What Is a Building Management System (BMS)?
A Building Management System (BMS) — sometimes called a Building Automation System (BAS) — is a centralized platform that monitors and controls a building’s mechanical and electrical systems, including HVAC, lighting, and sometimes energy and security systems, from a single point of management. The Simple Version Rather than managing heating, cooling, and lighting through separate, disconnected controls scattered throughout a building, a BMS ties them together into one system that facility staff can monitor and adjust from a central dashboard — whether that’s a control room on-site or a remote interface accessible from anywhere. What a BMS Typically Controls How