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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/45081| Title: | Installation utility monitoring and control system technical guide |
| Authors: | Bush, Joseph Westervelt, Eileen T. Clark, Brian C. Schwenk, David M. Briggs, Stephen J. Shepard, Daniel A. Long, Michael Cary Patel, Tapan C. Johnson, Melanie D. Lynch, Eric D. |
| Keywords: | Military--Facilities Military--Buildings Utilities--Energy--Management--Automation; Electric utilities Water utilities Conservation Open Control System Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Utility Monitoring Control System (UMCS) Building controls; Building Automation System (BAS) |
| Publisher: | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Citation: | ERDC/CERL SR-22-1 |
| Series/Report no.: | Special Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/CERL SR-22-1 |
| Abstract: | Army policy calls for each installation to install a building automation system (aka utility monitoring and control system [UMCS]) to provide for centralized monitoring of buildings and utilities to reduce energy and water commodity and maintenance costs. Typically, the UMCS, including building control systems (BCS), is installed and expanded in piecemeal fashion resulting in intersystem incompatibilities. The integration of multivendor BCSs into a single basewide UMCS, and subsequent UMCS operation, can present technical and administrative challenges due to its complexity and cybersecurity requirements. Open Control Systems technology and open communications protocols, including BACnet, LonWorks, and Niagara Framework, help overcome technical incompatibilities. Additional practical considerations include funding, control systems commissioning, staffing, training, and the need for a commitment to proper operation, use, and sustainment of the UMCS. This document provides guidance to Army installations to help achieve a successful basewide UMCS through its full life cycle based on DoD criteria and technical requirements for Open Control Systems and cybersecurity. It includes institutional knowledge on technical solutions and business processes amassed from decades of collaboration with Army installations and learned from and with their staff. Detailed activities spanning both implementation and sustainment include planning, procurement, installation, integration, cybersecurity authorization, and ongoing management. |
| Description: | Special Report |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/45081 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/45081 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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| ERDC-CERL SR-22-1.pdf | 5.78 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |