1. XML and Web Services as a Facility Management Tool Paul Ehrlich, PE Business Development Leader Trane Global Controls

2. 2 Buildings need to be an information source –Energy –Comfort / productivity –Safety –Asset tracking –Required repairs

3. 3 The Need is for… Knowledge and Building System Integration Knowledge Based Solution MachineControlMachineControlSystemControlSystemControl

4. 4 Open Standards Open standards are an expectation by owners today –Single seat operations and the need for future options are driving forces BACnet and LonTalk are great solutions - but neither was designed for the web and are not readily integrated with business systems

5. 5 Internet Standards Internet standards (XML / Web Services) are the future. These include –Physical - Ethernet, TCP/IP –Human readable - HTML, JAVA, Active X –Machine readable - XML, SOAP, SNMP, SMTP,.NET, J2EE, SQL Web pages for user interface IT data standards for open communications between devices These standards will dominate in the future

6. 6 Proposed architecture Client PC’s with Web Browser Intranet Enterprise Application Servers Network based controller Room Controller Room Controller LonTalk Controller LonTalk Controller Other XML based system Controller oBIX (Ethernet / TCP/IP/XML / HTTP) Network based controller BACnet LonTalk Controller LonTalk Other Protocols

7. 7 XML/Web Services Benefits IT compatible, secure communications Easy access for a wide variety of users Easy integration with enterprise applications –Enterprise energy management –Real time demand control –Maintenance management (CMMS) –Classroom scheduling –Asset tracking