Smart Buildings
Vendor-neutral BMS that survives year ten
[Author name] · 30 March 2026 · 5 min readSample draft
A building management system is a ten-to-fifteen-year commitment. The decision that matters most is rarely the headline brand — it's whether the architecture is open enough to re-tender service and add analytics without a rip-and-replace.
Specify the seams
BACnet/IP, documented points lists, and an API-first data layer are what keep options open. Specify them explicitly, or the integrator's defaults will specify them for you.
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