KBS has the potential to fulfill the second requirement mentioned in Section 2.…”

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Risk minimization in modernization projects of plant automation — A knowledge-based approach by means of semantic web technologies

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In high-wage countries the number of Greenfield projects for plant automation is decreasing. In contrast to this, plant modernization becomes more and more important. The estimation of the costs for a re-engineering of the existing plant automation is an errorprone task which has to be done in the bidding phase of a modernization project. This article describes a knowledge-based approach to reduce the risk potential in the bidding phase of plant modernization projects. Based on a concept for rough plant modeling in CAEX and technologies of the semantic web a concept for a software assistance system is presented.

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“…X The fact that a non-negligible source of pollution is represented by home and office emissions [2], [3] has motivated the present research work. Hence the idea to develop a Home&Building Automation system [4] finalized to energy saving by maximizing the exploitation of solar energy. In this paper a supervision and control system based on a thermal and lighting interconnected model for an intelligent management of heat pump (HP), lights (L) and rolling shutters actuators (RS) and glass windows opening (GL) is proposed (see Fig.…”

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Coupled controller for energy saving in building automation based on a thermodynamic and illumination model

Zanoli

Barchiesi

Barboni³

2011

2011 19th Mediterranean Conference on Control &Amp; Automation (MED)

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Reduction of energy consumption in buildings ispresently a key aspect with respect to the reduction of C0 2 emissions which is increasing every day its importance. Energy saving can be achieved through an efficient management of heat and lighting devices and with the exploitation of renewable sources, like sun. In the present paper a Building and Home Automation system that integrates energy-consuming sources for heat and light power supply, such as heat pumps and artificial lights with green energy-supplying sources like fresh air flow and natural illuminance has been proposed. A model of the thermodynamic and lighting behavior of a building has been preliminarily developed which is essential for the simulations and tests of the proposed Building Automation control policies. In the proposed control system, techniques of natural heating and daylight penetration are used to minimize electric lighting as well as electric heating that are integrated in an interconnected control loop. In order to balance the energy savings and comfort of users suitable control logic have been implemented.

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Engineering of building automation systems — State-of-the-art, deficits, approaches

Cited by 10 publications

References 5 publications

Challenges to the implementation of building management systems in Saudi Arabia

Challenges to the implementation of building management systems in Saudi Arabia

Risk minimization in modernization projects of plant automation — A knowledge-based approach by means of semantic web technologies

Coupled controller for energy saving in building automation based on a thermodynamic and illumination model

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Engineering of building automation systems &#x2014; State-of-the-art, deficits, approaches

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Challenges to the implementation of building management systems in Saudi Arabia

Challenges to the implementation of building management systems in Saudi Arabia

Risk minimization in modernization projects of plant automation &#x2014; A knowledge-based approach by means of semantic web technologies

Coupled controller for energy saving in building automation based on a thermodynamic and illumination model

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Engineering of building automation systems — State-of-the-art, deficits, approaches

Risk minimization in modernization projects of plant automation — A knowledge-based approach by means of semantic web technologies