05 · SMART BUILDING & COMMUNICATION
A smart building system is an automation system that monitors building services such as lighting, HVAC, energy and security over a shared network and makes them work together. We bring the systems in your building into one building management system (BMS), integrate them so they talk to each other, and fine-tune them as the building is used.
WHAT IT DELIVERS
Lighting and HVAC run on occupancy, schedules and daylight. No air conditioning in an empty meeting room, no lights left on in a closed floor.
Your technical team monitors HVAC, energy use, doors and alarms in one interface, not in separate software for each system.
On a fire alarm, ventilation stops, access control doors open and elevators go to the designated floor. We write these scenarios with you and test them on site.
Abnormal behavior of a pump, fan or meter comes in as an alarm. The maintenance team acts before anyone complains.
SCOPE
Components a smart building project can include:
PROCESS
We map the existing systems in the building, the protocols they use and their control points. At this stage we make clear what can be integrated and what needs to change.
How should the building behave? We list the scenarios for working hours, empty areas and alarm conditions, and every point to be monitored.
Installation of the automation network, control panels, sensors and field devices.
We connect the systems to the BMS and test every scenario on site. Fire and security scenarios are tested together with the related systems.
We train users and fine-tune settings based on energy use data from the first months.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The biggest risk in a smart building is ending up, years later, with a system that only one company can change. Open protocols reduce this risk: KNX, standardized as ISO/IEC 14543-3, for room and lighting control; BACnet for HVAC and building systems; Modbus for field devices. Devices from different brands can work in the same system.
Once building automation devices are on the IP network, they become a cyber security matter. Automation traffic should be kept in a separate network segment (VLAN), remote access should run over a secure connection and default passwords should be changed.
You cannot manage consumption you do not measure. Energy analyzers on main distribution boards and large loads (HVAC plants, pumps, lighting circuits) report the data in the BMS by floor and by system. You see how much difference each setting makes from data, not estimates.
Smart building is not only for new construction. In existing buildings, a phased transition is possible with wireless sensors, gateways and integration of existing panels. Such a project can be planned to move forward layer by layer without stopping operations.
LAYER
This service sits on layer 5 of the building and is designed together with the other systems on that layer.
Services on the same layer
FAQ
A BMS is the combination of software and hardware that monitors and controls building systems such as HVAC, lighting, energy and security from one place. It collects alarms, reports energy use and makes the systems work together according to defined scenarios.
Typically lighting and blind control, HVAC control, energy monitoring, access control, cameras and fire detection. What makes them smart is that they work together over a shared network and management system.
KNX is an open communication protocol for building and home automation that has become an international standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3). Lighting, blind, HVAC and room control devices communicate over the same bus. KNX devices from different manufacturers can work together.
Yes, mainly by preventing HVAC and lighting from running in empty areas and outside working hours. How much you save depends on how the building is used and on the existing systems. That is why consumption is measured first and settings are fine-tuned based on real data.
Yes. With wireless sensors, gateways and integration of existing panels, a phased transition is possible without vacating the building. Starting with energy monitoring and HVAC control usually gives the fastest results.
