SYSTEMS + INTEGRATION
Connecting the operable facade to the building.
EBSA brings automated windows and louvres, actuators, controls, sensors, field wiring and building interfaces together as one coordinated system — engineered around how the building needs to operate.
CONNECTED BUILDING SYSTEM
FACADE
CONTROLS
BMS / MECHANICAL / FIRE
OPERABLE FACADE
Windows + architectural glass louvres
ACTUATION + CONTROLS
Drives, panels, sensors and operating logic
BUILDING INTERFACES
BMS, mechanical and fire-system coordination
COMMISSIONING
Complete sequence testing from interface to opening element
ONE OPERATING SYSTEM
The facade does not operate in isolation.
An automated window or louvre is only one part of the operating sequence. Reliable performance depends on the opening element, actuator, field wiring, control architecture, sensors and building interfaces responding to the same design intent.
EBSA coordinates those relationships so the operable facade becomes an active, controlled part of the wider building system.
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OPERABLE FACADE
02
ACTUATION
03
FIELD WIRING
04
CONTROLS
05
LOGIC + SENSORS
06
BMS / MECHANICAL / FIRE
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COMMISSIONING
08
LIFECYCLE SUPPORT
One coordinated sequence from the facade element to the building interface.
INTEGRATION PATHWAYS
Start with how the building needs to operate.
NATURAL VENTILATION
Coordinate automated openings with environmental inputs, user controls, weather response and mechanical services.
SMOKE VENTILATION
Coordinate facade operation, smoke-control zones, fire-system inputs, emergency power and system monitoring.
BMS INTEGRATION
Connect facade automation with the building management system for commands, status, monitoring and coordinated operating sequences.
FIRE SYSTEM INTEGRATION
Receive and act on defined fire-system inputs so the facade responds to the required smoke-control sequence.
MECHANICAL + HVAC INTEGRATION
Coordinate operable facade elements with mechanical ventilation, air-conditioning and mixed-mode operating strategies.
CONTROL STRATEGIES
Define priorities, zones, operating states, inputs, outputs and system behaviour before the hardware is selected.
MULTIPLE INPUTS → FACADE AUTOMATION
The facade response follows the combined environmental, user and building-control strategy.
NATURAL VENTILATION
Automated facade operation responding to the building and its environment.
Natural ventilation works best when the facade, controls and mechanical services are designed around the same operating strategy. EBSA coordinates automated openings with the signals and priorities that determine when, how far and under what conditions the facade operates.
TEMPERATURE + CO2 RESPONSE
Use indoor environmental conditions as inputs to the ventilation strategy.
WEATHER RESPONSE
Coordinate automated openings with rain, wind and other external conditions.
PURGE + NIGHT VENTILATION
Use planned opening sequences to support purge and night-ventilation strategies.
LOCAL USER CONTROL
Combine automatic operation with switches, touch controls and defined user override.
MECHANICAL COORDINATION
Coordinate the operable facade with fans, dampers, air-conditioning and other mechanical services where the building uses mixed-mode strategies.
BMS SUPERVISION
Exchange commands and status with the wider building control system where the project architecture calls for central coordination.
SMOKE VENTILATION
The smoke-control sequence carried through to the facade.
In smoke-control applications, the fire-system input, control panel, emergency power, actuator groups and operable facade elements need to respond as one coordinated system. EBSA develops and commissions that operating sequence from the building interface through to the final opening position.
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FIRE SYSTEM
02
CONTROL ARCHITECTURE
03
ZONES / ACTUATORS
04
OPERABLE FACADE
05
STATUS
FIRE-SYSTEM INPUTS
Receive the defined signals that initiate the required smoke-control operation.
ZONES + GROUPS
Coordinate facade openings and actuator groups around the building’s smoke-control strategy.
OPERATING PRIORITIES
Define how emergency operation takes priority over day-to-day ventilation and local user functions.
STATUS + MONITORING
Return system status and diagnostic information through the selected architecture.
