Integrating fire protection in building systemssyste

Large-scale building systems integration, such as mass notification systems and video image smoke detectors, are aiming to cut costs and decrease energy usage as well as improve communications during emergency situations. For decades, there have been demonstration projects and product developments a...

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Published in:Consulting - Specifying Engineer 2011-08
Main Author: Bukowski, Richard W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access control
Building automation
Buildings
Carbon dioxide
Communication
Construction
Design engineering
Elevators & escalators
Emergencies
Energy consumption
Energy management
Fire alarms
Fire protection
HVAC
Proprietary
Smoke detectors
Systems integration
User interface
Ventilation
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Summary:Large-scale building systems integration, such as mass notification systems and video image smoke detectors, are aiming to cut costs and decrease energy usage as well as improve communications during emergency situations. For decades, there have been demonstration projects and product developments aimed at advancing the integration of building systems. Large corporations have promoted the concepts of "smart buildings" that exhibit enhanced functionality, energy efficiency, and reduced operating expense as incentives to invest in such technologies. Today, sustainability is a global objective driven by dwindling resources and escalating energy costs, but large-scale building integration is still the subject of demonstration projects. This article is intended to highlight several areas where building systems are being integrated, including fire protection.
ISSN:0892-5046
1558-2876