Building Automation Oct 27, 2026
BMS Data Access Policies for the Collected Copy
The collected copy needs its own policy. Classify by what the data reveals, enforce in the store, and treat export as the highest risk.
Building Automation Oct 27, 2026
BMS Trend Logs vs Historians: Which One You Actually Need
Controller trend logs are bounded and system-scoped. Three real questions and two boundaries tell you whether you need a separate store.
Building Automation Oct 24, 2026
Occupancy Sensing for HVAC, Lighting and Space Planning
Presence, count and utilisation are three different measurements. The sensing technologies compared by failure mode, plus the privacy questions to settle first.
Building Automation Sep 25, 2026
Smart Buildings: From BMS to Building Analytics
What smart building actually means: the maturity path, the independent data layer, tagging and semantic models, occupancy sensing and where projects stall.
Building Automation Sep 25, 2026
BMS in HVAC: Controls, Points and Sequences
How a BMS controls HVAC: PID loops, reset schedules, optimum start, AHU and VAV sequences of operation, chiller staging, and where energy is quietly wasted.
CAFM Sep 25, 2026
Building Management Systems (BMS): A Complete Guide
What a building management system is, what it controls, how it works, what it delivers and who needs one. A practitioner's plain-English guide to BMS basics.
Smart Buildings Aug 2, 2026
Building Commissioning Handover: The Cx Evidence Pack
What FM should refuse to sign at handover: a commissioning evidence pack, an accept/reject checklist and tying retention release to Cx evidence not completion.
Smart Buildings Aug 2, 2026
District Cooling and BTU Metering: Where Billing Goes Wrong
How district cooling billing goes wrong: the capacity and consumption charges, BTU meter measurement errors, low delta-T leak-by and capacity right-sizing.
Smart Buildings Aug 2, 2026
Chiller Plant Analytics: kW/TR, Staging and Low Delta-T
Chiller plant analytics from trend data: calculate plant kW/TR correctly, read six diagnostic signatures and why low delta-T is a building-side problem.
Smart Buildings Aug 2, 2026
BMS Specification Clauses That Decide the Next Ten Years
The BMS specification clauses that decide ten years of lock-in: protocol conformance, tool licences, source files, export rights and commissioning acceptance.