Mark McLoughlin

Building controls have the potential to reduce energy use, support carbon reductions and reduce running costs, says Mark McLoughlin

Connectivity

Connectivity in smart buildings has huge business value. Mike Hook explains. 

Aurora

The combination of HCL and lighting control technology is creating ever more productive environments. Steve Marr explains.

Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has released a new insight study which estimates the cost of official buildings energy conversion targets to 2040. The model covers five sectors in fourteen countries: offices; hospitals; manufacturing; public buildings; and education 

Honeywell, Alastair Reynolds, smart buildings, BEMS, controls, IoT

Intelligence quotient

01 February, 2020

Changes in working patterns and the need to optimise energy use are creating new challenges for building managers. Alastair Reynolds considers the impact of the IoT.

GroupBC, Stuart Bell, digital twins, BIM, FM, facilities, FM

Building smarter

01 February, 2020

Construction and information management specialist Stuart Bell shares his views on the industry’s use of the latest tools such as digital twins.

BCIA, Jon Belfield, apprenticeship, trailblazer, net zero, building controls

On reflection

01 February, 2020

With his tenure as BCIA President soon coming to a close, Jon Belfield is encouraged by the developments he has seen in the past two years and highlights some of the key strategies that will continue to ensure building controls play a pivotal role in the journey to net-zero and better performing buildings.

BCIA, building controls, smart buildings, Jon Belfield, InTandem

Business opportunity

01 November, 2019

Jon Belfield examines and explores how the government's target to have a net-zero carbon economy can be achieved and the opportunities it presents.

J2 Innovations, Chris Irwin, Project Haystack, tagging, cloud, Internet of Things, IoT, protocols, LonWorks, BACnet, KNX, DALI, ASHRAE, open systems

Needle in a haystack

01 November, 2019

Chris Irwin on the search for a truly open approach to building controls – and the project that is bringing the vision closer to reality.

BCIA, BCIA Awards, Controls, Econowise, Jon Belfield

CUSTOMER CARE

01 August, 2019

Jon Belfield, President of the Building Controls Industry Association, discusses the importance of end-user engagement in creating the ideal work environment.

Trend Control Systems, BEMS

Watch this space

01 August, 2019

Smart buildings can generate many operational advantages but are businesses making the most of their potential? Jonathan Feaver explains how organisations can derive real financial, operational and occupant-based benefits from BEMS data.

KNX, controls, protocols, open system, BMS, BEMS, smart buildings

Keep your options open

01 August, 2019

The idea that an investment in BMS should deliver more than HVAC control is fairly well established and now you don’t need to be running a building with a big plant room to be able to demand flexible building management control.

Nathan Cole, Ex-Or, Honeywell, lighting, controls, hospitals, smart buildings, smart lighting, HTM 06-01

Reliable, clear and effective lighting in hospitals plays a key role in all aspects of operational effectiveness, patient recovery as well as staff productivity. Nathan Cole explains the benefits of lighting control.

Daniel Lilley, Engie, smart buildings, controls, data, analysis, connectivity, IoT

Smart buildings can deliver a whole host of benefits for any business and open up a wealth of opportunities. Daniel Lilley explains

Jon Belfield, BCIA, controls, smart buildings, fieldbus, BACnet, DALI, Modbus, IoT

Jon Belfield, president of the BCIA, compares a well-designed smart building argues it’s not the quantity of technology implemented that makes a building truly smart, it’s about choosing the right technology for the right system.




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Manufacturer helps equip skills centre

Ideal Heating has helped to equip a new £500,000 green energy centre in Merseyside which is seeking to attract fresh talent into the heating industry.

Acoustic solutions suite with easy access to services at University of Birmingham

A suite of ceiling and wall acoustic solutions have been specified for The University of Birmingham’s new landmark Molecular Sciences building, which will provide a hub for research and academic work.