Software components for a building automation system based on a standard object superclass

A computer-implemented building automation system for construction applications that interact with building automation devices to perform building automation functions, comprising:

• a standard object superclass stored in a computer readable memory that defines a plurality of standard objects through instantiation such that said standard objects have attributes and methods pertaining to predetermined physical relationships defined by physical laws associated with the building automation functions;
• said standard objects further having at least a first communication method for retrieving attributes from another of said standard objects and a second communication method for transmitting attributes to another of said standard objects;
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• an application for performing a building automation function defined by at least two of said standard objects interconnected using said first and second communication method for transmitting attributes to another of said standard objects;
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• an application for performing a building automation function defined by at least two of said standard objects interconnected using said first and second communication method, such that said standard objects are selected from the group consisting of an access object, an analog alarm object, an analog input object, an analog output object, an analog value object, an assembly object, an application object, a binary alarm object, a binary input object, a binary output object, a binary output sequencer object, a binary value object, a calendar object, a clock object, a connection object, a duration adjust output object, a device object, an electric heater sequencer object, a group object, a history object, an integration object, an interlock object, a latch object, a migration object, a multistate output object, a multistate value object, a notification object, a P-adaptive object, a position adjust output object, a PID object, a pattern recognition adaptive controller object, a query object, a ramp object, a schedule object, a start-stop object, a timer object and a trend object.