Project scope
Industry
Buildings & facilities
Duration
11 months
Services
BMS smart building platform
A multi-site operator unified building controllers and open protocols into a BMS platform for monitoring, alarms, trends, and portfolio operations.
Industry
Buildings & facilities
Duration
11 months
Services
Smart Infrastructure, Systems Integration
Context
A facilities operator managed multiple buildings with vendor-specific controller interfaces. Alarms and trends were local. Central operations lacked a consistent portfolio view and escalation model.
They needed a BMS platform that could integrate open protocols and existing controllers, retain site-level control, and support multi-site monitoring.
The Problem
Vendor UI islands
Operators switched tools per building; training and response quality varied by site.
Inconsistent alarms and trends
Alarm semantics and historical trends could not be compared across the portfolio.
No shared equipment identity
Controllers and points lacked a durable model tying them to spaces and assets.
Our Approach
1. Protocol and controller survey
Catalogued open protocols, controller types, and critical points per building.
2. Shared BMS data model
Defined sites, spaces, equipment, points, alarms, and trends as first-class entities.
Strategy: Model before adapters3. Integration and monitoring platform
Built adapters and a multi-site operations interface for monitoring and escalation.
4. Phased site onboarding
Connected buildings in waves with validation of alarms and trends before expanding.
The Outcome
Operations monitor and respond across sites from one platform while buildings retain local control paths. New sites onboard through the same integration pattern.
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