During the forecast period, the lighting controls segment is projected to grow at a higher CAGR of the building automation system market. The growing emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability ...

As commercial building automation evolves and incorporates features such as data collection and artificial intelligence (AI), its potential for saving energy when applied to HVAC systems increases.

Building automation systems (BASs) and open-source software are two areas of interest for me, so I’d like to share some thoughts on how they intersect, at least from the exposure I’ve had to them.