EMERGENCY POWER
Integrate the control architecture and backup power required for the selected smoke-control system.
COMMISSIONING
Test the complete sequence from fire-system input through control logic and actuation to the final facade response.
BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
More than an open and close command.
Facade automation can exchange commands, status and operating information with the BMS, allowing the operable facade to participate in the wider building-control strategy rather than function as an isolated subsystem.
EBSA develops the interface around what the project needs to exchange and how the overall system is intended to operate.
COMMANDS · STATUS · MONITORING
BMS
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TWO-WAY SYSTEM EXCHANGE
EBSA FACADE CONTROL ARCHITECTURE
↕
OPERATION · POSITION · DIAGNOSTICS
ACTUATORS / WINDOWS / LOUVRES
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LOW-LEVEL INTERFACES
Hard-wired commands and status signals for straightforward coordination between systems.
02
HIGH-LEVEL COMMUNICATION
Networked communication for projects requiring richer control, status or monitoring functions.
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MODBUS INTEGRATION
Modbus pathways can be used within suitable EBSA control architectures to exchange data with building systems.
04
ACTUATOR-LEVEL INFORMATION
D+H ACB technology can support addressed drives, configuration, status and diagnostic functions within suitable system architectures.
05
GATEWAYS + NETWORKS
Use the selected controller, gateway and network architecture to move information between facade devices, control panels and building systems.
BUILDING SERVICES COORDINATION
Different systems. One operating strategy.
The operable facade often sits at the intersection of mechanical, fire and building-control requirements. EBSA’s role is to make those interfaces explicit so the systems respond in the intended order rather than being coordinated as separate packages late in the project.
FIRE SYSTEM INTEGRATION
The facade responds to the defined fire-system sequence.
EBSA coordinates the signals, priorities and control logic that connect the building fire system with automated windows or louvres used for smoke-control operation. The interface is developed as part of the overall system architecture and then tested through commissioning.
MECHANICAL + HVAC INTEGRATION
Natural ventilation and mechanical services working together.
Mixed-mode buildings can use automated facade openings alongside mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning. EBSA coordinates enable, inhibit, status and operating sequences so the facade and mechanical systems support the same environmental strategy.
SEQUENCE OF OPERATION
Define the operating logic before selecting the hardware.
The most effective control architecture starts with a clear description of how the building must operate. EBSA uses the required sequence of operation to define actuator groups, control zones, priorities, inputs, outputs, monitoring and system interfaces before the final control solution is resolved.
The control architecture follows the required operation — not the other way around.
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OPERATING MODES
Normal ventilation, purge, weather response, local control, smoke-control operation and other project-specific states.
02
PRIORITIES
Define which commands take precedence when automatic functions, user operation, mechanical systems and emergency modes interact.
03
GROUPS + ZONES
Organise facade elements around the way the building needs to control and monitor them.
04
INPUTS + OUTPUTS
Identify the signals exchanged with sensors, BMS, mechanical systems, fire systems and local controls.
05
STATUS + DIAGNOSTICS
Determine what operating information the project needs to see and where it needs to be available.
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FAILURE + RECOVERY BEHAVIOUR
Define the intended system response to loss of power, communications or external inputs as part of the project control philosophy.
PROJECT-ENGINEERED CONTROLS
Control systems scaled to the complexity of the project.
EBSA works across the D+H control range, from compact natural-ventilation and smoke-control panels through to networked project-engineered systems. The selected platform follows the actuator loads, zones, interfaces, monitoring and sequence of operation required by the building.
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COMPACT CONTROL
Straightforward natural-ventilation and smaller smoke-control applications using the appropriate D+H control platform.
02
MULTI-ZONE SYSTEMS
Control architectures supporting multiple facade groups, sensors, user functions and building interfaces.
03
NETWORKED SYSTEMS
Distributed control and communications for larger projects requiring coordinated operation across multiple panels or zones.
