Smart Building Solutions
BAFE-certified engineers with over three decades of combined experience. London and Kent. Updated September 2026
Key facts
- Data Installations
- IRS & Aerial Systems
- Building Management Platforms
- CAI Accredited
Professional Smart Buildings Solutions in London and Kent
Smart building solutions use modern technology to make buildings more efficient, secure, comfortable and sustainable. These systems can connect and control services such as lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, access control, CCTV and energy management through intelligent software and sensors. By collecting and analysing real-time data, smart building technology can automatically adjust building systems to suit occupancy and usage, helping to reduce energy consumption and operating costs. Smart building solutions can also improve safety and security by providing monitoring, alerts and automated responses to potential issues. Overall, they help create more connected, efficient and environmentally friendly buildings while improving the experience for occupants.
At a glance
- Structured data cabling designed and installed to BS EN 50173 and BS EN 50174
- CAI accredited for aerial and satellite reception systems, installed to Code of Practice 01
- Building management platforms built on ISO 16484 (BACnet) and KNX, the two dominant open protocols
- 100% paperless documentation and certification issued via the Smartec Client Portal
- One team, three disciplines, one point of contact for the whole building
Three disciplines, one team
Smart Building Solutions covers the technology infrastructure that sits alongside life safety and security: the cabling that carries data, the systems that bring TV and satellite signals into a building, and the platforms that let heating, lighting and access work together intelligently. Each is a genuinely different discipline with its own governing standard, delivered here by the same team rather than three separate suppliers.
Data Installations
BS EN 50173 & BS EN 50174
Site survey to assess the building layout, escape routes and refuge point locations
IRS & Aerial Systems
CAI Code of Practice 01
System design, setting the number and position of outstations and the EACIE panel location
Smart Building Platforms
ISO 16484 (BACnet) & KNX
Installation of the panel, outstations and fire-resistant cabling
Who needs this?
Offices & commercial fit-outs
Structured cabling and BMS integration as part of a new build or refurbishment
Residential blocks
Communal aerial and satellite distribution to CAI standards
Hotels & hospitality
TV distribution alongside integrated building controls
Multi-site operators
Consistent infrastructure standards across a portfolio of buildings
PROJECT
Finsbury Dials
Every test and visit is recorded in tamper-proof Digital Logbooks on the Smartec Client Portal — live asset tracking, photo-verified defects, instant certificate downloads.
FAQs
- What standard governs structured cabling installation?
- BS EN 50173 sets the generic cabling requirements, with BS EN 50174 covering installation practice.
- What is an Integrated Reception System (IRS)?
- A system that distributes terrestrial and satellite TV signals to multiple flats or units from a single set of aerials and dishes, installed to CAI Code of Practice 01.
- What is BACnet?
- The dominant open protocol for building automation, formally standardised as ISO 16484-5, allowing HVAC, lighting and access control from different manufacturers to communicate.
- Can these three services be delivered as one project?
- Yes. Cabling, aerial systems and building management platforms are often specified together on a new build or refurbishment, and Smartec delivers all three as one team.
- Does a Building Management System integrate with fire or security systems?
- BACnet and KNX both support integration with access control, and increasingly with life safety systems, though fire alarm release logic always takes priority and is never routed solely through the BMS.