North Building Technologies

Remote Building Monitoring

Imagine a set of buildings: each has fire, security, and HVAC systems. Occupants want better control, management want more savings, and the idea of monitoring/managing these buildings remotely is constantly suggested. The concept means fewer engineers, but they need better training and better tools, and a single system that spans several remote sites.

The concepts of wide-area networking, over IP, PSTN, and GSM, and the lowering costs of connectivity, means that the networking of these systems is possible - as long as the particular systems within these remote buildings support wide-area connectivity. Unfortunately, some do but many don't!

Now imagine connecting the control systems within each building together to form a single integrated system. This system needs only a single point-of-access - the wide-area connectivity costs are reduced, and the engineers need carry only one set of software tools.

Since the individual control systems within the individual buildings have become connected to form a single control system, management of the system becomes easier, and therefore better, and standardised event-notification from the buildings means better response-times.

Which WAN?

Different WANs have different benefits. Some have a fixed cost, some are faster, some are more reliable. North can integrate your systems, help you choose the right network, and get your systems connected to that network - whatever it is!

Open an illustrated example of a remote building monitoring solution.

Serial Data Acquisition | Building Automation System Interoperability

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