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CPS-M
Modular project-engineered control architecture for complex smoke and natural-ventilation projects, engineered and manufactured by EBSA in Australia around the required building operation.
Built around the project, not adapted to it.
PROJECT PROOF
Integration proven through complete building systems.
EBSA’s integration capability is demonstrated on projects where the operable facade, controls and building services have to operate as one coordinated system.
FEATURED PROJECT
PHIVE — PARRAMATTA
Operable facade integrated into a thermal-chimney ventilation strategy.
EBSA supplied Schneider BT90 thermally broken glass louvres and a digital CPS-M control system for PHIVE, connecting the operable facade with the building management and ventilation strategy. The system demonstrates how facade elements, controls and wider building services can be coordinated around one environmental operating concept.
SECONDARY PROJECT
NORTHERN BEACHES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL — SYDNEY
Natural ventilation coordinated across a multi-stage campus.
Across multiple project stages, EBSA delivered automated facade systems using D+H actuators, CPS-M controls, touch-screen operation, weather stations, sensors and mechanical-system integration to support the campus natural-ventilation strategy.
SECONDARY PROJECT
FIRST BUILDING, BRADFIELD CITY CENTRE — SYDNEY
Facade automation connected with BMS and fire-system functions.
EBSA supplied automated facade elements and a CPS-M control system, integrating the operable facade with natural ventilation, building-management and fire-system functions within the project’s wider control architecture.
SECONDARY PROJECT
ATLASSIAN CENTRAL — SYDNEY
Networked facade automation delivered at tower scale.
Across Atlassian Central’s stacked habitat zones, EBSA’s facade automation package combines thousands of actuators, distributed controls, field wiring and project-specific system architecture to coordinate natural ventilation, smoke relief and building operation at major-project scale.
PROJECT COORDINATION
Make the interfaces clear before they reach site.
Building-system integration is as much about clear project coordination as it is about controls. EBSA develops the facade automation package around the information that has to pass between trades, systems and project teams.
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SEQUENCE OF OPERATION
Establish the required building and facade behaviour.
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INTERFACE SCHEDULE
Define the signals and responsibilities between facade automation, BMS, mechanical and fire systems.
03
CONTROL ARCHITECTURE
Resolve panels, networks, groups, zones and field-device relationships.
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SHOP DRAWINGS + DOCUMENTATION
Document the system architecture, field interfaces and project-specific control requirements.
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FIELD CABLING + TERMINATION
Carry the control intent through installation and connection of the facade automation system.
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PROGRAMMING + CONFIGURATION
Configure the selected control system around the approved operating sequence.
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INTEGRATED COMMISSIONING
Test the complete sequence with the connected building systems rather than treating the facade controls as an isolated package.
The interface is designed, documented, installed and tested as part of the system.
TECHNICAL RESOURCES
Design guidance for the interfaces between systems.
EBSA’s technical resource library is being structured around the decisions that make facade automation work within the wider building — from control-system selection and cabling through to BMS interfaces and trade coordination.
WINDOW CONTROL SYSTEM SELECTION GUIDE
Select the control architecture around loads, groups, zones, functions and interfaces.
BMS WINDOW CONTROL GUIDE
Understand low-level and high-level integration between facade automation and the building management system.
FACADE AUTOMATION TRADE RESPONSIBILITIES
Clarify who provides signals, cabling, interfaces, power, terminations and commissioning across the connected trades.
WINDOW AUTOMATION ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
Coordinate power supplies, field cabling, voltage drop and communication requirements.
NATURAL VENTILATION DESIGN GUIDE
Understand the relationship between automated openings, environmental inputs and mechanical services.
SMOKE VENTILATION DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Understand the key facade-automation and control relationships within smoke-ventilation systems.
START THE CONVERSATION
Bring the building interfaces together early.
If the project involves automated windows or louvres, natural ventilation, smoke control, BMS, mechanical or fire-system interfaces, EBSA can develop the facade automation architecture around the building’s required operation.
FACADE · CONTROLS · BUILDING SERVICES