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Building Automation Software (BAS) can be remarkably complex. Depending on the size of the facility, you may have tens or even hundreds of unique lighting, electrical, heat, cooling, ventilation, IAQ sensor, and other devices to monitor and control. 

A comfortable, healthy, happy environment helps people stay productive. And yet, according to a study by HBR, the number one environmental factor employees cite as important to their workplace wellness is better air quality—not access to a gym or other company office perks like snacks or tech-based health tools. Only a third of survey respondents “characterized their office temperature as ideal.”

Building management is changing, and remote access technologies are responsible for some of the most dynamic and meaningful changes affecting the industry.

An office’s HVAC systems are predominantly responsible for the level of air quality filtered into the building. If you want to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) for your facility, start by implementing the following HVAC tips.

The future of building management is all about visibility and automation. Gone are the days of meticulously monitoring and adjusting commercial HVAC systems with cumbersome, on-site tools. Instead, building managers and engineers are tapping into a wealth of HVAC products that can automatically track trends, maintain comfortable environments, and delegate tasks to the relevant parties.

2020 has been an interesting year for everyone. Whether it’s employees working from home, managers adjusting to an exclusively remote workforce, or building owners suddenly faced with near-empty facilities, 2020 has required everyone to learn to adapt to a new normal.

Building engineers have a crucial role to play in the maintenance and operation of a building’s control systems. For building control systems to work as intended, a building engineer needs to have easy, reliable access to all of the disparate systems that run throughout a building’s internal ecosystem. To do this, they need an intuitive building manager software on their side.

At any given moment, a building’s internal systems are likely running through a variety of complex tasks and situations. Whether it’s maintaining a comfortable, cost-effective temperature across the building’s various floors and rooms or dictating what areas need lights, buildings are far from simple.

Automation professionals and engineers have a challenging, but crucial, role to play in the future of building management. It’s ultimately their responsibility to find new and intuitive ways to utilize technology in the continued maintenance, management, and evolution of the buildings under their care. 

Almost a third of the energy consumed by commercial buildings is wasted due to poor resource management. Not only has research shown a 10% to 23% drop in productivity when the room’s temperature and air quality aren’t at ideal levels, but workers are usually less efficient in these “not-quite-right” environments as well.