Smart building systems for architects, owners and builders

Publication Year

2010

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Practical guide and resource for architects, builders, engineers, facility managers, developers, contractors, and design consultants. Highlights the costs and benefits of smart buildings, and the basic design foundations, technology systems, and management systems encompassed within a smart building. Includes chapters on: foundations of a smart building; heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems; lighting control systems; electric power management systems; access control systems; video surveillance systems; video, IPTV and digital signage systems; fire alarm and mass notification systems; voice networks and distributed antenna systems; data networks; facility management systems; design, construction and renovations; economics of smart buildings; audio visual systems; network integration; energy and sustainability. Contains case studies which provide examples of systems and the common problems encountered during installation.

Document History

Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier.

Author

Sinopoli, J.

ISBN

9781856176538

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