BACnet® for Green Library

BACnet® Today - A Supplement to ASHRAE Journal

By Brian Dutt and Donald J. McLauchlan

November 2008

Read the article authored in-part by Brian Dutt, VP Sales & Marketing, Delta Controls Inc. regarding the integration of a state-of-the-art building controls system with the natural surroundings of the lakefront digital library on Loyola University's Chicago campus.

"The Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons integrates state-of-the art mechanical systems with striking architectural features to create a visually stunning, high performance green building. To ensure the various systems are responding appropriately based on changing building and environmental conditions, BACnet was chosen as the controls protocol...." [read more]  (319KB)

© 2009. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (www.ashrae.org). Reprinted by permission from ASHRAE Journal 2008, Vol. 50, Part 11. Additional reproduction, distribution, or transmission in either print or digital form is not permitted without ASHRAE’s prior written permission.