A Building Management System helps manage and control energy efficiency and occupant comfort from a single digital interface. The main components in a building that help become efficient – such as HVAC, lighting among other electrical and mechanical services are easily monitored. Services akin to smart and green tech can also be incorporated vis-a-vis security, access control, elevator, and safety systems.

BMS can be sourced as a complete package or an add-on to the existing system. Based on open communications protocols that are web-enabled, the system is suited for multiple vendors if need be.

How does it help with being energy-efficient?

BMS controls and monitors the optimization of equipment cycles that has specialized algorithms devoted to energy efficiency. The strategies that can be deployed to maximize energy efficiency are:

• Precise start-up and run times to eradicate any and all excess usage
• Economy cycle including carbon dioxide occupancy control
• Removing any overlap or bringing optimum synergy between operating systems such as the HVAC
• BMS has the ability to maintain tuning – buildings commonly use stand-alone controls to deviate from their optimized settings. BMS helps maintain the HVAC tuning, responding to the drift in real-time.
• Adjusting for seasonal conditions which are inclusive of variable plant sequence selection
• Air pressure and coolant temperature control

However, to access the abovementioned facility, the exact location must be fed in and the sensors must get calibrated. The margin for error, or the bracket for error can be afforded up to one degree and can occur over time, and must be offset. More discrepancies can be caused if the sensors are placed at the wrong height or are near any heat sources.

BMS additionally helps with lowering maintenance costs as it facilitates the early and timely detection of equipment failure protecting buildings from equipment performance declines and operational patterns change. With specialized detection and diagnosis features, operators get notified or alerted way in advance towards any maintenance required.

BMS also enables improved occupant comfort – real-time and optimized, which reflects directly in increased productivity. This gets accomplished because factors like temperature and air quality are accounted for. It provides identifications of faults and plausible solutions before any comfort is diminished or compromised.

The final and one of the most crucial steps towards really being and demonstrating that a building is energy-efficient, proper reporting needs to be carried out. Building Management System ensures last mile delivery because it has facilities for performance management and reporting. This enables staying attuned to all commercial energy targets as well as achieving them. For example, in high-performance buildings, a good NABERS energy rating is crucial to ensure rental income and sustain asset value. The BMS system facilitates achieving the targets through the following interventions:

1. The diagnosing performance takes a drop in a timely fashion
2. It automatically measures against load profile targets and makes the adjustments accordingly
3. It records the trending and relevant data which is automatically separated into tenant and base
building loads
4. Through its innovative communication tools, it displays dashboard-style feedback on demand and
consumption