2024 events

MEETING NOVEMBER 21st, 2024

at Donohue's Bar and Grill in Watertown, MA

The purpose of the BACnet User Group is to bring together the local BACnet user community twice a year to share tips, techniques, and pains on the use of the BACnet products and technologies. Please send the link to this website to anyone who might benefit from our meetings.

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The BACnet User Group was hosting an exciting debate you won’t want to miss:

Do we really need BACnet/SC?
Can traditional BACnet be secured by other methods?

Mike David from Siemens presented on the topic “Who needs BACnet SC? Securing BACnet/IP communication.” He presented an alternative approach on to how to structure BACnet/IP using broadcast shaping, VLANs, and physical security.

Presentation Slides and Video

Presentation-1.pptx

MEETING NOVEMBER 21st, 2024

at Donohue's Bar and Grill in Watertown, MA

The purpose of the BACnet User Group is to bring together the local BACnet user community twice a year to share tips, techniques, and pains on the use of the BACnet products and technologies. Please send the link to this website to anyone who might benefit from our meetings.

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The BACnet User Group was hosting an exciting debate you won’t want to miss:

Do we really need BACnet/SC?
Can traditional BACnet be secured by other methods?

Mike David, Sr Network Integration Engineer at Siemens presented on the topic “Who needs BACnet SC? Securing BACnet/IP communication.” He presented an alternative approach on to how to structure BACnet/IP using broadcast shaping, VLANs, and physical security.

Presentation Slides

MEETING JUNE 3rd, 2024

at Donohue's Bar and Grill in Watertown, MA

The purpose of the BACnet User Group is to bring together the local BACnet user community twice a year to share tips, techniques, and pains on the use of the BACnet products and technologies. Please forward this email to anyone who might benefit from our meetings.

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At this meeting we did a deep-dive into the world of BACnet/SC (BACnet Secure Connect) - the future of the buildings. As you know BACnet Secure Connect (BACnet/SC) is an addendum to the BACnet protocol released by the ASHRAE BACnet Committee. It is a secure, encrypted communication datalink layer that is specifically designed to meet the requirements, policies, and constraints of minimally managed to professionally managed IP infrastructures.

But how does it work in real life? During the meeting, we saw how BACnet/SC will be used in projects based on guidance in the Manufacturers' Guide to BAS Cybersecurity. The guide was created by a BAS industry collaboration to ensure the manageability of secure and interoperable BACnet systems. You will see how a BACnet/SC device is securely onboarded, how they are provisioned with necessary certificates, how the device can be monitored and managed through its lifetime. This included a demonstration of BACnet International's new BACCARI tool.

We learned how you can easily and securely segment your network, what the best practices are and ask any questions about BACnet and BACnet/SC our ASHRAE fellow Jim Butler who participated in the creation of BACnet/SC.

Copy of BACnet User Group - June 3, 2024

President of BACnet International Andy McMillan

Presentation on how BACnet relates to decarbonization and ESG objectives.

BUG-NE June 2024 - McMillan Presentation - Hong Kong - April 2024 v5.pdf

You can learn more about BACnet/SC on BACnet International site. Signup for the free BACnet Insitute here for the wealth of resources on BACnet. Watch the video on utilizing BACnet/SC in Smart Buildings from AHR Expo education session here. Catch up with videos from our previous meetings BACnet/SC - secure alternative to BACnet.

As usual, the meeting was sponsored by BACnet International - free food and cash bar. BACnet International facilitates the successful use of the BACnet protocol in North America and worldwide, with education (The BACnet Institute), product testing and certification (BACnet Testing Laboratories), and promotional activities.