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Scott Ziegenfus Named Chairman of
ASHRAE SSPC 135
Scott Ziegenfus übernimmt Vorsitz
von ASHRAE SSPC 135
Scott Ziegenfus, a seasoned leader in communication protocol in flexibility, scalability, industry, a milestone that reflects the growing
building automation and lighting controls, and relevance. importance of lighting systems in building
has been named Chairman of ASHRAE automation. He credits Current Lighting for their
SSPC 135, the committee responsible “BACnet has evolved from a pioneering protocol continued support as he takes on this leadership
for the BACnet standard. With over into a modern, adaptive standard that meets role.
three decades of experience and a today’s complex integration and cybersecurity
deep commitment to interoperability demands,” says Ziegenfus. Conclusion
and innovation, Ziegenfus brings a
unique perspective rooted in real-world Timeline of Key Milestones With a career rooted in practical applications and
applications and a vision to modernize the a passion for open standards, Scott Ziegenfus is
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standard for the next generation. 995 – First publication of ANSI/ASHRAE poised to lead BACnet into its next chapter. His
Scott Ziegenfus, ein erfahrener Experte Standard 135 vision promises a more streamlined, modernized
für Gebäudeautomation und Lichtsteue- 003 – BACnet becomes ISO 16484-5 standard – one that empowers engineers and
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rung, wurde zum Vorsitzenden des ASHRAE 004–2015 – Expansion to BACnet/IP, integrators to build smarter, more connected
SSPC 135 ernannt – dem Komitee hinter BACnet/WS, and wireless protocols environments.
dem BACnet-Standard. Mit über drei Jahr- 012 – Introduction of 54 standard objects
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zehnten Branchenerfahrung verfolgt er ein for modeling diverse building systems
klares Ziel: die Modernisierung des Stan- 015–Present – Focus on cybersecurity,
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dards unter Berücksichtigung praktischer semantic tagging, and application profiles Integration als roter Faden
Herausforderungen und zukünftiger Anfor-
derungen. These milestones reflect BACnet’s ability to Ziegenfus war in leitenden Positionen bei Lutron
adapt to emerging technologies and integration Electronics, Hubbell Lighting und aktuell bei Cur-
A Career Built on Integration needs, making it a cornerstone of smart building rent Lighting tätig, wo er als Vice President für
infrastructure. Customer Experience, Technische Services und
Ziegenfus’s journey spans leadership roles kundenzentrierte Softwarelösungen verantwort-
at Lutron Electronics, Hubbell Lighting, and A Vision for the Future lich ist. Seine berufliche Laufbahn ist geprägt
currently Current Lighting, where he serves vom Streben nach nahtloser Integration – sei
as Vice President of Customer Experience, Today, the BACnet standard spans 1,527 pages es zwischen Licht, HLK oder Zutrittskontrolle –
Technical Services and Customer Facing – a testament to its depth, but also a barrier for stets auf Basis offener Protokolle.
Software. His work has consistently focused new engineers. Ziegenfus’s vision as Chairman
on bridging systems – lighting, HVAC, access is to: Sein Engagement für BACnet begann vor über
control – through open protocols and seamless Optimize and organize the standard for 15 Jahren. Er bekleidete seither Schlüsselposi-
integration. clarity and usability tionen wie stellvertretender Vorsitzender, Sekre-
Modernize its structure to reflect current tär und Leiter der Arbeitsgruppen für Protokoll-
His involvement with BACnet began over 15 system design practices dienste und Datenmodellierung.
years ago, culminating in roles as Vice Chairman, Create pathways for new engineers to adopt
Secretary and Convener of both the Protocol and implement BACnet more easily BACnet – ein lebendiger Standard
Services Working Group and the Data Modeling
Working Group. These positions have given him a “My goal is to make BACnet more accessible, Seit seiner ersten Veröffentlichung im Jahr 1995
front-row seat to the evolution of BACnet and the more intuitive, and more powerful – for hat sich der BACnet-Standard kontinuierlich
challenges faced by engineers implementing it. everyone,” Ziegenfus explains. “We need to weiterentwickelt. Er gilt heute als dynamischer,
ensure that the next generation of engineers skalierbarer Standard, der moderne Anforderun-
BACnet: A Living Standard can engage with the standard without being gen an Integration und Cybersicherheit erfüllt.
overwhelmed by its complexity.”
Since its first publication in 1995, BACnet has „BACnet ist heute ein flexibler, adaptiver Stan-
undergone continuous, transformative upgrades. Lighting Industry Leadership dard, der den aktuellen Herausforderungen in
Far from being a legacy protocol, BACnet is a der Gebäudeautomation gewachsen ist“, so Zie-
living, adaptive standard that rivals any modern Ziegenfus is the first Chair from the lighting genfus.
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