Building Automation system

1. RELEVANCE OF
BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
TO ARCHITECTS
SUBMITTED BY:
JASJOT KAUR [17/13] KANAV K KAUSHAL [19/13] PARAS THAPPA [26/13] SHUBHRA GOEL [36/13]

2. SURVEY
EXPLAIN BAS IN YOUR WORDS.
AUTOMATION OF
LIGHTING CONTROL
AUTOMATION OF
BUILDING SERVICES
HANDLING SERVICES
THROUGH A
TECHNOLOGICAL BASE
AUTOMATION OF FIRE
SAFETY, WATER SYSTEMS
ETC.
BUILDINGS ARE
AUTOMATICALLY
CONTROLLED BY
MACHINES
INCREASING THE
EFFICIENCY OF YOUR
SERVICE SYSTEMS

3. AWARENESS AMONGST ARCHITECTS
0
15%
BELOW 5
25%
5 OR ABOVE
59%
10
1%
0 BELOW 5 5 OR ABOVE 10
7 OR BELOW
17%
8 OR ABOVE
83%
7 OR BELOW 8 OR ABOVE
ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, HOW IMPORTANT IS THE
ROLE OF AN ARCHITECT IN BAS?
ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF
BAS IN TODAY’S WORLD?
SURVEY

4. SURVEY
AWARENESS AMONGST ARCHITECTS
YES
58%
NO
42%
YES NO
YES
25%
NO
75%
YES NO
HAVE YOU EVER WITNESSED ANY EXAMPLE OF BAS? DO YOU KNOW ANY COMPANIES DEALING IN BAS?
YES
66%
NO
34%
YES NO
ARE THERE ANY DISADVANTAGES OF BAS?

5. ROLE OF AN ARCHITECT IN BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM
“Maybe their most important role in a smart building, is simply putting advanced technology and
smart building operations on the agenda.”
In the case of new construction and most building renovations the
architect is the main interface for the building owner. It’s the
architect that develops the owner’s facility program and assembles
a design team, both of which are critical to the overall success of
the project. With such a prominent role, the architect heavily
influences just how smart the building will be.

6. However it is not just control systems that comprise a smart
building. The “fixed” attributes of the building such as the initial
siting, the structure, the envelope, windows, interior layout, etc. also
play a major part in how smart the building is and how the building
will operate.
The best building control systems cannot compensate for the worst
building structure and layout; and in the same way, the best
structure cannot compensate for the worst building control systems.
Both are critical in creating a smart and well-designed building.

7. FACILITY PROGRAMMING
The development of a facility program will be led by the architect in collaboration with
specialized facility programmers, engineers, consultants, facility managers, contractors and
manufacturers. It’s a creative, iterative process which teases out the owner’s objectives,
values and preferences, and identifies the needs and considerations related to aesthetics,
economics, regulatory issues, energy, sustainability, and functionality. The result is the
owner’s unique facility plan that is the foundation and underpinning of the design and
construction.

8. SO ONE ROLE FOR ARCHITECTS, MAYBE THEIR MOST IMPORTANT ROLE IN A SMART BUILDING, IS
 simply putting advanced technology and smart building operations on the agenda,
 explaining the technology and economics to the owner,
 and incorporating the main tenets of this approach in the facility program.
It is this early programming activity where the discussion of automation,
advanced technology, smart buildings, and more importantly building
operations and facility management must take place. Without laying out these
matters, it will not become an integral part of the building program.

9. DESIGN TEAMS
Architects put together the design team for the project. The design team’s basic responsibility is
to transform the owner’s facility program into a detailed design. The team determines the design
requirements, specifies and draws up the project, produces the construction document, and
administers the construction contract.
For a smart building it’s important to select design team members that are innovative,
technologically savvy and experienced. The architects should also be experienced in dealing with
buildings becoming increasingly complex, the result being additional building systems, potential
operational challenges for the owner, and the design teams becoming larger as many focused
specialists are needed.

10. SITING THE BUILDING
Architects frequently help the building owner in selecting and acquiring the building’s site for new
construction, or for existing buildings, in assessing current conditions and updating a survey. The
specifics of a site, the topography, climate and available public utilities will affect the design and
construction of the building, possibly including the deployment of specialized building systems such as
seismic, tilt, corrosion, and ground pressure monitoring. Also, the general area surrounding the
specific site is critical; proximity to transportation infrastructure, to other businesses, schools and to
skilled labor pools may be important to the long term success of the building.

11. COORDINATION
Architects are generally involved with coordinating the information and work of the design team
members. Later in the construction phase, a construction manager may coordinate the work of the
contractors. Coordination in the design and construction phase is especially essential when building
control systems are being integrated, a critical element of a smart building. It’s not enough to simply
state in a specification that system A has to be integrated to System B.

12. THE HANDOFF TO OPERATIONS
As leader of the design team, architects have responsibility for the handoff from construction to
operations. The design specifications must address important elements of the transition: startup
procedures, closeout requirements, operation and maintenance data, preventative maintenance
instructions, and facility operation procedures. A poor transition process may mean the building
operations get off to a bad start and never fully recover or only catches-up after considerable cost and
effort.

13. THAT’S ALL FOLKS!