Published by Consulting Engineer on April 8, 2024, this eBook discusses the historical development of modern building control systems. It covers a futuristic view of what smart office buildings could look like and function with stronger facility management when it comes to retrofits, lighting and specialty projects for post-secondary university buildings. It also touches on how building control technologies, and open protocols can be integrated into multiple control systems. Offices can significantly reduce their carbon footprint by making everything in their buildings flow together instead of having everything separated.

Keywords: Access Controls, Architecture/Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Building Retrofits, Climate Change, Control & Monitoring Equipment/Sensors, Energy Efficiency/Management, Fiber Optics, HVAC & Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Intelligent Building, Large Building Controls/Automation, Lighting Systems/Controls, Property Management, Protocols/Standards, System Integrator, Utilities, MEP Operating Systems, BREEAM Certification, Decarbonization, Energy Cost Savings, Plug Loads, Holistic Engineering