Why Lighting Belongs in Your BAS: Driving Building Performance Through Integration
What comes to mind when you think of a building automation system (BAS)? Chances are, HVAC is the first thing that pops up. There’s a reason why. Lighting systems have traditionally been seen as separate from BAS. Often, that siloing starts with construction, when...
Your Old Metasys Platform Still Works. But Is It Working for You?
For years, Johnson Controls’ Metasys solutions have been a reliable bedrock of building energy management. Metasys has been around for decades and, by and large, Johnson Controls has done an excellent job maintaining backward compatibility, enabling facilities to keep...
Summer Checklist for Commercial Buildings: Your BAS Readiness Guide
Summer is around the corner, but that doesn’t mean a break for your facilities department. As temperatures start to rise, now’s the time to make sure your Building Automation System (BAS) is ready for the summer load. A tuned and optimized BAS is key to keeping your...
4 Steps to Maximizing Energy Intelligence with Analytics
There’s no question that data centers consume vast amounts of energy. In 2025, data centers represented 5% of capacity and 5.5% of total energy usage in the U.S., roughly twice the amount from 2022.1 Those numbers are expected to double over the next 5 years. This...
