The Bulding Management System or « BMS » refers to the electronic control and management system(s) for professional buildings (small businesses, warehouses, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, etc.). The term “Bulding Management System” is used in the same way as “home automation” when referring to a house.
Installation of BMS in Haut-Rhin (68) and Alsace
What is the BMS ?
"The economic gains recognized are in the order of 10 to 20%"
Bank of the Territories, CEREMA report February 2018
BMS, how does it work and what is it for?
Thanks to sensors and actuators located on the various elements installed (e.g. a shutter), you can automate and manage your “batches” via a management interface (a screen). This system will facilitate the management of your building (energy, heating, air conditioning, etc.), improve its security (breakdowns, water leaks, intrusion, etc.), increase the reactivity of your teams and allow you to save energy.
Example of Use Case
You own offices and want to save energy.
Heating
Automatically turn down/off the heating at night
Increase it a few minutes before the arrival of your employees
Increase it a few minutes before the arrival of your employees
Shutters
Program the opening and closing of the blinds according to the seasons and sunrise.
Let the sun preheat the premises in the morning
Let the sun preheat the premises in the morning
Lighting
Adjust your lights according to the sunrise and lower the intensity according to the weather
Ventilation
Activate the ventilation during presence and adapt according to the periods
BMS and Building Thermal Regulations legislations
In order to respect the thermal legislation of the building it is very interesting, even sometimes necessary to install a system of BMS in order to be able to know its consumption, to control it and thus to respect the standard RT 2012.
The fields of use of BMS can be classified into three categories :
