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J UNE 2019 | 33 Automated Building Control Systems Metasys 10.0 introduces a new and improved set of integrations. These include new integrations with C·CURE 9000 Access Control and victor Video Management Systems, and simpler integrations with SIMPLEX Fire Systems and with lighting systems from leading lighting providers. A new Metasys Application Programming Interface (API) enables data to be securely extracted from Metasys 10.0 and integrated with Johnson Controls or third-party data visualization tools for robust data analysis and reporting. "Metasys has always delivered a strong integrations platform, but we're really excited about how easy we're making it for customers to integrate both HVAC and non-HVAC systems into Metasys 10.0," says Chris Eichmann, VP and general manager, Global Controls Products, Johnson Controls. "Providing our customers with access to critical system data from a single, intuitively-designed interface makes it faster and easier for them to do their jobs." E F F O R T L E S S E F F I C I E N C Y "In North America, a building's energy consumption accounts for nearly a third of operating costs," notes engineer Lindsay Austrom from Williams Engineering. "Energy benchmarking, then, is a valuable tool not only for reducing carbon footprints, but also for decreasing utility expenses." By collecting data in one place via an automated building system platform, one has the information needed to determine if a building's performance is improving or worsening over time. Building control systems, if designed, installed, and commissioned properly, create enormous impact on a buildings green credentials. The ability to deter- mine whether or not spaces are being used at any particular time, either through access control systems or people finding systems, allows plants to be operated only when necessary," says Sandell. No longer does air conditioning and lighting need to operate to a time schedule when at least some of that time the space is not used – the blending of data from various systems can create new control opportunities to minimize energy waste. And when the plant and equipment are in operation for less time, this potentially extends the life of the equipment. O P E N U P "The old world of proprietary communications protocols is all but dead," says Sandell. Products that don't support open communications are being shunned by the market, in favour of the freedom of choice offered by open systems. "These systems, coupled with an appropriate infrastructure design, provide the best future-proofing opportunities that are commercially available and deliverable in today's product market," he adds. "There are many large projects in CBDs around the globe that are seeing this leap forward as necessary to attract premium tenants to their assets. This in turn will drive a retrofit market with similar aspirations as new assets are completed." With open systems and blended data comes the opportunity to provide more granular analytics. "There is a drive in the market to embrace machine learning and predictive maintenance, which is all well supported by modern designed integration," says Sandell. "Having a single source of data truth for all building control subsystems allows a new depth of refinement for maintenance planning, budgeting, capital works planning, and resource deployment." The future is both here and still coming. While we don't know what we don't know, Smart control systems combined with Smart systems and data integration design will allow the current generation of developments to embrace whatever comes next. A Metasys 10.0 system and Metasys Application Programming Interface from Johnson Controls. Coreslab.indd 1 2018-10-31 2:53 PM The Fence People.indd 1 2018-05-01 11:47 AM

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