South Florida Intelligent Building Trends of 2016

Take a look back at South Florida Intelligent Building Trends of 2016

South Florida has had an active year in the Intelligent Building sector of industry. New trends and innovations in the field saw a growing interest in 2016. Intelligent building design’s purpose is to create more efficient, energy saving, cost-effective structures that benefit both their company and the surrounding environment. Going “green” has been one of the popular trends that have taken hold in many communities across South Florida. It isn’t about building bigger or taller, it’s about building smarter.

There is a growing trend for building integrated automation systems within structures that helps you monitor and control every aspect of your systems operations. You will be able to maximize efficiency, productivity and performance while reducing waste and excess energy usage. An integrated automation system helps you maintain the integrity of each component of operation, enabling you to regulate every sub-system to operate at its peak performance level. Your system will monitor and control many areas of your operation including:

• Air quality control and monitoring
• Utility monitoring
• Security monitoring

The benefits of intelligent building will have a positive impact on the land, coast, air, and water of South Florida improving the environment for healthier living. An air quality control system in your building allows you to direct all operations that involve safer indoor air quality inside your building, and also outdoor areas. Some of the considerations that your system will manage are:

• Air ventilation and circulation
• Dust and other pollutants
• Mold spores
• CO2 emissions
• Heating, cooling and humidity

Great advances have been made in utility monitoring systems for retail and commercial buildings. Advanced Control Corporation can help you build an intelligent building management system that will enable you to monitor and control energy consumption within your budget. Your utility monitoring system will monitor energy usage and identify problems, enabling your to correct inefficiencies where needed. New innovative technology allows you to collect data from real time as it is being retrieved through sub-metering dashboards within the system.

Energy conservation is a growing global concern that has been integrated into intelligent building design trends. By implementing an energy conservation project into your intelligent building design, you will be able to maximize energy usage while lowering energy costs. Energy conservation systems can be customized to meet your business needs and are also flexible enough to adapt and change to meet new criteria or adapt to new technological advances. Your system will be able to adapt to future unexpected challenges in energy conservation.

Other new and exciting trends that entered the intelligent building market in 2016 include:

• Energy-asset buildings through the energy cloud
• Building adaptation to climate change policy
• Optimized HVAC
• On-site energy resources
• Data-driven energy management
• Lighting re-invention
• Hardware and software analytics for buildings
• Grid-integrated buildings
• Intelligent building water management systems
• Developing smart cities with intelligent buildings
• Outsourced energy management
• Cyber security innovation

Newer developments are changing intelligent building systems into optimal performance, conservation intended, and cost effective dynamic centers of operation. Technological advances are being made in data-acquisition devices and IT and traditional building automation systems that will create a new, improved menu of business operations. Cloud computing will expand in intelligent building trends because they are secure, scalable and open platforms that are sustainable to current operations and continuing trends.

South Florida’s intelligent building trends reflect vast and wide open room to improve every area of building operations and energy conservation. Trends cover much more ground than what has been discussed here and continue to grow as research and development continues. City and State policies are changing with a demand for more intelligent building solutions to conserve energy and the environment. Advanced Control Corporation is an industry leader in South Florida helping hundreds of companies adapt to the intelligent building market. If you are one of those companies that need to upgrade your systems to an energy efficient, cost-effective intelligent operation, we are the company that can implement the necessary changes.

You can start moving your business into future by following intelligent building trends by contacting Advanced Control Corporation today at 954-491-6660.

Building Automation Solutions

Improve your building’s efficiency with building automation solutions

For many of us, when we step inside a residential, commercial or industrial building, we give little thought to the dozens of systems that are working in unison to make the structure comfortable and safe. From adequate lighting and proper air quality, to restricted, safe areas and comfortable temperatures, countless inner functionings within each building help it to operate at optimal levels. To ensure all of these systems and their technology works smoothly, there are typically Building Automation Solutions working behind the scenes.

A building automation system, or energy management system, controls, manages and monitors every system within a structure through a centralized hub that interlinks networks through hardware and software. These systems can help your building and its systems operate at optimal performance and ensure everything is running as efficiently as possible.

