Building Control
Provides Energy-Saving Control of Building Systems
The optional Building Control module enables easy automatic control of building systems, such
as Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units, and lighting equipment.
By monitoring activity at access-control readers and by using movement sensors,
the Security Management System (SMS) is able to judge whether an area is occupied
or unoccupied. This enables the SMS software to switch devices such as HVAC units
on or off depending on current occupancy.
The Building Control module can lead to
significant energy savings, which reduces costs and helps to protect the environment.
Reducing energy usage can lead to other major benefits, including avoidance of costly
upgrades to HVAC or other systems to cope with increased demand.
In addition to
automatic control, the module also enables easy manual control of building systems
from the SMS user interface, including from graphical maps. Using a common user
interface for multiple systems can reduce training costs and increase staff efficiency.
Communication
between the SMS software and building systems is provided using the industry-standard
BACnet™ communications protocol, which provides compatibility with a wide range
of different building equipment.
Key Features
- Helps to save energy, reduce costs and protect the
environment
- Provides easy automatic and manual control of building systems from the SMS user
interface
- Uses the industry-standard BACnet™ communications protocol
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Enables building systems to be switched on/off from graphical maps
- Helps to reduce
load on building systems and reduce equipment costs
- Enables SMS sensors such as
motion detectors to be used by other building systems
- Allows a common user interface
to be used, which can reduce training costs and increase staff efficiency
- Scheduled
and conditional commands can be set up to control building systems