Building owners and facility managers have long awaited the means to break the proprietary lock of the building control manufacturers. BACnet and LonWorks are two protocols that are competing to be the key that unlocks the lock.

Not everyone is enthusiastic about LonWorks and BACnet. There are some who want one to win at the expense of the other, and there are a few who are still hoping against hope that both will somehow disappear. So, amidst the hype and the claims there is also accusation and confusion.

This article represents a view of what is real and what is not.

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