Bacnet.org Website Review

This Website is dedicated to providing the latest information on BACNET - A DATA COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL FOR BUILDING AUTOMATION AND CONTROL NETWORKS. Developed under the auspices of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), BACnet is an American national standard, a European standard, a national standard in more than 30 countries, and an ISO global standard. The protocol is supported and maintained by ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee 135 whose members have created and provided the content for this Website. Here you will find the latest BACnet news, the status of SSPC 135 activities, a comprehensive bibliography of BACnet publications - many of which are available on-line - along with a wealth of other information. In keeping with ASHRAE's long-standing tradition and policy of non-commercialism, this site contains no advertising. However, BACnet's success depends on the implementation of BACnet in commercial products. Thus, we are pleased to offer links to the Websites of manufacturers who are supporting BACnet through their product offerings. The SSPC welcomes your comments and suggestions concerning this site! was presented a festive cake to commemorate his upcoming retirement and his many years of dedicated participation and contributions to the BACnet standard. As near as Cliff or any of us can recall, he has been actively working with BACnet since 2000, 18 years, more or less. If all goes as planned, this may be his last meeting and, come January when the committee is once again in Atlanta, Cliff and his wife will be basking in the sun (as indicated by the arm chairs and palm trees on the cake) in sunny Wisconsin - or maybe Florida. In any case, docu*ents - and BACnet is no exception. To make sure you are looking at the correct language in the standard, please visit our Errata security and IT friendliness. Recognizing these concerns, the IT-WG has developed a new proposal centered on secure communications