The control systems we use in commercial buildings today have evolved over the last 30 years to provide systems that are cost effective, and provide good performance. Beginning in the 1980s, building ...

Reflecting on my career, I began in Local Authority Building Control (LABC) just as the market was about to undergo lasting change. In 1985, NHBC became the first Approved Inspector under the Building ...

Chris Lane is the Director of Product Management for Building Automation System (BAS) products at Johnson Controls. In this role, Lane leads a team of product managers responsible for defining the ...

Communities rely on schools, hospitals and offices every day. Despite their vital role, upgrading them with the latest technologies to optimize operations, better manage energy use and keep occupants ...

Imagine having access to real-time weather data that affects the performance and efficiency of your building control system. What if your system could make use of live and forecast data such as Light ...

How the Raspberry Pi can be used within the access control and building security industries. Overview of what constitutes a good solution for building access control. A glimpse into how Pi was used in ...

Historically, building management systems were hardwired, making it challenging to update or modify these systems. The advent of LPWANs has changed the equation to simplify and extend existing systems ...

The Welsh government has commissioned a review of building control delivery models, including the current mixed market approach #UKhousing The government said the new review follows recommendations ...

In April, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) appointed a five-person Building Control Independent Panel (BCIP), chaired by Dame Judith Hackitt, to make recommendations ...

Group says changes expected to speed up building control approval process The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will now allow staged applications for building control approval on all higher-risk ...