Intelligent Building History

1980
  • Yoneji Masuda writes the book 'Information Sociey' about changes in society, infornation and knowledge industries, participatory democracy, examples from Japan.
1982
  • AT&T establish the concept "INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS" due to marketing reasons.
  • The INFORMART building is erected in Dallas
1984-85
  • The Smart House Development USA (NAtional Association of Home Builders, NAHB).
  • 'Automated Buildings', 'High Tech. Buildings', 'Smart Houses'.
  • STS, Shared Tenants Services (using PABX, private automatic branch exchange, is an automatic telephone switching system within a private enterprise)--->
  • CSM, Communication Service Management.
1986
  • Seminar in Lund
    • man/machine environment poor
    • lack of knowledge
    • information vulnerability
    • flexibility requirements
    • no holistic problems view
    • coordination and procurement forms not adequate
    • lack of standards
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1987
  • N.Y. Times "I.B. is a dumb idea".
1990
  • LonWorks technology work starts
1999
  • Bluetooth wireless communication
  • LonWorks use
    • Home Automation, 15%
    • Industry Automation, 35%
    • Building Automation, 35%
    • Transport, etc.., 15%






Per Christiansson 2.121999 [2.121998]