You may be wondering what exactly a building automation system or BAS can monitor. 

These systems can control everything from electrical and mechanical functions to security, access control, air conditioning and heating, air quality, life systems, elevator controls, temperature and more. Systems “speak” to one another by sharing information, which is accessible at the system’s centralized hub located onsite or remotely via your laptop, mobile or tablet. If you are offsite and need to update a system, make a change or schedule an action, all you need is an internet connection.

If you are considering installing a building automation solution into your property, remember these systems have been installed in thousands of structures such as schools, high-rise condominiums, hospitals, dormitories, commercial businesses, industrial buildings and more. At Advanced Control, we have worked with countless clients throughout South Florida with designing and outfitting their property with a building automation solution that is constructed specifically for their needs and type of business. Not only did these intelligent building systems help these clients control and monitor all areas inside and around their building, but they also helped reduce energy and operational costs. In fact, on an average commercial structure, a BAS can save an average of up to 15% in operational and utility costs!

Curious how else a building automation system can help your structure? Well, these systems will increase the comfort level of occupants and visitors through computerized controls that help maintain optimal air purity, lighting and temperature levels. And, more comfortable occupants can translate to more productive occupants and less complaints for your maintenance team to remedy.

Another benefit to a BAS is that it offers you real time information as well as detailed archives of all systems. These intricate systems will also notify you if an area of your building is experiencing problems, which will save you from having to hire someone offsite to come to your building and locate where the problem may be taking place. In addition, by knowing a problem is occurring quickly, you can save money in the end by taking care of the issue before it becomes severe.

Building owners can save incredible amounts of time and money plus have the ability to control and monitor each aspect within their building through a customized building automation solution. Let Advanced Control help your property reduce energy, save costs and work at optimal levels.

Call Advanced Control today at 954-491-6660 and learn more about the ideal building automation solution for your structure!  

Intelligent Building Systems

Go green with intelligent building systems from Advanced Control

  

A popular mission among many property and building owners is seeking out a way to transform a current building into a green or “intelligent” building. Through upgrades and the installation of intelligent building systems, older, inefficient buildings can become more productive, effective and pass certification tests to officially become a “green” structure.

If you have been curious to learn more about Building Automation Systems, here is a quick overview. Also known as Energy Management Systems or Building Management Systems, a BAS is constructed of a centrally located hub or control interface and an intricate interlinked system of networks that can control, monitor and manage every area inside or outside of your property. Common systems configured to a BAS are heating and cooling, lighting, security, access control, HVAC, and more. Through controlled scheduling, monitoring, archiving data, and long-term management of energy, buildings become more efficient, safer and operate at a lower cost.

Since 1987, Advanced Control Corporation has worked with thousands of clients to help them transform a wide variety of structures. Successful intelligent building automation system implementation has been completed on high-rises, hospitals, schools, industrial buildings and more. We offer innovative building systems and cost-effective energy management solutions to our clients, in addition to first-class customer service and a comprehensive list of system options.

In addition to helping your building transform into a “green” structure, a Building Automation System can also help you save money on operational and utility costs. An average commercial building will usually see a savings of 15 percent in costs, translating to a savings of up to $.40 per square foot. And savings is just one of many benefits. Having a building that operates more efficiently and safer can lead to happier occupants. Your newly transformed intelligent building will offer visitors more consistent temperatures, proper air quality levels, ideal lighting, optimal security options and more. Happier occupants lead to less complaints, and less time your security or management team has to spend tending to those complaints.

Begin your building’s transformation today by setting up an appointment to speak with an Advanced Control team representative. We can provide you with an onsite evaluation and complimentary system review, which will offer you a detailed analysis of all of your current systems and their efficiency levels. This detailed review will help both you and the team member decide on which type of energy management system is best for your structure and company type.

Imagine having the ability to control, manage and monitor every aspect of your building from one centralized onsite interface or remotely via your laptop or mobile. All of this and more is available with a Building Automation System from Advanced Control.

Contact Advanced Control today at 954-491-6660 to learn more about intelligent building systems and how you can easily and affordably upgrade your property.