Controls News 13
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Partnerships:
defining and securing quality automation
Following the BA forum 2011, the discussion con-
tinued with user/operator organizations. As a result,
ownership of the guarantee mark is to be transferred
from Saia-Burgess to a vendor-neutral organization.
This was the aim from the outset.
a
Energy management in accordance with the
new DIN EN 16001 or ISO 50001 creates uncer-
tainty for operators and leaves many unanswered
questions. POM will define useful specifications in
this regard.
b
BACnet is a complex topic and operators can
quickly find themselves stuck. POM will make
strengths and weaknesses transparent.
c
Integrating a wide variety of plant groups within
a property tends to be an unfamiliar challenge
for end customers. The contents of the POM speci-
fication preliminary texts define a framework for
specifications and thus become a binding cross-plant
property standard.
In collaboration with well-known universities, ICA
planners and practical users, we continue to expand
POM and minimize stress, trouble, toil and added
costs systematically for end-customers and opera-
tors:
Original article from
Control News 12
As a reminder
–
for first-time
readers
«
Peace of Mind» is a new, vendor-neutral quality label (guarantee mark) in building
automation. It can only be used for non-proprietary, open automation solutions and not for
any specific product.
«
Peace of Mind» stands for the systematic minimization of worries, trouble and toil for
operators and investors through the concrete, technical definition of permitted automation
technologies – to apply throughout the whole life cycle of an installation.
Anyone using the «Peace of Mind» guarantee mark for quotations and project planning is
obliged to satisfy all the specifications of the preliminary tender texts.
It is left up to every interested planner, investor or operator whether they adopt the
«
Peace of Mind» specification for themselves in full or only in part. No indication of origin/
source is required.
By adopting the texts, they can effectively and confidently call for state-of-the-art technology
from contractors for their projects.
Everyone who satisfies the POM guidelines is entitled to use the «Peace of Mind» logo.
«
Peace of Mind» tender texts are available under
In the three points a to c above, we work on a coun-
tryspecific basis with mainly independent partners
to create more transparent quality and reliability in
building automation. For Germany, this partner is the
renowned TÜV Süd GmbH. For Switzerland it is the
independent institute iHomLab at Lucerne University
of Technology and Architecture.
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