Schneider Electric SmartStruxure Lite building management system

Schneider Electric has launched SmartStruxure Lite, an integrated software and hardware solution that enables small and medium-sized businesses to increase the energy efficiency of their buildings. According to the company, the solution also reduces operating costs, making retrofitting facilities with the energy-saving solutions easier.

The building energy management solution is a combination of software and hardware packages using wireless technologies to deliver operating-efficient solutions for small to medium-sized buildings where an iBMS would previously not have been cost effective.

It uses a web-based control system that provides one-click access to remote monitoring of lighting and power functions in a building, as well as management of multiple sites. The company says the product offers a solution for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that previously had a limited budget for facilities or building maintenance.

The system covers HVAC, lighting, power applications, room and zone control, air-volume control and metering and sub-metering functions.

The iBMS is scalable, so it can be tailored to the size of the business as it expands. This allows the technology to grow with the building’s needs to meet the demand for improved NABERS rating for the building.

The solution can also be applied in retrofitting retail shops, hotels and motels, heritage buildings, schools, doctors’ offices and clinics and similar buildings. It uses wireless technology, eliminating the need to rewire any existing power controls or functions.