{"id":36,"date":"2022-05-13T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2022-08-31T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T17:48:41","slug":"about-bacnet-international","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/about-bacnet-international\/","title":{"rendered":"About BACnet International"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/bacnet-international-250.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-459\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>BACnet International is an industry association that facilitates the successful use of <strong>BACnet<\/strong> in building automation and control systems through product certification, educational programs, and promotional activities. BACnet International members include building owners, consulting engineers and facility managers, as well as companies involved in the design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of control equipment that uses BACnet for communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/corporate\/\">Explore Corporate Membership<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/individual\/\">Join as an Individual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thebacnetinstitute.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/TBI_logo_with-R.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2392\" width=\"220\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/TBI_logo_with-R.png 345w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/TBI_logo_with-R-300x126.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Education programs are provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/thebacnetinstitute.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\">The BACnet Institute (TBI)<\/a>, an online learning environment that consists of courses, resources and a knowledge-sharing forum that was developed and is operated by BACnet International. Additional education opportunities include newsletters, conference presentations, webinars and other educational events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/btl.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/BTL-sm_250.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/BTL-sm_250.png 250w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/BTL-sm_250-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/BTL-sm_250-196x196.png 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>BACnet International facilitates real world interoperability through the <a href=\"https:\/\/btl.org\/\">BACnet Testing Laboratories (BTL)<\/a>, which manages a global product certification program. The BTL supports compliance testing and interoperability testing activities and has developed and continues to enhance the test package for BACnet products. It also maintains an online database of certified products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Through its direct outreach efforts, as well as its operation of the BTL and TBI, BACnet International provides support for the global BACnet community. In addition, BACnet International disseminates the latest information about BACnet technology and products, publicizes BACnet implementations, and promotes the use of BACnet to consulting engineers, end users of building automation equipment, and the building automation community at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1579\" data-id=\"2418\" src=\"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/AHR-2022-booth-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/AHR-2022-booth-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/AHR-2022-booth-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/AHR-2022-booth-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/AHR-2022-booth-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/AHR-2022-booth-1536x948.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/AHR-2022-booth-2048x1264.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/AHR-2022-booth-1751x1080.jpg 1751w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2422\" src=\"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/TradeShow1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/TradeShow1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/TradeShow1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/TradeShow1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/TradeShow1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/TradeShow1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bacnetinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/TradeShow1-1440x1080.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BACnet International is an industry association that facilitates the successful use of BACnet in building automation and control systems through product certification, educational programs, and promotional activities. 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