Building automation system integration capabilities

What capabilities and building systems can you integrate into a building automation system?

Today, if your BAS uses a standards-based SCADA platform, the answer is just about whatever you want.

Possibilities include:

  • Real time status of your buildings
  • Coordinated control of systems
  • Reduced energy use
  • Reduced environmental impact
  • Improved user comfort
  • Improved security
  • Maintaining historical data and reporting to detect trends

A well-engineered building automation system also improves the efficiency of managing your facilities.

BAS integration your way

Controls within buildings—for access, HVAC, lighting, fire and more—are more capable of being integrated in a central building automation system.

Building automation systems are also more capable and flexible. A BAS built on a SCADA platform can be tailored to your requirements.

You get real-time monitoring and control where it does you the most good. Your solution will matched your operations and requirements while allowing room to adapt and grow. It can be implemented in phases or all at once as in greenfield sites.

Keys to a successful BAS

The keys to a successful building automation solution include:

  • Integration of all dissimilar systems in your buildings
  • Real time monitoring and control
  • Reliability
  • Flexibility
  • An interface/HMI all systems users can and will use
  • The ability to record, access and use historical information
Building automation possiblities

Integratable building systems

Building systems that can be automated and integrated include:

Building management

  • Air flow
  • Temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Variable air volume (VAV) equipment
  • Air handlers
  • Lighting

Power management

  • Power quality monitoring
  • Power usage monitoring
  • Switchgear management
  • Harmonics

Production systems

  • Production control and information systems

SCADA

  • Site monitoring
  • Site control
  • Remote paging
  • Data historian/archiving

Utilities

  • Steam generation
  • Electrical generation
  • Chilled water chillers, cooling towers and distribution

Fire

  • Alarm monitoring
  • Wet/dry suppression

Security

  • Access control
  • Closed circuit television monitoring
  • Physical barrier monitoring

Lighting control

Instrumentation

  • Specification
  • Procurement
  • Calibration

Communication backbone

  • Network design and integration
  • Asset performance monitoring