Quick wins for Building Management Systems

A BMS (Building Management System) is a computer based system linked to outstations to control building services components such as sensors, valves, dampers and actuators. The outstations are designed with customised software to control energy-using plant and equipment, report on the plant’s performance, and optimise building energy efficiency.

Ensure that the BMS is switching plant on and off according to time, type of day, or environmental conditions (including lighting)
Ensure the system can automatically adjust the start/stop times to compensate for external temperature changes and the thermal inertia of the building
Ensure that system ‘alarms’ are investigated by trained operating staff and not ‘overridden’
Ensure standards of operation and maintenance are improved by prompt remedial action on ‘alarm’ conditions
Ensure that the BMS is configured to provide energy analysis and management information such as energy flows, consumption, trends and overall building performance
Appropriate operating and maintenance manuals must be available to the end‐user in order to optimise the achievement of any potential energy efficiency gains

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