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Mike Newman Passing

Mar 1, 2020

H. Michael Newman, a.k.a. “The Father of BACnet”, unexpectedly passed away in his home in Ithaca. There is video recording of “A BACnet Retrospective from People Who Were There” that […]

BACnet as a secure platform for Building IoT

Jan 30, 2020

Experience open and secure communication in building automation at the BACnet booth in Hall 9.1 Dortmund, 31.1.2020. – When Light+Building 2020 opens its doors on March 8th, building automation experts […]

BACnet/SC Interoperability Acceleration Program

Jan 22, 2020

Fast Track to Secure Building Internet of Things for Suppliers and Educational Institutions Dortmund, Jan 22th, 2020. – In view of the AHR Expo in Orlando (3-5 Feb) the BACnet […]

SSPC Orlando Agenda Released!

Jan 1, 2020

SSPC Chairman Mike Osborne has announced the details for this year’s first plenary meeting in Orlando. For information on the meeting please click here.

BACnet/SC Published at Long Last!

Dec 1, 2019

BACnet now has a new secure communication option that is built upon widely used IT standards. BACnet/SC, defined in Addendum bj, uses WebSockets and TLS to implement peer authentication, message encryption, and reliable […]

BACnet Secure Connect (BACnet//SC) released

Nov 13, 2019

Dortmund, Nov 15th, 2019 – The ASHRAE BACnet Committee has released BACnet Secure Connect (BACnet/SC) for publication. This paves the way for the IT-secure, manufacturer-independent networking of building technology within […]

Three New Interpretations Published!

Nov 1, 2019

At the just concluded interim meeting in Atlanta three new interpretations to BACnet-2016 were agreed to. To view them, click here and scroll down to Interpretations 19, 20, and 21.

SSPC Meetings Again in Atlanta!

Oct 1, 2019

SSPC Chairman Mike Osborne has announced the details for this year’s fall interim meeting in Atlanta. For information on the meeting at Georgia Tech, please click here.

Five Addenda and 135.1-2019 Published!

Sep 1, 2019

August 26, 2019 was a banner day! Five addenda were finalized and published along with an up-to-date version of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135.1-2019, Method of Test for Conformance to BACnet. The […]

Three Addenda Go Out for Public Review!

Jul 1, 2019

Three proposed addenda are now undergoing 45-day Publication Public Reviews from June 21 to August 5, 2019: Addendum 135-2016bj is going out for its 3rd review. This addendum introduces the […]