Honeywell today announced the launch of IQ VISION, a next generation Building Energy Management System (BEMS) from Trend Control Systems. The centralised software platform is part of the Honeywell’s Connected Building offering, and is designed to help building owners and managers optimize energy usage.
In the GCC, between 50% to 60% of electricity is consumed by residential and commercial buildings, according to Frost and Sullivan. IQ VISION software integrates Trend controllers, smart devices and internet protocols into a platform that enables operators to manage and save energy in real-time while optimising operations using an intuitive graphical interface. The new IQVISION platform also provides graphical energy usage information to standard internet browsers, and can integrate third-party devices using open standard protocols such as BACnet, Modbus, MBUS and KNX.
Other functions built into the new system include centralized data logging, archiving, alarming, trending, master scheduling, system wide database management, and integration with enterprise software applications – all of which can be used for highlighting and investigating energy use within buildings.
“Building managers, operators and owners in the region are increasingly leveraging advanced technology to save energy, optimize building systems and ultimately reduce costs,” said Yashdeep Sule, director of strategic marketing, Middle East, Turkey, Africa, Honeywell Building Technologies.
IQVISION is configured using the advanced Niagara 4 interface, which as well as being bold, intuitive and easy to use, utilizes HTML5 to provide an array of rich features that are in tune with the evolution of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. To ensure optimal security, IQVISION comes with in-built authentication that requires users to choose strong Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) passwords that are then encrypted. To further enhance security, a comprehensive audit trail of database changes, database storage and back-up, global time functions, calendars, central scheduling, control and energy management routines can also be configured.
