The concept of an intelligent building has existed for over 30 years and is seen as a solution to a number of economic and environmental problems. Intelligent buildings are often seen as a means of improving the energy efficiency of the built environment. However they are increasingly being promoted as a means of improving the operational efficiency of buildings, providing enhanced building and personal security, and improving the availability of management information to support better and quicker decision making. The potential cyber security risks inherent in the adoption of intelligent buildings are rarely discussed.

Chapter Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 What is an intelligent building?
• 2.1 Background
• 2.2 Intelligent building case study - Airport Terminal
• 3 Cyber security in the built environment
• 3.1 Defining cyber security
• 3.2 Application in the built environment
• 4 Threats to intelligent buildings
• 4.1 Source and nature of threats
• 4.2 Assessing vulnerabilities
• 5 Management challenges
• 6 Discussion
• 7 Conclusions
• 8 Acknowledgements
• 9 References

Inspec keywords: risk analysis; decision making; energy conservation; building management systems; security of data

Other keywords: energy efficiency; environmental problems; built environment; personal security; operational efficiency; cyber security risks; building security; management information; economic problems; intelligent building; decision making

Subjects: Data security; Control engineering computing; Automated buildings