In this column, I will summarize from this review and from others' comments about the changes we saw in Chicago.
"BACnet® International, a powerful global community, was formed. Just before the opening of the show, members of two organizations, the BACnet Manufacturers Association (BMA) and the BACnet Interest Group of North America (BIG-NA), voted to consolidate and rename their collective assembly, and BACnet International was born. All the hard work of achieving a consensus standard has come to fruition. The energy - no, the synergy - in the BACnet International booth was amazing with the sense of industry cooperation combined with the demonstration of a myriad of connected manufacturers' products. As each of these manufacturers innovate with new BACnet products and services, they add to the strength, the reach, plus the cost-effectiveness, of their international community. Another feather in the BACnet International cap was the support by the major control companies of their international standard.