Partnership & Sponsorship Media Kit

Media Kit & Sponsorship Guide

The Industry’s
Independent
Voice Since 1999

27 years of practitioner-driven publishing for controls engineers, system integrators, and facility managers across the B2B HVAC and building automation sector.

59K+ Annual Unique Visitors
752K Monthly Visits (May 2026)
32M+ Total Platform Visits
24.5K Social Followers

Why AutomatedBuildings.com

Built by practitioners, for practitioners.

AutomatedBuildings.com has served as an independent voice for the building automation industry for 27 years. Our founder brings over 50 years of experience as an energy automation consultant, giving our platform a depth of expertise that is unmatched in the industry. No paywalls. No algorithm-driven noise. Just the trusted reference archive for the building controls profession.

Evergreen Content Archive
Thousands of technical articles, columns, and standards references remain fully searchable and accessible indefinitely. Content published here keeps working for your brand year after year.
High-Authority Audience
Controls engineers, system integrators, and facility managers who make purchasing decisions. This is not a general readership; it is the precise professional segment driving adoption in building automation.
65% Growth Year-Over-Year
Monthly visits rose from 454K in July 2025 to over 752K in May 2026. The platform’s upward trajectory reflects growing industry demand for independent, expert-driven coverage.

Our Audience

Decision-makers across the full building controls ecosystem.

AutomatedBuildings.com draws the professionals who specify, procure, install, and manage intelligent building systems.

Controls
Engineers & Technicians
System
Integrators
Facility
Managers & Owners
BAS
Vendors & Manufacturers
Energy
Consultants & Auditors
IT / OT
Convergence Professionals

Our Editorial Board

A vibrant community of voices, not a single point of view.

AutomatedBuildings.com content is created by a roster of industry experts, including engineers, consultants, founders, and facility managers, who regularly contribute their diverse perspectives and practical insights on building automation, energy efficiency, and emerging technologies.

Keith E. Gipson
Founder and CEO, Facil.ai
Veteran of Buildings IoT and Enterprise Energy Management with roles at Honeywell and Johnson Controls, and co-founder of the first EEM company.
Tracy Markie
CEO & Founder, Engenuity Systems
A 30-year leader in smart building technologies and Chairman of the Board of LonMark International, with deep expertise in open, interoperable systems.
Cyril Verley
CEO, CDV Systems Inc.
A leading BIM expert with over 35 years in the AEC industry, having led major implementations including a 3.5 million square foot hospital project.
Bill Lydon
Digital Manufacturing Transformation Consultant
Decades of controls and automation experience at Johnson Controls, plus tenure as editor in chief of leading industrial automation publications.
Anto Budiardjo
CEO, Padi.io; Founding Member, C4SB
Host of MondayLive! and a pioneer in collaborative facility management platforms with a focus on cybersecurity and interoperability.
Scott Cochrane
President & CEO, Cochrane Supply & Engineering
Leads a major smart building controls supplier across five states and Ontario, and is an industry award winner for impact and distribution excellence.
35+
Contributing editors and counting. Our board spans controls engineers, BIM strategists, energy consultants, founders, and facility managers worldwide, each publishing under their own byline to a shared, searchable archive.

Sponsorship Benefits

More than advertising. Thought leadership at scale.

Every sponsorship tier includes direct publishing rights and brand placement. Gold and Platinum levels add amplification, event access, and deeper integration into our editorial ecosystem.

Direct Content Publishing
Your team publishes technical articles and insights directly to the platform. Posts stay live and fully searchable for years, providing ongoing value long after the campaign ends.
Dedicated Sponsor Profile
Your own branded profile page with logo, company description, resource links, and a full index of your published content. You control the page and can update it at any time.
Social Media Amplification
Every post you publish is shared with an organic audience of 24,474 followers, built over more than 30 years of active industry engagement by the platform’s founder and editor.
AHR Expo Speaking Access
Gold and Platinum sponsors are eligible for speaking panels at the AHR Expo, a tradition maintained for 28 years in partnership with Cochrane Supply. Sessions are recorded and published on site.
Platform Logo Placement
Your brand is featured across AutomatedBuildings.com, associating your company with one of the most trusted and independent media platforms in the building automation industry.
Editorial Board Cross-Pollination
Sponsors gain access to a collaborative ecosystem shaped by our editorial board of contributing editors, industry peers, and fellow sponsors. Through ongoing education sessions and group discussions, content, expertise, and audiences cross-pollinate naturally, positioning your team as an active contributor to the profession rather than an outside advertiser.

Platform Momentum

The numbers behind the growth.

Monthly Visits (K) — 2025 to 2026
Jul
454K
Sep
510K
Nov
562K
Jan
623K
Mar
692K
May
752K
65% Year-Over-Year Growth
Monthly visits grew from 454K in July 2025 to over 752K in May 2026, reflecting accelerating industry interest in AI, smart buildings, and building automation content.
Nearly 2M Page Views Per Month
Averaging over 160,000 daily hits, our audience engages deeply with technical articles, columns, and reference resources rather than merely clicking through.
32 Million Total Visits
Over 27 years, the platform has accumulated one of the largest proprietary archives of building automation knowledge available online, free and fully searchable.
1.1M Annual Network Hits
Our broader network of channels, newsletters, and social touchpoints generates over 1.1 million annual hits, extending reach well beyond the main site.

Get Started

Ready to position your brand
at the center of the industry?

Reach out to discuss sponsorship tiers, content publishing, and how AutomatedBuildings.com can work for your team.

sponsors@automatedbuildings.com