Five tips for a greener, cleaner Christmas
Welcome to our festive blog to help keep you green while enjoying some festive fun. It's a time to eat, drink and be merry. Now you can have your 'elf' a merry little Christmas with a clean conscience! Should you fake it or go real? We are referring to...
The Boss Group: Shining the Energy Efficient Spotlight on Schools and Colleges at The Academy Show
Did you know that heating accounts for at least half of a school’s annual fuel use and lighting accounts for 20-25% of the total energy used in schools (The Carbon Trust)? With the education sector being susceptible to noticeable cuts in funding, savings...
We are pleased to welcome Distech alongside our other trusted partners
Why have we introduced Distech alongside our trusted partners? Boss Controls has recently welcomed Distech alongside its other trusted partners, Trend, Siemens and Forest Rock. The addition of Distech expands our smart building offering; Distech is a...
What is Red Zone or Red Rate Avoidance?
What is Red Zone or Red Rate Avoidance? Red Zone or Red Rate Avoidance provides the ability to take advantage of significant utility savings by understanding the DUoS charges (Distribution use of system) applied by the UK’s Distribution Network Operators...
Everything Connected – Boss Controls speaks at the Sustainable Business Partnership CIC Network event
Boss Controls was recently invited to speak at the Sustainable Business Partnership CIC event. In short, our presentation explained why the Building Management Systems (BMS) market is rapidly growing and how the benefits of BMS increase when it is included...
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.