Intelligent Buildings: Applications of It and Building Automation to High Technology Construction Projects

Abstract

From the Publisher: A compilation of papers from architects, engineers, telecommunications experts, and IT consultants, providing a unique and authoritative overview of the state of the art in all aspects of intelligent building technology. Contributors describe how intelligent buildings can be designed to incorporate the infrastructure required by contemporary communications and data-processing systems, and even how a robot building can function automatically with respect to environmental management, fire protection, and security.