Buildings interoperability landscape - Draft

Technical Report · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1222905· OSTI ID:1222905

Hardin, Dave B. ^[1]; Stephan, Eric G. ^[1]; Wang, Weimin ^[1]; Corbin, Charles D. ^[1]; Widergren, Steven E. ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Buildings are an integral part of our nation’s energy economy. The advancement in information and communications technology (ICT) has revolutionized energy management in industrial facilities and large commercial buildings. As ICT costs decrease and capabilities increase, buildings automation and energy management features are transforming the small-medium commercial and residential buildings sectors. A vision of a connected world in which equipment and systems within buildings coordinate with each other to efficiently meet their owners’ and occupants’ needs, and where buildings regularly transact business with other buildings and service providers (such as gas and electric service providers) is emerging. However, while the technology to support this collaboration has been demonstrated at various degrees of maturity, the integration frameworks and ecosystems of products that support the ability to easily install, maintain, and evolve building systems and their equipment components are struggling to nurture the fledging business propositions of their proponents.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1222905
• Report Number(s): PNNL-24089; BT0400000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English