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As buildings become more connected, the role of building controls is evolving. BMS and BEMS are no longer simply systems for monitoring plant and maintaining comfort. Increasingly, they sit at the heart of how buildings use energy, generate operational data and respond to changing demands.

Increasingly, buildings are no longer judged simply by how they are designed to perform or whether they achieve a particular compliance standard. Instead, they are judged by how they actually perform throughout their operational life.

President Jen Vickers shares why continued learning is so important in our changing industry and what she learned from attending one of Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s Building Safety Act training sessions.

March marked the first CEO Network meeting of 2026 and the third since the Network was established. The CEO Network provides a dedicated forum for senior leaders in the BEMS industry to explore the key issues shaping the growth of the sector, their organisations, and their workforce.

Drawing on in-use performance data and utilising economic modelling, the white paper revealed some fascinating insights into the impact BEMS can have on carbon emissions, building energy use and costs. In fact, it highlighted five fascinating statistics when it comes to the air quality challenges facing schools and the vital role building controls can have in enhancing pupil comfort, productivity and health.

Â鶹ԭ´´ President, Stacey Lucas explores why employers should engage with campaigns like Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (10th-14th November) to help promote careers in the Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) sector.

YEN Chair, Josh Steel explores why Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (10^th-14^th November) is the perfect time to discover a career in Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS).

The Smart Buildings Show is always one I add to my diary as soon as the dates are revealed. There’s a real buzz when you walk onto the exhibition floor, full of the building energy management systems (BEMS) sector’s industry leaders and decision makers – all keen to experience the new innovations and discuss the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.

I’d like to answer the questions you, or others, may have about the revalidation of competence to help the entire BEMS sector better understand how doing so can lead to improved business reputation, more knowledgeable and competent industry professionals and, ultimately, a better, safer and more energy efficient built environment.

Keen to increase awareness and focus the industry’s efforts towards the provision of more opportunities for BEMS engineers to validate knowledge, expertise and skills, the Building Controls Industry Association (Â鶹ԭ´´) recently hosted a discussion between some members of the Management Committee – with revalidation of competence one of the primary talking points.   

The building energy management systems (BEMS) sector, and the built environment as a whole, is currently facing a skills shortage. While the industry is doing everything it can to encourage new young professionals to take up careers in this highly rewarding and interesting world, we all have a major role to play in ensuring any new recruits, and any existing employees, are keen to continue in the sector for many years ahead.