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A building that switches itself off.

Sensors on every floor show where energy goes, live. Empty zones ease off on their own, and a failing chiller raises a ticket before anyone feels the heat.

The problem

“Our electricity bill keeps climbing — and nobody knows which floor is wasting it.”
The problem this demo is built to solveLive demo · sample data

What is a building management system (BMS)?

A building management system (BMS) connects energy meters, temperature and occupancy sensors and HVAC controllers to one dashboard. It shows where energy goes by floor and zone, eases off cooling and lights in empty areas, and raises a ticket when equipment drifts out of range — before tenants complain.

Built around your workflow: this demo is a starting point — screens, fields, rules and integrations are made to fit your business.

How often energy is read

Before: 1 meter reading a monthWith the system: Every 2 seconds, per zone

How the system works · how we measured

In the demo every zone reports a new reading every 2 seconds; a real roll-out polls meters the same way through a BACnet / Modbus gateway.

01 · The problem

What problem does it solve?

Imagine a multi-storey office or hospital wing. Air-conditioning runs on fixed timers whether rooms are full or empty, lights stay on in empty meeting rooms, and the meter is read once a month.

The facility team hears about faults from complaints — by then a chiller has been struggling for days and the bill has already arrived.

  • Paying for empty rooms

    Cooling and lighting run on schedules, not on people.

  • No breakdown

    One monthly number hides which floor or system wastes energy.

  • Late faults

    Problems are found by tenants, not by the system.

  • Manual rounds

    Staff walk floors to read meters and check plant rooms.

02 · The solution

How does Smart Building BMS fix it?

  1. 01

    Measure every zone

    Energy meters, temperature and occupancy sensors report through a gateway (Modbus / BACnet → MQTT) every few seconds.

  2. 02

    Follow the people

    Eco mode sets empty zones back to 26 °C and switches their lights off; they return to comfort when someone walks in.

  3. 03

    Rules that raise tickets

    Drifting temperatures, vibration or a unit running out of hours raise an alert with the zone and a suggested action.

  4. 04

    Reports by floor

    Consumption per floor, per system and per hour, so savings can be proven month by month.

03 · The result

What changes?

How often energy is read

Before: 1 meter reading a monthWith the system: Every 2 seconds, per zone

How the system works · how we measured

In the demo every zone reports a new reading every 2 seconds; a real roll-out polls meters the same way through a BACnet / Modbus gateway.

Readings every 2 s in the demo
Live
Floors
5
Zones
20
Occupancy-aware mode
Eco

Live demo

Try it live.

Clickable, with sample data. Nothing you do here is saved or sent anywhere.
  1. 1Turn on Eco mode — empty zones ease off and the live load drops.
  2. 2Switch floors to compare where the energy goes.
  3. 3Acknowledge the open alert to move it to the maintenance queue.
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Before & after

The same day, two ways.

Watch each task move from the way it’s done today to the way it runs on the system — or drag the slider yourself.
Today
With the system
  • Air-conditioningToday: Fixed timers, full or emptyWith the system: Follows occupancy, zone by zone
  • Energy dataToday: One meter reading a monthWith the system: Live, by floor, zone and system
  • FaultsToday: Reported by tenantsWith the system: Detected by rules, ticket raised
  • After hoursToday: Someone walks the floorsWith the system: One switch for the whole building

Make it yours

Built around your business.

Choose what your version of Smart Building BMS needs. Your brief builds itself — send it, and we reply with a plan.

Often asked for by businesses like yours

  • Your floor plans and zone names
  • Comfort set-points per area
  • After-hours schedules
  • Escalation rules for faults
  • Monthly energy reports for management
Always included
  • Live energy metering
  • HVAC & lighting control
  • Fault rules & tickets
  • Reports by floor
Add modules
Connect to the tools you use
Runs on
Languages
Hosting
Team size

Under the hood

How is it built?

Where the data comes from, what the system does with it, and what comes out.

Inputs

  • Energy meters
  • Temperature & occupancy sensors
  • HVAC controllers (BACnet / Modbus)

The engine

  • MQTT gateway
  • Time-series database
  • Eco & fault rules

Outputs

  • Live dashboard
  • Automatic set-backs
  • Fault tickets & reports

Modules

  • Live energy metering
  • HVAC & lighting control
  • Occupancy sensing
  • Fault rules & tickets
  • Schedules & eco mode
  • Reports by floor

Connects to

  • BACnet
  • Modbus
  • MQTT
  • Existing BMS controllers
  • WhatsApp & SMS alerts
  • Ticketing tools

Stack

  • IoT sensors (Modbus, BACnet)
  • MQTT
  • Node.js
  • TimescaleDB
  • Next.js dashboard
  • WebSockets

Proof, the honest way

What would you measure?

This is a demo, so we don’t claim client results. In a real roll-out, these are the numbers we track from week one — before and after.
  • kWh per sq ft

    Energy intensity, comparable month to month.

  • After-hours load

    What the building uses when nobody is in.

  • Fault response

    From alert to fix.

  • Comfort complaints

    Too hot / too cold tickets per floor.

FAQ

Smart Building BMS FAQ

All questions →
What is a building management system (BMS)?

A building management system (BMS) connects energy meters, temperature and occupancy sensors and HVAC controllers to one dashboard. It shows where energy goes by floor and zone, eases off cooling and lights in empty areas, and raises a ticket when equipment drifts out of range — before tenants complain.

Does “BMS” mean building or business management system?

Here it means building management system — software that monitors and controls a building’s energy, air-conditioning, lighting and equipment.

Can a BMS work with our existing air-conditioning and meters?

Usually, yes. Most modern meters, chillers and controllers speak Modbus or BACnet; a small gateway reads them and sends the data to the dashboard. Older equipment can be fitted with add-on sensors.

How does occupancy-based cooling work?

Occupancy sensors tell the system which zones are empty. Empty zones are set back to a higher temperature and their lights switch off; they return to comfort settings when someone walks in.

Can we get fault alerts on WhatsApp?

Yes. Fault rules can send alerts by WhatsApp, SMS or email and open a maintenance ticket with the zone and a suggested action.

Do we need to replace our current BMS?

No. If you already have controllers, we read from them and add the dashboards, rules and reports you are missing.

Built around you

Every demo is a starting point.

Nothing here is sold as-is. Each one is rebuilt around your business — these are the things we tailor on every project.
  • Your workflow

    Steps, approvals and statuses the way your team works today.

  • Roles & permissions

    Who sees and changes what — by branch, team or person.

  • Fields & forms

    Your terms, your fields, your numbering and units.

  • Reports

    The numbers you check every day, in your format.

  • Integrations

    Tally, WhatsApp, payments, couriers and the tools you already use.

  • Your brand

    Your name, logo and colours on every screen and document.

  • Language

    English, Hindi or a regional language for staff and customers.

  • Hosting

    Our cloud, your cloud account or your own server.

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Updated 15 Oct 2026 · Arcade Alliance Network is a web, app, software and AI development company in Lucknow, India, building custom software for businesses in India and worldwide.

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