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BACnet Today- Significant new features and future enhancements

Published

Author(s)

Steven T. Bushby, H M. Newman

Abstract

The BACnet communication protocol standard is maintained by a standing committee of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and air-conditioning Engineers under continuous maintenance procedures. Since its original publication in 1995 there have been five addenda approved. A new consolidated version of the standard was published in 2001. This article describes the changes to the standard that have been made through this continuous maintenance process.
Citation
ASHRAE American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Journal
Volume
44
Issue
No. 10

Keywords

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135, BACnet, building automation and control, communication protocol, direct digital control, energy management systems

Citation

Bushby, S. and Newman, H. (2002), BACnet Today- Significant new features and future enhancements, ASHRAE American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Journal, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=860883 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created October 1, 2002, Updated February 19, 2017
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