NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
BACnet Manufacturers Association
Jim Lee, President +1 617-426-6956
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BACnet Approved as an International Standard
BOSTON, Massachusetts, February 5, 2003 - BACnet®, the ANSI/ASHRAE standard data communication protocol for building automation and control networks, will be published as an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization as ISO 16484-5.
The announcement that BACnet had been
approved for publication as an ISO standard was made at ASHRAE's winter
meeting, held January 25-29 in Chicago. Subsequently, it was announced that
BACnet is on track for approval by the European Committee for
Standardization (CEN) as an official European Standard.
"Adoption as a world standard through
the ISO is a vote of confidence in both the technical quality of BACnet and
in the open process of enhancing and maintaining the standard over time,"
said Steve Bushby, Chairman of ASHRAE SSPC 135.
"I expect that there will be a
significant market impact, particularly in Europe and Asia. EU countries
require that public projects follow CEN standards and members of the World
Trade Organization have similar obligations to follow ISO standards. This
will cause a significant increase in the worldwide demand for BACnet
products," Bushby added.
The BACnet Manufacturers
Association (BMA) is an organization that encourages the successful use of
BACnet in building automation and control systems through compliance and
interoperability testing, educational programs and promotional activities.
For information about the BMA, please call +1 617-426-6959 or visit
www.bacnetassociation.org.
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