Advanced building automation & technology

Introduction

Better living for everyone

We spend an increasing part of our lives outside of our homes – at work, in school, shopping, traveling. Building management technology is creating better workplaces, schools, hospitals, hotels and public buildings improves quality of life for everyone. Priva develops sustainable building automation solutions for building management, energy management, and personal comfort.

With our technological knowledge and expertise, we develop building automation that creates the perfect indoor climate for building users whilst reducing the CO₂ footprint. This helps building managers, owners, and investors realise sustainable, energy-efficient buildings where people thrive.

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What is building automation?

Building automation is the automatic and often digitalised control and monitoring of various systems in a building. For large buildings – regardless of their function – maintaining control over building performance and management can be challenging. Different types of spaces have different requirements, existing buildings often have previously installed (limited) systems, and energy costs can be substantial. The application of building automation can provide a solution. These are computer-controlled monitoring and automation systems that enable monitoring and control of the entire building.

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The benefits of building automation

To give an example: 28% of global CO₂ emissions from buildings is currently related to operational energy consumption. Building automation helps you reduce both operational and energy costs and can ensure that the property complies with the latest laws and regulations. Building automation allows you to work more flexibly and manage workspaces better. Here follows the benefits, at a glance:

1. Increase property value

When a building is equipped with the latest building automation technologies, the value of the existing infrastructure of the building increases. This will, in turn, increase the property value. By investing in smart building automation tools, it becomes possible to collect and analyse more data, based on which you discover new opportunities to save additional energy and money. Read more about property value >

2. Operational efficiency and cost savings

You can save costs when you use your building efficiently. This is possible with the help of building automation software and digital services. It is the fastest and most cost-effective way to gain control over rising energy prices and reducing operational costs. Discover efficient building management >

3. Improve comfort, wellbeing, and productivity

The importance of providing a comfortable, healthy workplace for tenants can no longer be ignored. A healthy indoor climate ensures that people in your building learn and perform better, feel more comfortable, and become more inspired. Automatically controlling heating, cooling, and ventilation in your building can make an important contribution to this. Read more about comfort and wellbeing >

4. Energy savings and sustainability

Are you as a property owner contributing to the UK's Net Zero target for 2050? Building automation technologies help you gain a better and more detailed picture of energy consumption and give you opportunities to adjust and perform more energy-efficiently and sustainably. Read more about making buildings sustainable >

5. A future-proof building

By choosing the right building automation solutions, you make your building smart and future-proof. Think of integrated technologies that optimise building performance, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to measure temperature, or the use of artificial intelligence for predicting energy use. Discover smart buildings >

6. Make building management easier

Smart tools are called so for a reason: they help manage a building more easily and efficiently. Smart building automation can save you time,cut costs and ensure that you maintain control and simplify work processes. Discover smart tools for building management >

7. Comply with laws and regulations

Regarding regulations, building automation systems help ensure compliance with UK building regulations and energy performance requirements. Advanced Building Management Systems (BMS) with automation capabilities demonstrate compliance with energy efficiency standards and help meet Environmental Performance Certificate (EPC) requirements. Read more about EPC compliance requirements >

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Key building automation components

Many types of buildings, many types of functions. Building automation systems are versatile and diverse, so they can be deployed for different purposes and functions, suited to your building. For example, think of technologies that focus on sensors for measuring indoor air quality, controllers with which you can regulate your air handling systems, automatically controlling lighting based on presence, and automated shading that responds to weather conditions. This way, you can automate your complete climate control to ensure an optimal working environment.

Zooming in on sensors: these measure various parameters in a building that affect comfort and energy management, such as:

Temperature
Humidity
Presence (through motion)
Air quality (such as measuring CO₂ levels)
Air pressure
Lighting

Automatic room and zone control

Every building user prefers an indoor climate that feels comfortable. It doesn't matter whether it's an office, hospital, school, or industrial environment. One of the most important building automation components. that provides a solution for this, is room and zone control. With a zone control system, such as the Priva Comforte line, installations are simply connected to a control system for the entire building, allowing the climate to be easily controlled for each room individually. The result? The building meets individual climate preferences, increased comfort, and more efficient building management.

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Digital solutions and smart buildings

A building that is ready for the future is smart. Such a smart building aligns excellently with the increasingly important user experience, (future) sustainability requirements, and the desire to have a building that functions as efficiently as possible. In doing so, we must take into account climate changes in our buildings, a lower CO₂ footprint, and the economic use of natural resources. It is also desirable that solutions are scalable and usable for different building sizes and types.

All of this is possible thanks to the integration of digital and smart solutions in building automation, which will greatly improve the experiences of both users and facility managers.

Priva ecoBuilding

One of those smart solutions is Priva ecoBuilding. It uses digital twin technology and artificial intelligence, allowing the tool to predict, amongst other things, the amount of energy needed to achieve an optimal and healthy indoor climate. Discover Priva ecoBuilding >

Priva Digital Services

Another solution is Priva Digital Services. In this range, you'll find an extensive selection of digital services that allow you to achieve better accessibility, scalability, and resilience for every building type. Thanks to these services, you maintain control over your building management system (BMS), can save on energy and maintenance costs, and create an optimal indoor climate for more comfort, increased productivity, and faster ROI. Discover Priva Digital Services >

Security of your building automation system

Are you planning to integrate a building automation system and digital services into your building? Then it's good to know how your building data is secured, how safe it is to use our platforms, and how your privacy is protected. At Priva, we find it extremely important to deliver highly secure products and solutions. In these two whitepapers, you can read more about this:

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Sustainable buildings and energy management

Faced with a continuously growing world population and increasingly scarce natural resources, we need new technologies to create a sustainable future. The way we generate, purchase, store, and distribute energy in our buildings must be completely revised. With the help of energy-efficient building automation technology, Priva enables its customers to make the transition to more sustainable energy use; by reducing consumption, improving efficiency, and maximising the use of renewable sources. We have designed building technologies for energy management to give you a better and more detailed picture of how you use energy in your building.

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Future-proof buildings with building automation

For buildings in the future to comply with applicable rules, legislation, and user requirements, Priva Building Automation offers you the right solutions. Through the use of advanced and energy-saving technologies, it is possible to guarantee sustainability and efficiency in the long term. When choosing building automation for your building, it is important to pay attention to a number of crucial points.

1. Comfort and energy savings

Choose systems that ensure optimal indoor climate AND simultaneously minimise energy consumption. The best solutions find the balance between user comfort and energy efficiency.

2. Compatibility with open standards

Ensure that your system works with open communication protocols and standards. This guarantees easy integration with other systems and prevents vendor lock-in with future expansions.

3. User-friendliness

Choose intuitive interfaces and dashboards that are easy to operate for both users and administrators. A user-friendly system increases acceptance and effectiveness.

4. Scalable and future-proof

Select systems that are easy to expand and adapt. Make use of possibilities such as IoT and AI for efficient building management that can grow with changing needs.

5. Return on investment

Weigh the purchase costs against operational costs and savings. Ensure that your building complies and continues to comply with applicable regulations, so you can optimally benefit from your investment.

About Priva Building Automation

Creating a climate for growth shouldn't take too much effort. We want you to benefit from our technology with minimal effort on your part. That’s why we make our products, systems, and solutions available digitally and in the cloud whenever possible. This way, you have no upfront investments, no management or maintenance, and no worries, but always exactly the right climate and comfort levels. Would you like to know more about one of Priva's products or services, or do you need personal advice? Contact us without obligation, we're here for you.