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Monday Live Returns: Why September’s Theme Is Trust
Monday Live is the smart buildings industry’s weekly open conversation—a virtual gathering where practitioners, technologists, and systems thinkers work through the future of smarter buildings
How EDGE Programming Has Evolved in the Last Decade
The Journey from Sedona Framework to nano EDGE ENGINE For more than fifteen years, the Sedona Framework has been one of the most recognizable edge
The BMS Isn’t Going Away. It’s Becoming Part of Something Bigger.
As AI moves deeper into building operations, the opportunity isn’t to replace the BMS. It’s to make better use of the systems and data buildings
6 ways to lower your building’s carbon footprint
Energy prices continue to rise, carbon pricing programs are expanding, and sustainability requirements are becoming more common across jurisdictions. At the same time, building owners
Seven Days. Zero Meetings. The Systems Connected.
The Connection Took Minutes. Then the Data Began to Behave Like a Building. The myth that interoperability requires years of custom master-systems integration is holding
Interoperability Is Built, Tested, and Maintained: Why BTL Certification Matters
BACnet International’s 2026 ASAE Gold Award recognizes more than a certification program. It highlights the testing, collaboration, and technical infrastructure required to make an open
Meet the Building Automation Experts Writing for AutomatedBuildings.com
AutomatedBuildings.com Meet Our Contributing Editors Many voices, one community advancing building automation AutomatedBuildings.com is built on the expertise of the people who write for it.
Meet the 2026 AutomatedBuildings AHR Education Session Speakers (the Core of our Community)
At AutomatedBuildings.com, our greatest strength is the collective expertise of our community. As we look ahead to the AHR Expo 2026, we are thrilled to shine a
Monday Live Returns: Why September’s Theme Is Trust
Monday Live is the smart buildings industry’s weekly open conversation—a virtual gathering where practitioners, technologists, and systems thinkers work through the future of smarter buildings
How EDGE Programming Has Evolved in the Last Decade
The Journey from Sedona Framework to nano EDGE ENGINE For more than fifteen years, the Sedona Framework has been one of the most recognizable edge
The BMS Isn’t Going Away. It’s Becoming Part of Something Bigger.
As AI moves deeper into building operations, the opportunity isn’t to replace the BMS. It’s to make better use of the systems and data buildings
6 ways to lower your building’s carbon footprint
Energy prices continue to rise, carbon pricing programs are expanding, and sustainability requirements are becoming more common across jurisdictions. At the same time, building owners
Seven Days. Zero Meetings. The Systems Connected.
The Connection Took Minutes. Then the Data Began to Behave Like a Building. The myth that interoperability requires years of custom master-systems integration is holding
Interoperability Is Built, Tested, and Maintained: Why BTL Certification Matters
BACnet International’s 2026 ASAE Gold Award recognizes more than a certification program. It highlights the testing, collaboration, and technical infrastructure required to make an open
Meet the Building Automation Experts Writing for AutomatedBuildings.com
AutomatedBuildings.com Meet Our Contributing Editors Many voices, one community advancing building automation AutomatedBuildings.com is built on the expertise of the people who write for it.
Meet the 2026 AutomatedBuildings AHR Education Session Speakers (the Core of our Community)
At AutomatedBuildings.com, our greatest strength is the collective expertise of our community. As we look ahead to the AHR Expo 2026, we are thrilled to shine a
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Welcome, IOTech Systems to the AutomatedBuildings.com Community
AutomatedBuildings.com is pleased to welcome IOTech Systems as our newest sponsor. IOTech builds an open, vendor-neutral software platform for the edge of building networks, the
Tom Zaban reflects people and purpose after 3 decades at Reliable Controls
This year marks 40 years of Reliable Controls, a milestone shaped by the people who have guided the company through decades of growth and change.
What ITU’s New Trust Framework for Agentic AI Means for Building Automation
The International Telecommunication Union has opened a new front in the effort to govern artificial intelligence, and building automation professionals should be paying close attention.
The Answer Was Published
How TA-14 Built the Architecture for Trustworthy Autonomous Buildings—One Article at a Time The smart building industry is now confronting one of the most consequential
Trust In Smart Buildings Evolution
How has trust shaped our industry in the lens of automatedbuildings.com 27 year history? Over its 27-year history, AutomatedBuildings.com has not just chronicled the evolution
Digital Retrofit: How to Modernize an Existing Building Without Replacing Its Infrastructure
Executive Summary Many facility managers want to modernize their buildings but face the same challenge: limited budgets. Traditional retrofit projects often require replacing HVAC equipment,
Why the Companies That Win Tomorrow Are Building Differently Today
There is a pattern I have watched repeat itself across the BMS industry for the last twenty years. A company finds a tool that works.
