SMART Building Systems for Architects, Owners, and Builders

A practical guide and resource for architects, builders, engineers, facility managers, developers, contractors, and design consultants. Smart Building Systems for Architects, Owners and Builders provides the costs and benefits of smart buildings, and the basic design foundations, technology systems, and management systems encompassed within a smart building. Unlike other resources, Smart Buildings is organized to provide an overview of each of the technology systems in a building, and to indicate where each of these systems is in their migration to and utilization of the standard underpinnings of a smart building. Written for any professional interested in designing or building smart buildings systems, this book provides you with the fundamentals needed to select and utilize advanced technologies to serve your purpose. In this book, you'll find simple to follow illustrations and diagrams, detailed explanations of systems and how they work and their draw backs. Case studies are used t