
Reactive Maintenance Is Draining Your Budget. Here’s How to Stop It.
The typical day in the life of a facilities team member rarely goes according to plan. Instead of focusing on critical priorities and tasks, facilities staff often spend the brunt of their time addressing service calls, occupant complaints, system alerts, and nuisance...
When to Engage a BAS Partner in a Construction or Modernization Project
Building automation systems (BAS) are often treated as something that comes later in a construction or modernization project, once equipment is selected, systems are specified, and work is already moving. A late-stage approach can create real consequences for building...
Mobile Graphics for Building Automation: Running Your Building From Your Phone
Most building automation systems were designed to be managed from a desk. A browser on dual monitors, a dedicated in-office workstation, maybe a laptop if you’re lucky. That type of setup works fine when your facilities team is always in the building, but it...
Keep CALM and Let the Data Work for You
Data is supposed to give us more precise control, but sometimes it controls us. Building management system (BMS) alarms are a great example. Getting a high-priority alert can avert disaster. If a chiller fails, a boiler stops producing heat, or a system leaks, a...


