Smart buildings are complex. They are siloed, fragmented, and suffer from a deep design-operate divide that plagues most of a structure’s life cycle. Smart buildings embody every aspect of a facility and therefore impact every stakeholder group, creating inefficiencies and tensions that raise costs and inhibit development. Smart buildings are not a destination but an ongoing journey of continuous improvement, which demands a holistic view that considers the challenges of all involved. This broad complexity has led to the need for a central figure to bring together all these disparate aspects and the rise of the Master Systems Integrator (MSI). An MSI is, typically, a professional or integration company that specializes in combining and managing complex building automation systems (BAS) and other subsystems within a building. Their role is to guide clients through the process of integrating these multiple disparate systems into a single, unified entity where all systems work together seamlessly to provide optimal […]