31 Mar2017
New Guide for BIM
New Guide for BIM Everyone needs to be aware of BIM and it’s implications, it is coming and can’t be avoided. At this stage BIM does not impact too heavily on specific subcontractors such as BMS Industries. However, future iterations of BIM will have both a technical and security related impact which we need to prepare for.
27 Mar2017
The BMS as Part of an Intelligent Building
The BMS systems installed within buildings are usually the most powerful and underused tool at the building managers disposal. They can be used for energy optimisation, fault diagnosis, prediction & notification of HVAC plant failure and efficient deployment of planned preventive maintenance. Building managers should take the time to talk with their BMS maintenance providers to find out just how capable their particular systems are. The BMS as Part of an Intelligent Building
20 Mar2017
BMS Without Wires
http://www.modbs.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2263/BMS_without_wires.html There is no denying the benefits of wireless sensing. It allows sensors to be added to areas were it might be very difficult or unsightly to install cabling and exiting BMS installations can often be made far more effective & energy efficient. However, the wide use of wireless sensing within the scope of Internet of Things (IoT) also comes with potential problems and security risks. It is always worth looking at the potential effects of a wireless sensor installation. Could the data being broadcast be sensitive to the client? Could manipulation of the data cause problems for the building or the systems within it? You have to stop and ask yourself the question ‘Just because I can install wireless sensing, should I install wireless sensing?’ Tony Williams – Cube.
06 Feb2017
Can the BMS finally deliver?
www.smartbuildingsmagazine.com/features/can-the-bms-finally-deliver This article gives great insight to what building systems could hold for us all in the future.This article depicts a more utopian view point of the benefits of building wide system and IoT integration on common communication platforms. There is no denying the benefits that this could offer and the UK government is starting to drive more toward this the development of the next levels of BIM. However, if we go down this road then we need to do so with eyes wide open. Such levels of common communication platform can become very hard to defend. More and more automated systems are being targeted by hackers and ‘bots’ with intentions toward either finding a backdoor to more sensitive areas of the incumbent IT or instigating a DOPS (Denial Of Physical Service) attack to disrupt building usage. The article talks of removing Gateways to simplify inter-system communication, but the Gateways can actually act like entry level firewalls for automated systems and prevent anyone of anything getting to systems they should not. Have a look at the UK Government PETRAS Research Group (www.petrashub.org) to gain further insight into this.
03 Feb2017