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Building management system (BMS)

A building management system (BMS), also known as a building automation system (BAS), is a computer-based control system that monitors and regulates the mechanical and electrical equipment in a building, including ventilation, lighting, power systems, fire systems, and security systems.

A BMS is made up of both software and hardware. The primary aim of the BMS is to guarantee the safety of facility operation, while also monitoring and optimizing the use and efficiency of its supervised subsystems to allow more efficient operation

Use cases:

  • Enabling Safety and Security:
  • A BMS system enables monitoring various sensors such as smoke, gas leak, and door-intrusion sensors installed in the building.
  • It can record and notify on central monitoring kiosks and Smart Apps and via emails and SMS to all relevant parties.
  • Remote door unlocking facility can be provided to improve convenience, which typically works well in conjunction with Video Door Phone deployments. For many buildings, there are additional systems that integrate into the BMS, importantly, perimeter security systems (e.g., laser-based) or Access Control Systems for key building areas or even elevators.
  • Improving building operations by controlling and monitoring the electrical equipment:
  • A BMS allows complete control of all facility lighting for common areas, podiums, parking, facade lighting, and landscaping
  • It can monitor the status of a variety of subsystems that need constant vigil at the building level, such as Generators, STP plants, Elevators, and more. Energy consumption monitoring.

 

HVAC Systems:

One of the most significant use cases of BMS is when integrated with HVAC systems. Commercial HVAC control systems and energy management system applications have a center of attention for many large corporations. Building Automation and control can house an energy management system, which saves companies and building owners significant $ by efficiently controlling air conditioning and heating comfort and process systems yet maintaining a comfortable working environment.

How?

A BMS typically consists of one or more control panels installed within a plant room wired to various sensors, valves, and switches, etc. This allows the BMS to monitor and control the building effectively.

Temperatures are monitored by installing sensors, these vary in type, typically an outside air sensor would be installed to monitor the outside temperature, various room sensors would be installed to monitor and control different zones and immersion / duct sensors would be installed on heating pipes / air handling units to monitor and control the heating / cooling.

Heating valves or duct louvers have actuators mounted to them, allowing them to be controlled by automatically opening and closing them.

Within the BMS control panel, there are controllers which hold the strategy that is used to control the building

Benefit of Building Management Systems (MBS)


Save time and money

Save time and money during the maintenance


Improved reliability

Improved reliability of machines


Increased staff productivity

Increased staff productivity


Effective responses

Effective responses to HVAC related complaints


Possibility of Individual

Possibility of Individual room control


Effective monitoring

Effective monitoring of energy consumption


BMS is a computer-based control system that monitors and regulates the mechanical and electrical equipment in a building, including ventilation, lighting, power systems, fire systems, and security systems.

It guarantees the safety of facility operation while also monitoring and optimizing the use and efficiency of its supervised subsystems to allow more efficient operation.

BMS is used to monitor various temperature sensors; these consist of an outside air sensor to monitor the outside temperature, various room sensors would be installed to monitor and control different zones and immersion / duct sensors would be installed on heating pipes/air handling units to monitor and control the heating/cooling.

Within the BMS control panel, some controllers hold the strategy used to control the building.

Features:


monitoring various sensors

It enables monitoring various sensors such as smoke, gas leak, and door-intrusion sensors installed in the building.


record and notify

It can record and notify on central monitoring kiosks and Smart Apps and via emails and SMS to all relevant parties.


Remote door unlocking facility

Remote door unlocking facility can be provided to improve convenience, which typically works well in conjunction with Video Door Phone deployments For many buildings there are additional systems that integrate into the BMS, importantly perimeter security systems (e.g. laser based) or Access Control Systems for key building areas or even elevators.


control all facility lighting

It enables the user to control all facility lighting for common areas, podiums, parking, facade lighting, and landscaping.


monitor the status

It can monitor the status of various subsystems that need constant vigil at the building level, such as Generators, STP plants, Elevators, and more. Energy consumption monitoring.