Why Graphics Verification Should Be the Final Step Before Every BAS Project Goes Live
Building automation graphics have evolved dramatically over the past decade. Today’s graphics are no longer simple mechanical diagrams with a few animated icons. They have
When Smoke Rolls In: Why Building Pressurization Is Becoming Wildfire Season’s First Line of Defense
Wildfire smoke used to be a regional story. A fire burned somewhere upwind, the sky turned orange for a few days, and building operators waited
Building Controls: A legacy of innovation, engineered for what’s next
For more than three decades, building automation has been transforming how facilities operate, adapt and perform. Few platforms have shaped that evolution as consistently or
The Governance Exchange Has Arrived
A Primer on the New Infrastructure Category Between Intelligence and Consequence For decades, the building industry has been defined by connection. First, we connected devices.
Twenty-Six Years of Chasing Interoperability
Editoral- by Ken Sinclair Open AutomatedBuildings.com today and you will find an industry captivated by “agentic buildings”—AI systems that can reason across building data and
Keep a Sharp Eye on BMS Cloud Offers. Five Questions to Ask.
For nearly forty years, the building automation industry has lived by an unwritten rule: to manage a control system, you either had to be on-site or fighting your way through a frustratingly clunky VPN.
The Five-Dollar Widget: What Happened to Trust on the Way to the Digital Age
SCENE 01 The street corner Alex is walking down Maple Street with five dollars. Sam is standing behind a folding table with a widget. They
Part 1: The Latent Load Problem
Why Temperature Is Only Half the Story Three-part Summer Series 2026 | automatedbuildings.com Summer looks different depending on where your building sits. Florida’s Gulf and
Smart Building Startups Rebound: Funding Jumps 80% in H1 2026
Smart building startups are back in favor with investors. In the first half of 2026, Memoori Research tracked 169 funding rounds worth more than $5.6 billion flowing
Welcome, IOTech Systems to the AutomatedBuildings.com Community
AutomatedBuildings.com is pleased to welcome IOTech Systems as our newest sponsor. IOTech builds an open, vendor-neutral software platform for the edge of building networks, the
Tom Zaban reflects people and purpose after 3 decades at Reliable Controls
This year marks 40 years of Reliable Controls, a milestone shaped by the people who have guided the company through decades of growth and change.
What ITU’s New Trust Framework for Agentic AI Means for Building Automation
The International Telecommunication Union has opened a new front in the effort to govern artificial intelligence, and building automation professionals should be paying close attention.
The Answer Was Published
How TA-14 Built the Architecture for Trustworthy Autonomous Buildings—One Article at a Time The smart building industry is now confronting one of the most consequential
Trust In Smart Buildings Evolution
How has trust shaped our industry in the lens of automatedbuildings.com 27 year history? Over its 27-year history, AutomatedBuildings.com has not just chronicled the evolution
Digital Retrofit: How to Modernize an Existing Building Without Replacing Its Infrastructure
Executive Summary Many facility managers want to modernize their buildings but face the same challenge: limited budgets. Traditional retrofit projects often require replacing HVAC equipment,
Why the Companies That Win Tomorrow Are Building Differently Today
There is a pattern I have watched repeat itself across the BMS industry for the last twenty years. A company finds a tool that works.
Why Graphics Verification Should Be the Final Step Before Every BAS Project Goes Live
Building automation graphics have evolved dramatically over the past decade. Today’s graphics are no longer simple mechanical diagrams with a few animated icons. They have
When Smoke Rolls In: Why Building Pressurization Is Becoming Wildfire Season’s First Line of Defense
Wildfire smoke used to be a regional story. A fire burned somewhere upwind, the sky turned orange for a few days, and building operators waited
Building Controls: A legacy of innovation, engineered for what’s next
For more than three decades, building automation has been transforming how facilities operate, adapt and perform. Few platforms have shaped that evolution as consistently or
The Governance Exchange Has Arrived
A Primer on the New Infrastructure Category Between Intelligence and Consequence For decades, the building industry has been defined by connection. First, we connected devices.
Twenty-Six Years of Chasing Interoperability
Editoral- by Ken Sinclair Open AutomatedBuildings.com today and you will find an industry captivated by “agentic buildings”—AI systems that can reason across building data and
Keep a Sharp Eye on BMS Cloud Offers. Five Questions to Ask.
For nearly forty years, the building automation industry has lived by an unwritten rule: to manage a control system, you either had to be on-site or fighting your way through a frustratingly clunky VPN.
The Five-Dollar Widget: What Happened to Trust on the Way to the Digital Age
SCENE 01 The street corner Alex is walking down Maple Street with five dollars. Sam is standing behind a folding table with a widget. They
Part 1: The Latent Load Problem
Why Temperature Is Only Half the Story Three-part Summer Series 2026 | automatedbuildings.com Summer looks different depending on where your building sits. Florida’s Gulf and
Smart Building Startups Rebound: Funding Jumps 80% in H1 2026
Smart building startups are back in favor with investors. In the first half of 2026, Memoori Research tracked 169 funding rounds worth more than $5.6 billion flowing