As businesses have continued to integrate mobile applications to improve core business functions, they have also begun to incorporate mobile applications for use behind the scenes, in the form of building automation applications. Today’s building automation systems have advanced far beyond the HVAC-centric systems of the past, handling such functions as lighting, security and safety. All of these functions can now be handled by facility and building managers using a mobile device such as an iPhone or Android handset.
In the past building automation controls were based on proprietary networks, which meant that facility managers were locked into a single vendor. Today, there are industry standard protocols such as BACnet and LON, which allows flexibility for facility managers to expand upon their automation systems with any vendor of their choosing. Protocols like BACnet and LON, make it easy for developers, such as AndPlus, to integrate a mobile application as part of a building automation system.
Some advantages of integrating mobile applications as part of your building automation systems are:
- Lower utility costs
- Manage systems from anywhere at any time.
- Lower operational costs
- Respond to alarms and service calls faster
By adopting building automation mobile applications, you will transform your building performance, which is typically under-utilized and invisible, into a powerful asset. By properly linking all of your building devices into a singular user interface accessible from mobile devices, you are guaranteed to cut costs and save energy. Take monitoring to the next level. Become better informed, more intelligent and faster reacting with your building automation solutions using mobile applications.
