A significant challenge for today’s BAS system integrators is securing sufficient skilled technicians for control system installations. When labor resources are tight, time dedicated by technicians to creating BAS graphics or floor plans detracts from essential fieldwork like installations, system troubleshooting, or client support.
The Unseen Expense of In-House Graphics
Managing graphics in-house can extend project timelines, increase labor expenses, and potentially affect customer satisfaction, which in turn diminishes ROI and constrains scalability.
Especially for floor plans, the initial investment required for the latest software, hardware, and trained personnel to handle them internally is seldom justifiable. For the vast majority of BAS system integrators, the return on investment does not compute, particularly when attempting to rival the speed, quality, and technology provided by QA Graphics.
How Outsourcing Cultivates Efficiency & Profitability
By outsourcing their building automation system graphics and BAS floor plan designs to QA Graphics, system integrators can recover their most precious asset: time. Rather than being burdened with design tasks, their technicians are free to concentrate on core field operations.
The outcomes include:
- Accelerated project completion due to parallel workflows
- Lower overhead costs by utilizing a specialized design team
- Improved customer satisfaction through prompt, professionally polished deliverables
- Design work that aligns with a client’s brand and standards, ensuring consistency on every project
- Access to premier design tools, including significant investment in Autodesk Revit Architectural Suite and other platforms standard to the industry
- A structured process for client collaboration, from the initial scope to post-delivery revisions, which guarantees accuracy and satisfaction
- Extensive symbol libraries featuring over 450 PNG symbols with animations and more than 1,465 scalable SVG vector symbols, along with custom icon creation at no additional charge and Niagara N4 integration
- Human-led expertise that surpasses AI, particularly when dealing with complex, unstructured data or creating customized solutions
- Demonstrated industry leadership and involvement, such as QA Graphics‘ planned participation at the AHR Expo in 2026
The ROI in Tangible Figures
Customers of QA Graphics frequently report significant decreases in project backlogs, a reduction in overtime hours, and an enhanced capacity to undertake more projects without expanding their staff.
