Building automation systems succeed or fail based on how well they are understood, integrated, commissioned, and operated as ...

If it can open or close, turn on or off, or has a motor, it can be automated. Building automation can be described as a network of a building’s mechanical, HVAC, and lighting controls normally brought ...

Most building automation failures begin at commissioning, where incomplete system understanding, poor coordination between ...

The following is a guest post from Damian Skelton, area vice president at Medxcel Facilities Management. The building automation system (BAS) is the primary backbone for energy savings in a hospital.

Leaders of businesses large and small are asking their teams to start automating their processes and workflows. The question is, where to start? A collection of tools and processes that are the basis ...

In the U.S., it’s estimated only 11% of commercial buildings under 50,000 square feet have a building management system. October 24, 2021 Building management systems (BMSs), sometimes called building ...

The maturation of communications technologies and the expansion of industry standards relating to cabling systems and protocols have made facilities and IT managers hungry for a single cabling system ...

Chris Lane is the Director of Product Management for Building Automation System (BAS) products at Johnson Controls. In this role, Lane leads a team of product managers responsible for defining the ...

Ethernet has become a mainstream communications protocol and sits atop the control pyramid in building automation. Recently, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) defined an ...

Presence detection solutions are not one-size-fits-all. The core sensors and technologies required to accomplish the variety of features and use cases are as diverse as the applications and ...