LON User Group. 11.2000 Per Christiansson

CONCLUSIONS


  • Great progress Progress have been made after the concept of Intelligent Building was established 1982 by AT&T

  • (de facto) standardization efforts are now seeding development

  • we must creatively design, implement and try out new services provided in the buildings and its environments

  • IBI system integration with other infrastructure services needed

  • Prepare for wireless connection of sensors and actuators, and intranet connections

  • good user interface design and intelligent building transparancy is of crucial importance.

  • R&D needs on powerful Virtual Buildning, VB, models including Intelligent Building, IBI, design and simulation tools.

  • Need for 'Integrator' competence and participation in design team

  • education materials for laboratory set-up needed