Today's Top-Level Take-Away: "If I Had a Hammer..."
A recent report from the ARC Advisory Group, noted that "The worldwide market for Building Automation Systems Hardware, Software, and Services exceeded $19 billion in 2001," and is expected to "exceed $24 billion in 2006." In IssueSix's "Top-Level Take-Away," we noted that the USA alone could save some US$100-billion per year in building energy costs through strategic design processess that include better building control automation systems. The problem, as noted in the ARC report, is that "The lack of integration between automation systems in many buildings today is a leading inhibitor to optimizing facilities management." If man has been called the "tool-making animal," why don't we make more intelligent use of our tools?
JL