Track Overview

Components of Connected Buildings

Track Leader:  Jimmy Chua
Thursday 16 November 2006

This track will be focused on the elements that building designers and owners should consider as an integral part of their building systems. Included in this track will be focused presentations from technologists and integrators who have extensive understanding on how to implement appropriate technologies for connected buildings. High on the agenda on this track will be perspectives from IT players on how building systems should be integrated with IT networks.

What Makes a Connected Integrated Building

11:00 - 12:00

The term "connected building" implies many things, and is often interpreted diffidently by differing stakeholders around the lifecycle of the building. With the broad adoption of IT and Internet based technologies such as TCP/IP, XML and Web Services, there is now an opportunity to broaden the true and valuable meaning of a connected building. This session will present the views of key driving forces for the concept of connected buildings and will deliver a picture of possibilities to accomplish the needs of today while opening up untold opportunities for the future.

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How to Make Connected Buildings a Reality

12:00 - 13:00

The possibilities of adopting an IT centric IP network within buildings provides solutions for core building system functions such as HVAC, security and lighting, and also provides an opportunity to connect to the business systems of the building that manage and control communications (IP telephony), lifestyle information (retail, etc.), information dissemination (digital signage) and management of many peripheral systems found in buildings such as parking, vertical transport, irrigation and emergency signage. Required for this is an infrastructure that is capable to be used by each system in a coordinated manner, and safe from logical and physical threats. This session will explore how this vision should be realized taking into account the many differing needs of stakeholders of the building.

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Connected Buildings in Asia

14:30 - 15:30

Many buildings have been built in Asia with significant connectivity technologies that provide the owners and occupants tangible values beyond the obvious. This session will explore a number of key and leading facilities that, for one reason or another, provide the most innovative and leading edge designs and implementation, often driven by creative and bold visions of the owners.

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Added Benefits of Connected Buildings

16:00 - 17:00

With the Pervasive Internet connecting almost all devices in a ubiquitous manner, a truly connected building, with a well designed IP infrastructure can not only satisfy the immediate and normal needs of facilities, but also provide a foundation for applications that were unimaginable before. These possibilities would include sophisticated energy management techniques, using technology to achieve appropriate green rating and designation as well as plugging the building into the corporate enterprise architecture so that it can be a dynamic part of today's real-time corporations. Speakers at this session will present some of these ideas, using real-life experiences from projects around Asia and across the world.

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