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IoT in Building Automation: Smart HVAC, Energy and Alerts
Add visibility to the equipment a building already has.
A building management system ties HVAC, energy, access control and CCTV together. IoT adds sensors, energy meters and gateways on top of existing equipment, using protocols such as BACnet and Modbus.
- Schedules, setpoints and zone-wise comfort control
- Energy tracking by floor, equipment and time
- Predictive maintenance from compressor, fan and filter trends
- Instant alerts for faults, offline equipment and out-of-range temperature
- One dashboard for many sites
Life-safety systems such as fire alarms stay on their own certified panels. IoT only monitors around them.