Begin forwarded message: > > ****************************************************************** > > REALCOMM ADVISORY - 2.22.2007 Vol. 6 No. 8 > > ****************************************************************** > > Virtual Building Operations Center > > The concept of the Virtual Building Operations Center has arrived. > VBOC = > is complete with benefits that include savings in energy and > manpower, = > sustainability, and enhanced tenant services. The convergence of the = > traditional Building Automation System (BAS) space with Information = > Technology (IT) has made this giant leap forward possible. The best > part = > is that almost anyone can implement a VBOC with minimal, up-front > costs = > and maximum leverage of their current investments. > > Facility and Property Managers who handle portfolios for multiple = > buildings can gain tremendous benefit from being able to manage, > view, = > and report Building Automation System (BAS) data from a single Web = > portal. Until now, the very nature of BAS technology, procurement, > and = > implementation has made it difficult, if not impossible, to > aggregate = > data from dissimilar systems. Now, however, there are solutions = > available that allow you to implement a "Virtual Building Operations = > Center (VBOC)" without a wholesale BAS change-out and without = > sole-sourcing your BAS technology. > > Aggregating your buildings into one, common, monitoring-and-control > data = > environment is not just a great idea, it's becoming a necessity in = > today's competitive market. Which facility is operating at the > highest = > cost per square foot for energy? Which facility is providing the > highest = > level of comfort for tenants? Why are operating costs for two > buildings = > in the same geographical area so dissimilar? These q... Use Link For = > Full Advisory. - www.realcomm.com/advisoryweb.asp?aid=3D253 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TELECOM-CITIES Current searchable archives (Feb. 1, 2006 to present) at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Old searchble archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
