Barney L. Capehart, Ph.D., CEM, University of Florida

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• Preface; Introduction to Information Technology for Energy Managers; Introduction to Information Technology for Energy Managers: Understanding Web-Based Energy Information and Control Systems; Introduction to Web-Based Information and Control Systems; Overview of Web-Based Energy Information and Energy Control Systems; How a Web-Based Energy Information System Works; The Evolution of Building Automation Systems toward the Web; The Technological Benefits of Modern Web-based Energy Information and Energy Control Systems; What Network Building Control Can Do For End Users; Life-Cycle Considerations for Smart Equipment; Introduction to Web-Based Energy Information and Control Systems for Energy Management and Demand Response in Commercial Buildings; Trends Affecting Building Control System (BCS) Development; How to Get the Most Out of Your EIS: A New Organizational Management Paradigm; Data Collection and Data Input for EIS and ECS Systems; The Case for Energy Information; Using the Web for Cost-Effective Energy Information; The Importance of A Strategic Metering Plan for Utility Cost Management; Energy and Facility Data Processing, Analysis and Decision Making; Optimizing the Value of Web-Based Energy Information; Guide to Analysis Applications in Energy Information Systems; Data Analysis and Decision Making: Using Spreadsheets and Pivot Tables To Get A Read On Energy Numbers; Knowledge Practice in a Sea of Information; Some Methods of Statistical Analysis for EIS Information Signals; Network Security for EIS and ECS Systems; Introduction to Network Security; Computer Network Security: An Overview; Network Security for EIS and ECS Systems; Relational Data Base Choices and Design for EIS and ECS Systems; Fundamentals of Database Technology and Database-Driven Web Applications; Relational Database Choices and Design; Techniques for Utility Web Page Design; Utility Data Web Page Design—An Introduction; Utility Data Web Page Design—Learning Technologies; Utility Data Web Page Design—Presenting the Data; Integration and Communication Technology Issues in Implementing EIS and ECS Systems BACS Industry Shaped by Standardization and Information Technology; BCS Integration Technologies—Open Communications Networking; ANSI/EIA 709.1, IP, and Web Services: the Keys to Open, Interoperable Building Control Systems; Real-Time System Integration; Web Based EIS and ECS Applications and Case Studies Specifying, Selecting and Evaluating Web-Accessible Control Systems; Custom Programs Enhance Building Tune-up Process; Application Examples of Energy Information Systems; Leveraging IP Technology for Remote Monitoring in the Energy Industry Pipeline Operations and Facilities Management; Creating Web-based Information Systems from Energy Management System Data