Honeywell Building Solutions released a new version of its Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI), a facility management platform that boosts efficiency and reduces operating costs by integrating core building technology — HVAC, security, life safety, lighting and energy systems.

The latest release, EBI R400, provides a more unified and detailed view of these systems across a network backbone that leverages industry-standard open system protocols. The new version of EBI makes facility and security information more readily available through enhanced reporting, including ad hoc and system-specific reporting, along with standardized report generation. For example, EBI R400 can generate reports specific to poor-performing HVAC equipment across a facility or run reports on certain components of a physical security system. From an IT perspective, the SQL Server upgrade lets staff create and run reports without slowing overall system performance. In addition, EBI R400 includes an advanced facility model that organizes and presents information on all systems and control points in an easy-to-navigate hierarchy.

Honeywell has also recently received the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Green Innovation of the Year, for helping its customers identify and implement renewable energy solutions that are not only environmentally sound, but also fiscally responsible. The different variables Honeywell considers for its customers include renewable fuel availability, local electricity and gas prices, heating and cooling degree days, rebates and incentives, and deal structures. After examining all of these variables, Honeywell models them against a collected database of more than 55,000 potential customers — colleges and universities, hospitals, and federal and state governments, and other organizations — across North America. Honeywell uses the data in the profiling model to create a Renewable Energy Scorecard for each customer, reveals the company’s press release.

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