Watching and documenting the global growth and use of BACnet over the last 22 years has been one of my greatest joys. Here is a bit of his story and mine, my friend and friend of the industry Mike Newman https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/h-michael-newman-hisstory-mine-ken-sinclair/?trk=mp-reader-card If you search our site for BACnet http://automatedbuildings.com/search/sitesearch.htm It returns over 2900 links to BACnet stories. Applauding the work of INBAC well done

In the realm of building automation, envision a vibrant tapestry of innovation and sustainability. Picture interconnected buildings harmonizing through open standards, orchestrated by smart controls. INBAC Association leads the charge, guiding us towards a future where structures transcend the ordinary, becoming beacons of intelligence and eco-conscious design. Join us in redefining the landscape of intelligent living.

We all live in a connected Smart Spaces world where Buildings and related infrastructure is no exception. In fact, we spend 90% of our lives in Buildings- be it home, offices, shopping complexes, schools, airports, stadiums etc. In the era of Smart Connected Buildings, there is enormous amount of data being generated and exchanged between various sub-systems. INBAC’s mission is to drive the interoperability and arranging marriages of various sub-systems.

Experience, discussion and collaboration are fundamental for mankind’s development. But in the digital age there are no castles, ancient cities or monuments that carry the values of our civilisation through time. In the digital age, there are associations such as INBAC that allow experiences to be shared through discussion, collaboration and therefore contribute to the evolution of our civilisation. Thank you for this initiative which helps to bring our buildings into the digital age.

I truly believe it is high time all the stakeholders come together to educate, spread awareness about interoperability, open standards etc. Everybody has to take responsibility to take this industry to the next level in terms of basic understanding on SOPs, best practises, technology and ensure the tag “BMS never works” is a thing of the past. Iam grateful to INBAC of kickstarting this initiative and iam so hopeful that we will see success. Thanks.

The challenges posed by the need for rapid growth in healthy living and working spaces can only be addressed through purposeful collaboration. The technology underpinnings of intelligent buildings and smart cities are important, but they cannot be developed and deployed in isolation. That is why ecosystem-wide community initiatives like INBAC are critical to moving forward. Let us hope the INBAC Wall project serves to initiate many interesting conversations and innovations.

Best of luck … its great act…dr. sakhee

I believe the core purpose of building automation is to achieve the best possible occupant experience in the most sustainable and least possible costs. It can be achieved using connected building, IoT applications. To make most out of such applications we need to rely on OPEN and INTEROPERABLE, protocols or systems. This will enable user to move on from being SMART to INTELLIGENT. Let’s us make it happen using community like INBAC, which is the need of today for sustainability.

Now a days BMS is not only for monitor and control the MEP system from BMS room in traditional way, it’s becoming more advance with the help of IOT platform to connect multiple location buildings and able to focus on Energy analytics, compare buildings energy and various data, FDD, predictive maintenance, smart reporting /alarm with recomm.and workspace management to enables automation, integration, benchmarking and analysis to empower your organization’s digital transformation journey.

BAS a building tool , that started as a conservative ,the computer networked, distributed control system has matured in today’s world to be smart, interoperable, interconnected ,transparent, scalable with Open architecture , with a library of digital services , independent of the technical components but with transparent interoperability that opens up novel prospects for the smart, augmented building . With it BAS has moved from PC based monitoring to a “Ready2Services”application.

Our Vision: A world where everyone lives in buildings that are smart, decarbonized and efficient. Our Mission: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions Boosting the digital transformation of buildings Empowering occupants, building owners and operators to cut energy costs while improving comfort and well-being Tackling energy poverty by facilitating access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable technology www.eu.bac.org

Smart spaces tend to improve your life without interfering with your life. The network of devices and the data generated throws key insights into how People, Space and Things are interacting. This data allows building managers to identify ways to improve efficiency, provide safety and comfort while personalizing and enhancing occupant experience.

Connected, Interoperable and Integrated buildings are no more novelty but new normal today. Accretion of Microprocessor provides a portal for making things smart and the ever-proliferation of the internet makes these smart things communicable. Standardisation is the need of the hour to deploy the innovation thus providing an easy highway for buildings to be more efficient, sustainable and secure while optimising tenant comfort time to time

The next decade focus will be on lowering carbon footprint in built environment. As India embarks on journey to achieve Net Zero Energy / Water /Waste performance targets in buildings, the spotlight will shift to its efficient operation which can only be achieved through Automation and minimum human intervention. The buildings in near future will be rated based on actual performance rather than only design which is the current practice.

IOT enablement building automation will be help us create environmentally sustainably ecosystem of living spaces and work spaces. Standards based integration and collaboration will fuel innovation, increase adoption and reduce cost.

