ECO-I LTD – Proof of Concept of a Universal embedded intelligent BMS Controller on a Single PCB

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A BMS (Building Management System) plays one of the most important safety functions,controlling, monitoring, optimising, and reporting on facilities (ventilation, lighting, power,fire, security), as well as giving owners the ability to optimise comfort and efficiency.Systems linked to a BMS represent on average 55% of a building's energy usage. A BMSconsists of software+ hardware; leading to global opportunities for products and services.Estimated at $30bn USD, the industry employs over 0.5m staff and serves 150 countries. Over10000 UK companies operate in this market. Almost every industrial and domestic buildinghas at least one BMS Controller - a purpose-built unit that manages data (related totemperature, humidity, pressure, current, etc) which it uses to communicate instructions toBMS devices.Products that reduce energy and carbon emissions in buildings will be in increasing demand.Europe’s Energy 2020 document and the Lisbon Treaty states “Energy efficiency is a keypriority” and “the price of failure is too high”. Europe's Energy Performance of BuildingsDirective (EPBD) targets enhancement opportunities at building controllers. Further, theDisplay Energy Certificates (DEC), Carbon Reduction Credits (CRC), BREEAM andIS016001, all require the use of a BMS – supporting estimates that the UK Energy market willreach £200bn by 2020 from £43bn today. BSEN 15232 (2012) was created to measure theimpact of intelligent building controls on energy efficiency in buildings - expected mandatoryin future building design.This project addresses an unmet need for an energy efficient ‘Universal Controller thatmaximises interchangeability amongst BMS equipment, requires no wiring, no dedicated‘expert’, uses common software, and maximises interoperability via the cloud. A low-cost‘Plug and Play’ approach has been identified based on Smart Phone tech that will achieve this,satisfying current & future legislation and opening up new global markets.