BAS Modernization
Modernization can include graphics, database cleanup, point naming, schedules, alarms, trends, sequences, and operator workflows, with the goal of making the system easier to understand, use, and support.
This is what we do. Not the website. The equipment.
What this includes
One coordinated modernization effort, not separate purchases.
- Graphics modernization
- Rebuild dated, cluttered operator graphics into clear, fast screens: readable floor plans, equipment pages, alarms, and trends on the controllers you already own.
- Database cleanup
- Clean up the control database so points, schedules, and references are consistent and maintainable instead of accreted over years of changes.
- Point naming and mapping cleanup
- Standardize point names and mappings so operators and the next contractor can actually read the system.
- Sequence review
- Review sequences of operation against the design intent and how the building actually runs, and correct what has drifted.
- Alarm and trend cleanup
- Rationalize alarms so the important ones are not buried, and set up trends that document behavior and support troubleshooting.
- Operator workflow improvement
- Improve navigation and operator workflows so finding and resolving an issue takes seconds, not a hunt through legacy screens.
- Legacy migration planning
- Plan the migration off obsolete controllers and software in phases, retiring what is unsupported without an unnecessary rip and replace.
- Before and after
- See the difference side by side: the legacy screens on the left, the modernized operator graphics on the right.
Protocol, equipment, and network integration is handled under Building Systems Integration.
Screens that keep up.
Modern operator screens render the whole building in well under a second — equipment, alarms, and trends a tech reads at a glance, on the controllers you already own.
What you get
Clear, readable operator graphics on your existing controllers
A clean control database with consistent point naming
Reviewed sequences, schedules, and rationalized alarms and trends
A modernization path that retires what is obsolete without an unnecessary rip and replace
How it works
- 01
Assess
Document the existing graphics, points, schedules, sequences, and alarms.
- 02
Plan
Define a phased modernization path and risk controls.
- 03
Modernize
Rebuild graphics, clean the database, and tune sequences and alarms in stages.
- 04
Commission
Verify every sequence against the design intent and hand off documentation.
The engagement
What you receive, where our scope ends, and what stays yours.
Deliverables
- Rebuilt operator graphics for the equipment and systems in scope
- A cleaned control database with standardized point names and mappings
- Reviewed sequences of operation corrected against design intent
- Rationalized alarms and documented trends
- A phased legacy-migration plan for obsolete controllers
What we do not do
- We do not purchase or install physical controllers, actuators, or sensors
- We do not perform electrical or mechanical installation labor
- We do not resell the BMS software license; you own or procure it
You receive documented, verified sequences and graphics that run on the controllers you already own. The system is yours, with no subscription and no proprietary lock-in.
Common questions
Do you replace our controllers?
Not unnecessarily. Modernization runs on your existing control hardware wherever the hardware still supports the work.
Can you phase the work?
Yes. Modernization is planned in stages so the building keeps operating throughout.
Where do graphics and database cleanup fit?
Both are components of BAS Modernization: rebuilt operator graphics and a cleaned-up, consistently named control database are part of the same coordinated effort, not separate purchases.
- BAS Modernization Guide: repair, modernize, or replace, phase by phase
- Sample BAS Modernization Roadmap: a phased plan without an unnecessary rip and replace
- Sample Point List: the clean, consistently named database a cleanup delivers
- Field note: point naming that survives the person who wrote it
- Field note: operator graphics that match the building
More ways we modernize buildings.
- Controls AssessmentUnderstand what is installed, what is unclear, and what should happen next.
- Building Systems IntegrationConnect equipment, platforms, and open protocols into one maintainable operating layer.
- Energy & Sequence OptimizationTune sequences, schedules, setpoints, alarms, and trends around actual building operation.