NexBuild Automation — Insights https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/ Engineering notes on building automation, IBMS architecture, integration and delivery. en Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT IBMS vs BMS: what the difference actually is https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/ibms-vs-bms/ https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/ibms-vs-bms/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Procurement A BMS runs the plant. An IBMS runs the building. The distinction matters when you write the scope. How to write an IBMS scope that can be delivered https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/ibms-scope/ https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/ibms-scope/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Procurement Most IBMS disputes start in the scope document. A practical checklist for owners and consultants. IBMS architecture, explained: device, supervision and application layers https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/ibms-architecture/ https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/ibms-architecture/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Architecture Most IBMS failures are architecture failures. Here is the three-layer model we use to keep integration flat, legible and maintainable. Retrofitting a building without replacing everything https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/retrofit-integration/ https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/retrofit-integration/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Retrofit How to add an IBMS layer to an existing building without a rip-and-replace. Specifying a healthy building: the numbers that matter https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/healthy-building-specification/ https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/healthy-building-specification/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Healthy buildings CO₂, PM2.5, TVOC and humidity: a practical framework for specifying comfort — and proving it after handover. Local-first building automation: why resilience lives on site https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/local-first-automation/ https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/local-first-automation/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Security & resilience Cloud dashboards are convenient. They are a poor place to put the control logic a building needs at 03:00. A case for local-first architecture. Hotel guest room control: what owners should specify https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/hotel-guest-room-control/ https://www.buildingautomationfactory.com/insights/hotel-guest-room-control/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hospitality A guest room is a small building with a demanding user. The specification decides whether the room feels effortless or constantly slightly wrong.