The advent of electromechanical controls in the 1970s, analog controls in the 1980s, direct digital control (DDC) in the 1990s, and complete building control integration in the 2000s has progressively ...

For many of us involved day to day with the design, installation, and operation of BAS, it often seems like there has been little in terms of new products and innovation. But, if we step back and look ...

Security researchers have found a zero-day vulnerability in a popular building controller used for managing various systems, including HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), alarms, or ...

With most buildings still operating during the lockdown, typically without manual input, this is a perfect opportunity to elevate the use of cloud-based, remote building automation systems (BAS) for ...

A building management system (BMS) is a control system that can be used to monitor and manage the mechanical, electrical and electromechanical systems and services in a facility. Such services include ...

The maturation of communications technologies and the expansion of industry standards relating to cabling systems and protocols have made facilities and IT managers hungry for a single cabling system ...

In December 2018, the FBI warned that unpatched devices on networks were exposed to hackers through an open port used to communicate with control systems. The alert was specific to port 1911 and the ...

Recent cyberattacks highlight the growing threat to operational technology (OT) used in critical infrastructure.

systems. The scalable Sitara processor portfolio offers an opportunity to build a platform solution that also spans beyond Building Control Systems. Commercial buildings contribute to 40 percent of ...

“If it’s not broke, don’t fix it” is an adage that may ring true for some things, but not when it comes to commercial real estate building control systems. That’s the message from Joey Ponton, ...

Intruders used to creep in through ventilation ducts. Now they break in using the software that controls the ventilation. Hundreds of organizations across Australia are using out-of-date industrial ...