{"id":22606,"date":"2025-03-12T09:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/?p=22606"},"modified":"2025-03-07T13:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:06:17","slug":"bcia-launches-guide-to-building-controls-automation-terminology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/bcia-launches-guide-to-building-controls-automation-terminology\/","title":{"rendered":"BCIA launches guide to Building Controls &#038; Automation terminology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has launched a Terminology Handbook \u2013 providing all those with an interest in the sector with an easy-to-access practical guide and an in-depth glossary of terms.<\/p>\n<p>Titled \u2018Navigating Building Controls &amp; Automation \u2013 A Terminology Handbook\u2019, the informative and engaging digital resource will help those in the industry understand the standard terminology and definitions used throughout the sector.<\/p>\n<p>The extensive handbook has been developed to bring clarity and empower those working in Building Management Systems (BMS) and Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS), in-house BEMS teams, engineers, and specialists involved in the specification or facilities management of building control systems.<\/p>\n<p>Encompassing everything from a glossary of terms through to a comprehensive dictionary, and a full list of relevant policies and legislation, sustainability and performance schemes, and important associations and organisations, the Terminology Handbook is a must-have for BEMS professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Stacey Lucas, President of the BCIA, believes the new handbook will be invaluable for anyone in the BEMS sector, whether apprentices or vastly experienced engineers. She said: \u201cThe new Terminology Handbook is designed to demystify industry jargon and terminology, and empower professionals across the sector. As a clear and accessible resource, it aims to provide clarity for those involved at any stage of a BMS project.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has launched a Terminology Handbook \u2013 providing all those with an interest in the sector with an easy-to-access practical guide and an in-depth glossary of terms. Titled \u2018Navigating Building Controls &amp; Automation \u2013 A Terminology Handbook\u2019, the informative and engaging digital resource will help those in the industry understand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/bcia_2023-02-14-100456_dxrn_46527c80523046a5c0b3b8e30581599a.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22606"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22609,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22606\/revisions\/22609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}