Understanding that building automation is quickly becoming a critical aspect of operational management, ICONICS recently rolled out FacilityWorX, an open-standards software integration platform for automation systems that manage lighting, boilers, chillers, and HVAC control in buildings.
FacilityWorX enables facility managers to intelligently reduce cost, increase security, improve alarm response time, and achieve better energy efficiency by having a complete operational view of an entire building or campus. An easy-to-configure, unified management console, certified for Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Vista operating systems, integrates disparate control systems via BACnet, Modbus, JCI N1, SNMP, LonWorks, and OPC communications protocols.
It includes a graphical interface for device and tree navigational views; calendar-based scheduling for maintenance planning; campus-wide alarm management, charting, analysis, and reporting tools; and data logging and archiving.
ICONICS, which offers both building and factory automation control applications, is positioning FacilityWorX as a way for companies to reduce energy costs as well as their carbon footprint through the optimization of energy consumption.