Honeywell has launched an updated version of its leading building management system to support the Middle East’s smart building and smart cities ambitions.
Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI) R500 leverages the connectivity of today’s buildings to help make them more strategic assets that are green, safe and productive, Honeywell said.
The new features help facility managers better streamline management and decision-making, promoting improved business efficiencies and providing greater control over operations.
EBI R500 improves the region’s facility managers’ ability to turn building data into actionable insights to deliver real outcomes in real time. New features include:
The enhancements have increased point capacity by 200 percent, helping increase overall building connectivity while reducing IT costs with fewer EBI servers required. Facility managers can gain more granular levels of building data such as room temperatures, humidity levels, air quality, access control points and video surveillance feeds.
EBI is also now compatible with the latest Microsoft Windows® operating system and Windows 2012 Server, promoting up-to-date IT compliance and security.
A new mobile application provides facility managers with greater situational awareness of building performance and operations. Facility managers can now receive push notifications to their smartphones and tablet devices on possible building system and equipment issues before system failures or disruptions to the organization’s operation.
The mobile app also allows for remote access to and management of building systems and data. Additionally, EBI is cloud enabled and can connect with a range of Honeywell cloud services, some of which analyze facility data and facilitate decisions on improving building performance and reducing energy costs.