Information Technology For Energy Managers Book

	Foreword
	Foreword
	Preface
	List of authors
I	Introduction to information technology for energy managers	1
Ch. 1	Introduction to information technology for energy managers : understanding web-based energy information and control systems	3
Ch. 2	Introduction to web-based information and control systems	9
II	Overview of web-based energy information and energy control systems	17
Ch. 3	How a web-based energy information system works	19
Ch. 4	The evolution of building automation systems toward the web	29
III	The technological benefits of modern web-based energy information and energy control systems	39
Ch. 5	What network building control can do for end users	41
Ch. 6	Life-cycle considerations for "smart equipment"	49
Ch. 7	Introduction to web-based energy information and control systems for energy management and demand response in commercial buildings	55
Ch. 8	Trends affecting building control system (BCS) development	67
Ch. 9	How to get the most out of your EIS : a new organizational management paradigm	75
IV	Data collection and data input for EIS and ECS systems	87
Ch. 10	The case for energy information	89
Ch. 11	Using the web for cost-effective energy information	109
Ch. 12	The importance of a strategic metering plan for utility cost management	121
V	Energy and facility data processing, analysis and decision making	129
Ch. 13	Optimizing the value of web-based energy information	131
Ch. 14	Guide to analysis applications in energy information systems	145
Ch. 15	Data analysis and decision making : using spreadsheets and "pivot tables" to get a read on energy numbers	157
Ch. 16	Knowledge practice in a sea of information	171
Ch. 17	Some methods of statistical analysis for EIS information signals	183
VI	Network security for EIS and ECS systems	195
Ch. 18	Introduction to network security	197
Ch. 19	Computer network security : an overview	213
Ch. 20	Network security for EIS and ECS systems	227
VII	Relational data base choices and design for EIS and ECS systems	243
Ch. 21	Fundamentals of database technology and database-driven web applications	245
Ch. 22	Relational database choices and design	255
VIII	Techniques for utility data web page design	265
Ch. 23	Utility data web page design : an introduction	267
Ch. 24	Utility data web page design : learning technologies	277
Ch. 25	Utility data web page design : presenting the data	303
IX	Integration and communication technology issues in implementing EIS and ECS systems	311
Ch. 26	BACS industry shaped by standardization and information technology	313
Ch. 27	BCS integration technologies : open communications networking	321
Ch. 28	ANSI/EIA 709.1, IP, and web services : the keys to open, interoperable building control systems	345
Ch. 29	Real-time system integration	351
X	Web based EIS and ECS applications and case studies	357
Ch. 30	Specifying, selecting and evaluating web-accessible control systems	359
Ch. 31	Custom programs enhance building tune-up process	367
Ch. 32	Application examples of energy information systems	373
Ch. 33	Leveraging IP technology for remote monitoring in the energy industry pipeline operations and facilities management	389
Ch. 34	Creating web-based information systems from energy management system data	397
	Glossary	405
	Afterword	413
	About the authors	415
	Index	421