How Boss Controls is helping businesses to rise to the Grand Challenge
Grand Challenge: Reduce your energy reduction now
In May 2018, the Government published its Grand Challenges which cover many areas including health, the ageing population and of course energy reduction. Boss Controls optimises Building Energy Management Controls (BEMS), therefore, this blog focuses on the Government’s Clean Growth Challenge which is to:”At least halve the energy use of new buildings by 2030″.
8 benefits of Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS)
Why bother investing in a BMS / BEMS controls? A Building Energy Management System (BMS), sometimes called a Building Management System (BMS) or a Building Automation Control Systems (BACS) is a system that controls heating, ventilation, cooling, hot water...
How long does an HVAC system last? | Super-BMS saves another life!
Learn how BMS controls can prolong the life expectancy of your HVAC plant equipment As you may know, benefits of BMS control systems include managing energy consumption, boosting employee productivity and improving wellbeing of building occupants. What you...
Do we use more energy in the #BeastFromTheEast or in a #HorrificHeatwave?
As much of the UK is consumed by #Snowmegeddon, our focus is on staying warm and perhaps the expected rise in our energy bills this month. What consumes the most energy? Is it heating or artificial cold? The answer is determined by these five points: The...
Five ways in which Boss Controls is integrating the Government’s 25 year Environmental Plan into its business practices.
Boss Controls has read and digested the 25 year Environmental Plan and has found five ways in which it is already implementing elements into its business practices. This is helping clients and Boss Controls' to protect our beautiful planet. Where sections...
Menacing methane – methane is a greenhouse gas thirty times more potent than carbon dioxide
As you probably know, the team at Boss Controls is continuously learning about all things technical and environmental. We help our clients to reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint - naturally we are interested in learning what else we can do...
What is the perfect temperature for Christmas shopping?
So who has started their Christmas shopping? With less than seven weeks until Christmas, the shopping centres are already beginning to fill with stressed shoppers. How can Boss Controls help Christmas shoppers to improve their Christmas Shopping...
Boss Controls is Cyber Secure
Boss Controls has recently been awarded the certificate for the Cyber Essentials Scheme: It is important for us to lead by example because we use the latest BMS technology to enable UK businesses to reduce their energy consumption and increase levels of well-being and productivity.
How Boss Controls is supporting World Mental Health Day #WMHD
We have previously reported on how office temperature affects productivity levels. In preparation for World Mental Health Day #WMHD, we have been busy researching the effects of temperature on mental health. The effects of office temperature on...
On this day in 1969, the Brady Bunch was launched. What’s the connection to BMS?
Our BMS expert engineers optimise your BMS controls to minimise the use of HVAC by increasing deadband widths and installing building occupancy sensors. Our intelligent BMS control strategies ensure that HVAC only works when absolutely needed, reducing wasted energy consumption and greenhouse gases. Upgrading to remote BMS enables our engineers to diagnose any wasted energy and toxic greenhouse gas within minutes, also minimising potential disruption to your business.
Boss Controls adopts an Adélie Penguin via WWF as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
Boss Controls adopts an Adélie Penguin via WWF as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
Interesting facts about Oxygen
Are you treading on air? Boss Controls manages the oxygen and air in buildings all over the UK. We control how hot, cold and wet the air is and how much oxygen is pumped into buildings and we like to think that our clients are walking on air after living...
Boss controls going from strength to strength says outgoing Council Chairman at official rebrand launch of Boss Controls
Horsham District Council Chairman Cllr Christian Mitchell visited Boss Controls who optimise Building Energy Management Controls (BEMS), for their official launch to open the re-branded company.
How BOSS CONTROLS is helping the UK to improve health
The National Human Activity Pattern Survey states that we live more than 90% of our time indoors in strictly controlled temperatures. Unfortunately, research indicates that a constant temperature is unhealthy for us and instead, we would benefit from working in a more...
BOSS Controls helps Museums and Galleries throughout the UK protect valuable Objects and Artifacts
BOSS Controls helps Museums and Galleries throughout the UK protect valuable Objects and Artifacts
Is your workplace a barrier to increased productivity?
In general, your workplace building accounts for the second largest cost after salaries. Yet, organisations in most sectors only review their building costs once a decade versus measuring their employee effectiveness on an annual basis.
Boss Controls welcomes the HSE’s Health and Work Strategy
Prevent lung disease with optimised BMS Boss Controls is committed to health and safety (see our Human Focus RSOPA accreditation) and is pleased to learn that Penny Mordaunt, Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health has recently launched the HSE’s Health and Work...
Building Energy Efficiency Survey
Boss Controls is excited to learn about the Building Energy Efficiency Survey (BEES) published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The study collected data through a large sample of telephone surveys (3,690) across ten sectors and...