System and method for space-driven building automation and control including an actor node subscribed to an address that is representative of a space within a building

A method for automation and control within a building, comprising:

• receiving, by a first actor node configured to operate within a wireless network, a first set of signals for subscribing the first actor node to a first non-empty set of addresses, including a first space address that is representative of a first predetermined space within the building;
• detecting, by the first actor node, data packets that are transmitted by other nodes configured to operate within the wireless network;
• generating, by the first actor node, a control signal in response to detecting a first data packet in the data packets, only if the first space address is both a) received in the first data packet and b) subscribed to by the first actor node;
• and
• performing, by the first actor node, a predetermined function based on the control signal.

A system for automation and control within a building, comprising:

• a first sensor node configured to operate within a wireless network, wherein the first sensor node is configured to transmit i) a first source address that identifies the first sensor node, ii) a first space address that is representative of a first predetermined space within the building, and iii) a first plurality of data packets;
• and
• a first actor node configured to operate within the wireless network, wherein the first actor node is configured to:
• i) detect data packets that are transmitted by other nodes configured to operate within the wireless network, including the first sensor node,
• ii) generate a control signal in response to detecting a first data packet in the first plurality of data packets, only if the first space address is both a) received in the first data packet and b) subscribed to by the first actor node, and
• iii) perform a predetermined function based on the control signal.