BMS & Construction
 At XO Group our expertise lies within our people, our management team and the experience we have gathered on the projects we have been involved with.
Our team can come onto a project from the start, during a project or at the end of a project and work with you to fast track your project to its completion date without ever compromising on the quality of our work.
Contact our office today and talk to the company that will professionally support and help you grow your company, provide & advise some of the following services:
- NHBC Construction & Planning Support Services
- Architectural & Structural Professional Services
- CAD Computer Aided Design Services
- Data Communications, Fibre Optic & Infrastructure Services
- Electrical Design & HVAC Support Services
What is a BMS?
A Building Management System (BMS) is a computer-based control system installed in buildings that controls and monitors the building’s mechanical and electrical equipment such as ventilation, lighting, Fibre Optic Communications, Power systems, Fire Systems, and Security Systems. A BMS consists of software and hardware; the software program, usually configured in a hierarchy.
Functions of Building Management Systems
To create a central computer controlled method which has three basic functions:
- controlling
- monitoring
- optimizing
The building’s facilities, mechanical and electrical equipment is for comfort, safety & efficiency of the building, its Landlords & Tenants.
A BMS system normally comprises of:
Benefits of Building BMS
Tenant/Occupants
- Good control of internal comfort conditions
- Possibility of individual room control
- Increased staff productivity
- Effective monitoring and targeting of energy consumption
- Improved plant reliability and life
Building owner
- Higher rental value
- Flexibility on change of building use
- Individual tenant billing for services facilities manager
- Central or remote control and monitoring of building
- Increased level of comfort and time saving
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Operations
- Low operating cost
- Efficient use of building resources and services
- High productivity
- Rapid alarm indication and fault diagnosis
- Good plant schematics and documentation
Maintenance Companies
- Ease of information availability for Problem diagnostics.
- Computerized maintenance scheduling
- Effective use of maintenance staff
- Early detection of problems
- More satisfied occupants
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Fiber Optic Communications
 XO Solutions can design, supply, install, OTDR test, commission & provide consultation on all platforms within the commercial & private sector industries.
Optical fiber can be used as a medium for telecommunication and networking because it is flexible and can be bundled as cables. It is especially advantageous for long-distance communications, because light propagates through the fiber with little attenuation compared to electrical cables. This allows long distances to be spanned with few repeaters. Additionally, the per-channel light signals propagating in the fiber have been modulated at rates as high as 111 gigabits per second by NTT, although 10 or 40 Gb/s is typical in deployed systems. Commonly Single mode systems are used for trunk routes or longer distances, where, Multi-Mode systems are more economical and used for shorter distances and secure applications.
For short distance applications, such as creating a network within an office building, fiber-optic cabling can be used to save space in cable ducts. This is because a single fiber can often carry much more data than many electrical cables, such as 4 pair Cat 6e, Ethernet cabling. Fiber-optic may provide the ‘backbone’ structure, such as a Scada network Systems
Security & Eavesdropping through Fiber is also immune to electrical interference; there is no cross-talk between signals in different cables and no pickup of environmental noise. Non-armored fiber cables do not conduct electricity, which makes fiber a good solution for protecting communications equipment.
Located in high voltage environments such as power generation facilities, or metal communication structures prone to lightning strikes. They can also be used in environments where explosive fumes are present, without danger of ignition as they are intrinsically safe. Wiretapping is more difficult compared to electrical connections, and there are concentric dual core fibers that are said to be tap-proof.
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Risk Management
 XO Solutions consultants advise on the mitigation of risk and the requirements for information that is not always an internally available resource, creating the need for expert knowledge and timely intelligence from a dependable and trusted company or partnership.
The environment in which we live & work is constantly changing. The business community is subjected to the effects of political, social, climate and cultural changes. Risk assessments and threats to businesses in today’s markets brings new considerations and responsibilities to those responsible within their organizations to demonstrate, plan, implement & mitigate risk(s).
XO Solutions provides critical risk assessment skills that enable companies to assess, protect and implement new and strategic challenges that may not have been considered previously.
XO Solutions provide its clients with the professional guidance needed to mitigate risk, gathering timely intelligence and practical measures ensure companies maintain there status.
XO Solutions takes pride within the industry, offering professionalism and experience to its clients, gained through years of experience; our personnel continue to update their skills and knowledge base.
XO Solutions provide consultancy from many different backgrounds and specialist areas of HM Forces, Government, Commercial & Public Sectors:
- Armed Forces
- Specialist Risk Consultants
- Chartered Loss Adjusters
- Logistical and Distribution Specialists
- Registered Surveyors
- Law Enforcement Agencies
- Banking and Financial sectors
XO Solutions provides its clients with critical, timely intelligence coupled with practical measures to mitigate risk to a business, making the company less vulnerable and financially liable. XO Solutions achieve the task(s) in hand through Business Continuity. Understanding Claims & Risk Management, Integrated Risk Control and utilising Investigations & Intelligence gathered through Specialists & Agencies.
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