Building automation systems (BAS) are entering a pivotal new era. Rapid advances in digitalization, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud connectivity are transforming not only how
Commercial building AI has invested heavily in teaching buildings to detect and analyze, but it has been slower to teach them what to do next.
Suppose you manage a building with a variety of systems, such as HVAC, lighting, security, and more. Each of these systems operates independently but needs
Consulting engineers writing BAS specifications in 2026 are increasingly being asked by IT departments to justify their network design in security terms – TLS, PKI, segmentation, monitoring, audit logging, and Zero Trust architectures. Integrators deploying BACnet/SC are discovering that the protocol solves some problems, but also introduces new operational questions around hubs, certificates, and network architecture.
The new Secured by Cimetrics™ BACnet Network Design Guide v1.0 was written for exactly those conversations.
2026 | Reflections from the Niagara Summit Introduction I’ve been attending Niagara Summits and industry events long enough to recognize when something feels like a
Welcome to April’s first edition of Monday Live! To kick off a new month, we are diving headfirst into a topic that is impossible to
Over the past month, Monday Live! has explored a question that cuts to the heart of how smart buildings actually operate. What does governance really
In the fourth installment of Monday Live!’s March series on governance, the conversation took a sharp turn. After weeks of exploring data ownership, semantics, and
Stability doesn’t create innovation.
Chaos does.
We need lots of messy experimentation where ideas compete, plans fail, and long-standing beliefs evolve.
Right now, buildings are sitting at the edge of that exact moment.
In the rush to create smarter, more efficient buildings, the industry has often focused on a single goal: accessing more data. But as the latest
Building automation systems (BAS) are entering a pivotal new era. Rapid advances in digitalization, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud connectivity are transforming not only how
Commercial building AI has invested heavily in teaching buildings to detect and analyze, but it has been slower to teach them what to do next.
Suppose you manage a building with a variety of systems, such as HVAC, lighting, security, and more. Each of these systems operates independently but needs
Consulting engineers writing BAS specifications in 2026 are increasingly being asked by IT departments to justify their network design in security terms – TLS, PKI, segmentation, monitoring, audit logging, and Zero Trust architectures. Integrators deploying BACnet/SC are discovering that the protocol solves some problems, but also introduces new operational questions around hubs, certificates, and network architecture.
The new Secured by Cimetrics™ BACnet Network Design Guide v1.0 was written for exactly those conversations.
2026 | Reflections from the Niagara Summit Introduction I’ve been attending Niagara Summits and industry events long enough to recognize when something feels like a
Welcome to April’s first edition of Monday Live! To kick off a new month, we are diving headfirst into a topic that is impossible to
Over the past month, Monday Live! has explored a question that cuts to the heart of how smart buildings actually operate. What does governance really
In the fourth installment of Monday Live!’s March series on governance, the conversation took a sharp turn. After weeks of exploring data ownership, semantics, and
Stability doesn’t create innovation.
Chaos does.
We need lots of messy experimentation where ideas compete, plans fail, and long-standing beliefs evolve.
Right now, buildings are sitting at the edge of that exact moment.
In the rush to create smarter, more efficient buildings, the industry has often focused on a single goal: accessing more data. But as the latest
