IoT & Embedded Systems

Smart Building Automation

Automate lighting, HVAC, and energy management from a single connected system.

Overview

Smart Building Automation

Smart building automation ties sensors, building management systems, and analytics together into logic that runs the building rather than just monitoring it — adjusting HVAC to occupancy, dimming lights on a schedule, and flagging equipment before it fails. We design this layer to sit on top of your existing systems, whether that is a new-build campus or a retrofit of legacy infrastructure.

Discuss Your Project
Lower Energy Costs

Occupancy-driven HVAC and lighting control that cuts energy waste without touching comfort.

Predictive Maintenance

Equipment condition monitoring that flags failing plant before it causes downtime.

Better Occupant Experience

Automated comfort adjustments and self-service controls that reduce facilities tickets.

What We Offer

Service Scope & Deliverables

Occupancy-driven HVAC and lighting control logic
Integration with BACnet/KNX building management systems
Energy consumption monitoring and automated demand response
Predictive maintenance alerts from equipment condition sensors
Centralised control dashboards for facilities management teams
Rules engine for scheduling, overrides, and exception handling
Multi-building and multi-site campus-wide orchestration
Integration with digital twin and BIM models for spatial context
How We Work

Our Delivery Process

01
Assess

Audit existing building systems, sensors, and energy consumption baselines.

02
Design

Automation logic, integration points, and rollout sequencing across buildings.

03
Deploy

Phased implementation with testing at each building before wider rollout.

04
Tune

Iterative refinement of rules and thresholds based on real occupancy and usage data.

Tech Stack

Technologies & Tools

BACnetKNXNiagara FrameworkSchneider EcoStruxureHoneywell ForgeNode-REDGrafanaAzure Digital Twins
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about our Smart Building Automation service.

Usually not. We build automation logic on top of your existing BMS via its BACnet or KNX interface, rather than replacing it. Replacement is only recommended when the existing system genuinely cannot expose the data or control points the automation needs.

This depends heavily on your baseline — buildings with fully manual HVAC scheduling see the largest gains, often in the 15-25% range on energy costs, while buildings with an already-tuned BMS see more modest but still meaningful improvements. We baseline your actual consumption before quoting a target.

Yes — this is one of our core use cases. We design the automation layer as a federated system, where each building runs its own local control loop for resilience, while a campus-wide dashboard gives facilities teams a single view across every site.

They complement each other directly — the BIM model provides spatial and asset context (which sensor is in which room, which system serves which zone), and the automation layer uses that context to make smarter control decisions. Clients who have both get a genuinely unified view of their building.

Automation logic includes fail-safe defaults — if a sensor or connection drops, affected systems fall back to safe, pre-configured states (typically the BMS's own scheduled behaviour) rather than an undefined or unsafe condition, and facilities teams are alerted immediately.

Yes — automation rules are rarely perfect on day one. We typically include a tuning period where thresholds and schedules are adjusted based on real occupancy and seasonal data, and offer ongoing optimisation as an extension of our IoT data platform support.

Ready to get started with Smart Building Automation?

Our team will scope your requirements and come back with a clear proposal within 48 hours.

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