Toronto Commercial HVAC installs, upgrades, programs and services building management systems and HVAC controls for office towers, institutions, hospitals and industrial sites across Toronto and the GTA. We work on Johnson Controls Metasys, Siemens Desigo, Honeywell Niagara and Delta Controls, and integrate equipment over BACnet IP, BACnet MSTP and Modbus RTU.
Most buildings get far less from their BAS than they paid for. Schedules are overridden and forgotten, so equipment runs all weekend. Alarm lists fill with nuisance alerts until operators stop reading them. Sensors drift and VAV controllers fail, so comfort calls pile up. Constant-speed fans and pumps run flat out whatever the load. Fixing controls is often the cheapest energy and comfort upgrade a building can make.
Controls projects typically run $15,000 to $180,000. VFD retrofits typically pay back in 3-5 years.
What Does BMS and Controls Work Include?
Controls audit and tune-up
Point list review, override clean-up, schedule and setpoint optimization, alarm rationalization, trend set-up and sensor recalibration.
VFD retrofits
Variable frequency drives on supply fans, return fans, cooling tower fans and pumps, with control sequences and BAS points.
Integration
New rooftop units, chillers, boilers, make-up air units and VRF systems tied into the existing BAS over BACnet or Modbus.
Upgrades and new installs
Controller replacement, new front ends, graphics and complete BMS installations for new buildings and major retrofits.
Controls Projects and Typical Payback
| Project | Typical cost | Typical payback |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule and override clean-up | Part of $15K-$40K tune-up | Often under 1 year |
| VFDs on fans and pumps | $20K-$90K | 3-5 years |
| Chiller plant sequence optimization | Quoted | 2-4 years |
| Full BMS upgrade | $60K-$180K | Varies with scope |
Signs Your Controls Need Attention
- Equipment running nights and weekends with no one in the building.
- Hundreds of overrides or alarms nobody acts on.
- Chronic hot and cold complaints in the same zones.
- New equipment that never got integrated into the BAS.
- Energy use climbing with no change in occupancy.
Controls and the Plant
Chiller plant sequences, condenser water reset and cooling tower fan control drive a large share of tower energy. Our controls team works directly with our commercial chiller service and cooling tower service crews so sequences match the equipment. New installs are integrated through our commercial HVAC installation projects.
BMS and Controls Across Toronto and the GTA
We work in Bay Street and Yonge corridor office towers, downtown hospitals and universities, Scarborough and Etobicoke institutions, Hwy 404 tech campuses in Markham and industrial plants in Vaughan and Brampton. Office portfolios can see our commercial HVAC for offices programs.