This book is a response to the growing trend to upgrade existing commercial and industrial buildings for energy savings and improved security. Integrated Building Automation Systems provide technology to address these needs. The authors describe the major systems in detail, together with their compo

It emphasizes throughout the high performance, reliability, and reduced cost of modern digital sensors, control devices, microprocessors, computer memory, and other electronic components.

Beginning with an overview of the benefits of the modern building control system, the authors go on to describe the different controls and their applications and include advice on their set-up and tuning for stable operation.