BACnet Interest Group Europe (BIG-EU)
16 Reasons to join
1. Benefit from the development of local user groups and regional marketing campaigns. BIG-EU knows the different requirements of European countries and individually supports the development of markets.
2. Be at the forefront of the development of the BACnet standard. Representatives of the BIG-EU position the European requirements in the standardization committee and report to the members. Together with BACnet International, in the Liaison Committee, BIG-EU develops globally harmonized methods for testing, BTL listing, and certification.
3. The European energy efficiency directives place special demands on the certification of devices. BIG-EU has developed an easy-to-handle European certification procedure to prove BACnet conformity.
4. Take advantage of the common market development of building automation. BIG-EU's goal is to expand building automation as a factor of energy efficiency sine qua non. BACnet case studies and best practice presentations provide convincing arguments for investing in BACnet technology.
5. Designers, consultants and system integrators are key groups for the use of the BACnet standard. BIG-EU organizes events and publications in which the members position their products and companies.
6. With BACnet Journals and press releases, the BIG-EU reaches builders, investors and facility managers. Exhibitions, presentations and information materials stimulate communication with the decision makers on site.
7. Associations such as the AMEV (German Working Group of the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of National, State and Local Administrations) seek dialogue with the BACnet experts of the BIG-EU. BIG-EU oranizes meetings at which matters of project planning and information about products are exchanged.
8. Personal contacts pave the way for international business. Meet your sales and business partners for foreign markets at the international events of the BIG-EU.
9. Members are invited to the annual European Plugfests and benefit from special rates.
10. BIG-EU offers its members cost effective collective booths at trade fairs such as light+building Frankfurt, ISH Frankfurt, Interclima Paris, Big5 Dubai, SIBE Shanghai, and AHR Expo, USA.
11. Members play a prominent role in the numerous BACnet Forums in Europe and Asia; see www.bacnetforum.org
12. Qualify yourself and your clients through participation in the trainings of the BACnet Academy Europe; see www.bacnetacademy.org
13. Benefit from partner events that are supported by BIG-EU - e.g., the BuildingEfficiency Dialogue, the Swiss Green Building seminars, and the Dutch Smart Building congresses.
14. Inform the experts with free articles and profit from exclusive advertising offers in the BACnet Journals that are published in six different editions form America to China in more than 60 countries worldwide; see www.bacnetjournal.org
15. Members position themselves as experts for the open and multi vendor building automation - for example on the BIG-EU website.
16. Position your products on the web pages for the BTL listing and the European Certification database. The BIG-EU office accompanies you through the first steps and takes care of your needs.
For your membership application please go to http://www.big-eu.de/eng/bigeu/antrag.php
