Since the inception of smart building technology, building owners have been putting forward the common question of whether intelligent technology makes building management systems obsolete. They ask this question because not so long ago, the management system was deemed as the next big thing, and because of it, building owners invested great times and money in perfecting their management systems. According to technology experts, the IoT-powered devices of smart buildings do not replace management systems; as a matter of fact, the devices’ intended purpose is to be used side-by-side with the building management systems. The devices track and record all the ongoing operations and traffic moving within the building, after which it moves towards optimizing the usage of resources according to the collected data.
Advantages of smart technology over traditional management systems
There are plenty of things that can differentiate smart devices from management systems. Among those, the things that give an edge to smart devices over BMSs are data tracking and analytical abilities.
The advanced technology present in the devices allows building owners to gather data of all aspects of their building. Building owners can take the assistance of the devices in safeguarding all the equipment of the building. They can perform this by attaching smart sensing devices with the equipment. The devices can track the usage of equipment along with other trends. The devices also check the equipment for faults, and if any issues are present in them, they instantly send out a notification about maintenance work to the building owners.
The sensors are also used to track the traffic present in each section of the room, after which the smart systems adjust the power and resource usage accordingly. The sensing devices can be used with almost all the buildings’ possible places and equipment, such as air conditioners, refrigerators, walls, pipes, ducts, and even desks. The devices were made so that building owners can have complete control over their projects and boost productivity and efficiency levels.
The systems present in IoT technology are smarter than BMS. The tools used in them take advantage of the revolutionary machine-learning technology, making it more intelligent and sophisticated. Machine-learning gives the systems and devices capabilities that were previously unheard of. The systems can record and monitor each aspect of the building, after which it creates the best course of action that the building owners should take to achieve their targets.
Another major differentiating factor between building management systems and smart building systems is the portability and control provided by smart IoT building systems. Most modern IoT smart building devices are small, lightweight, and easy to install. On top of that, almost all of them are wireless. This grants freedom of installation and allows you to get useful analytics and data from every corner of your building.
After installing the IoT-powered devices and tools, building owners would observe a drastic increase in management and power efficiencies. The advanced control over their project would drive them to greater successes.
Key benefits of smart building devices:
Energy efficiency:
Smart devices are great for reducing the energy consumption in a building, for example. Smart buildings can detect when no one is in a room and turn the lights off.
Security control:
Smart devices easily integrate security devices like fingerprint scanners and iris scanners into the network and allow you to determine the number of staff and visitors in the building.
Maintenance alert:
Smart building devices keep track of things like the elevators in your building. So if something is being used more than others, the smart device will ping you for early maintenance.
