Smart Buildings Systems for Architects, Owners and Builders

Suitable for architects, builders, engineers, facility managers, developers, contractors, and design consultants, this book covers the costs and benefits of smart buildings, and the basic design foundations, technology systems, and management systems encompassed within a smart building.

List of contents

What is a Smart Building?The Economics of Smart BuildingsThe Foundations of a Smart BuildingStructured Cabling Systems Ethernet and IP Protocols Interoperable Smart Building System Databases Power Over EthernetData NetworksVoice NetworksAudio Visual SystemsVideo Distribution SystemsFire Alarm SystemsVideo Surveillance SystemsAccess Control SystemsHeating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning SystemsElectric Power Management SystemsLighting Control SystemsFacility Management SystemsCase Studies

Product details

• Authors: James M Sinopoli, James M Sinopoli, James M. Sinopoli
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2009
• EAN: 9781856176538
• ISBN: 978-1-85617-653-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Butterworth-Heinemann; Butterworth-Heinemann
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, Building construction & materials, Building construction and materials