Data is siloed in proprietary systems with various OEM’s in a facility. There is no unified way to track equipment performance, indoor air quality, Deviations, energy efficiency & facility conditions at a glance. With many innovative solutions , FM’s must leverage available tools to solve pain points, optimize resources, save costs & run an efficient facility. Covid-19 has only helped propel usage of technology to remotely manage facilities. The future is towards digitalization.

INBAC – what a beautiful 21st century initiative started by Sakhee. Building automation is one of the key elements towards ensuring a sustainable future. The work done by INBAC will become an economic and ecological differentiator in the days to come. I wish INBAC, Sakhee and the team all the best. Hope to work and contribute to this great initiative.

Automation is not only about replacing human efforts with machines but much beyond that. A smart, automated building provides various benefits like luxury and comfort, simplifying human activities thus reducing operational cost and saving considerable time. It helps in efficient handling of equipment thus preventing wear & tear and increasing overall lifespan of an equipment. Most importantly energy efficient buildings leads to substantial cost savings in the longer run.

Communities is an amalgamation of many brains and points of view working together towards a cause. The act of sharing empowers practice that can turn into a source of motivation, inspiration, learning and innovation Let’s us start, making it happen together through community like INBAC.

‘In a free enterprise, the community is not just another stakeholder, but is in fact the very purpose of its existence” – Jamshetji Tata. In India, there are a lot of challenges in the building automation market! But in a community like INBAC we can work together to bring about the imminent transformation and provide maximum benefits to the users!

Building Automation is not just about “Buildings” or about “Automation” anymore. We can include everything under the sun, be it sustainable, smart, intelligent, responsive, adaptable or connected. All of this and more is a building and enabler is building automation. This is just a beginning and we see a whole new world out there.

Brain is to the Central Nervous System as Building Automation is to current day Modern Infrastructure.

Concept of Smart Space is not just about luxury – it has the power to take building automation to the next level of technological advancement to bring energy efficiency, smart safety and a high class of user experience! Smart People – Smart Community – Smart Incubation – Smart & Safe India. INBAC – A quantum leap towards revolution!

Digital India vision calls for public – private partnership in every aspect. Habitats, commercial and government spaces create humongous data which can be better comprehended when seen in the light of comparative efficiency trends and global benchmarks. Let’s create an urge for complying to the better standards thereby promoting innovations and effective usage of technology. It is imperative to bring the social impact!

AI,ML,IoT systems will ease the laborious tasks that engineers do such as finding relevant content, fixing errors, and determining solutions in BMS field. Such systems can help finish their job quickly. They also assist the system engineer in creating sophisticated designs along with incorporating sensor-based design procedures and delivering the designs to intelligent building management facilities.

As market opens up to new technologies ,delivery of key client goals without compromising core functionalities and keeping optimal life cycle costing is the challenge.

Automation is not only about replacing human efforts with machines but much beyond that. A smart, automated building provides various benefits like luxury and comfort, simplifying human activities thus reducing operational cost and saving considerable time. It helps in efficient handling of equipment thus preventing wear & tear and increasing overall lifespan of an equipment. Most importantly energy efficient buildings leads to substantial cost savings in the longer run.

Building Automation is going to play a mission critical role in ‘future building industry’. Building Performance will drive modern buildings “what ever is committed has to be delivered”. Be it a green building, net zero building, low carbon foot print building, all will have to prove there performance day in & day out. Today sub-systems might have revolutionized themselves, but Building Automation can integrate & co-ordinate operation the best possible way & can maximize performance index.

Optimization of resources including the buildings and related utilities is a key to survival, excellence and growth. Building Automation ensures achieving these objectives to provide benefits to all stakeholders. Awareness, Knowledge, Skills and Mastery is required for leveraging the technologies for these benefits. INBAC is the best platform to share the knowledge and experience, promote standards and practices and grow together! Best wishes!

INBAC is about Indian Building Automation Community. So let’s become truly Atmanirbhar by using Design in India and Make in India Products. I am happy that many International and local brands are helping this localisation drive.

BAS – Building Automation – Help us Energy Saving , Cooling Comfort , Clean Environment ie. everything under ONE ROOF and in our FINGER TIPS Wherever you go Savings and Comfort is there through BAS.

Buildings – new or old ones need to become intelligent and connected very quickly in the evolving Smart Cities. It is just like, in internet era- someone not connected to the internet. Easiest way to achieve is to use IT infrastructure to become the driver for the connected mechanical and electrical devices. Once basic connected infrastructure is in place; rest is software- like mobile Apps- go on adding whatever your building needs or aspires

Building Automation today has gone far ahead than just integration of all the sub systems connected in the building for comfort and ease of people in it. Now it focuses more on sustainability, energy efficiency, predictivity and environmental friendliness.

Building Automation is something absolutely necessary for buildings to make them green, sustainable, confortable, secure & eco friendly. The value BMS brings to the table is still not understood by many which restricts its usege and also the benefits to a great extents. INBAC to play a major role in taking BMS to the households and unearthing the tremendous potential it has to the benefits of the owners and also the society.