ABB Ability™ Control Hub

Control Hub is an end-to-end solution of software and hardware that drives decarbonization of low to mid complexity commercial buildings. It provides control of buildings through the integration of HVAC, lighting and shading networks, and management of the alarms and schedules. It also allows for interactive visualization of trending values and floor plans. Control Hub requires Building Edge.

Today, a bulk figure of 75% of the building stock in the EU * is energy-inefficient, operating without a Building Management System (BMS) that controls energy consumption and contributes to the lowering of associated emissions, mainly due to the high costs involved and the complexity of installation and integration of various systems. However, new legislation like the BACS decree, the Energy Performance Buildings Directive (EU) 2018/844 which came into effect in July 2020 in Europe, deems building automation and control systems mandatory in all commercial buildings. In these markets, Control Hub is an appropriately priced and sized solution for the decarbonization of low to mid complexity buildings, new or retrofit, offering conventional Building Management functionality, streamlined schedule management and ultimately, remote monitoring and control of buildings.

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Operate and Maintain

• Simplified Building Management Solution

Offers appropriate level of functionality and value for the decarbonization of low complexity commercial buildings.

• Compliance with new legislation while tapping into new markets

Access market opportunities for the decarbonization of low complexity buildings, while responding to BACS decree.

• Comprehensive management of building schedules

Streamlined schedule management via hierarchical approach at the building, floor and room levels.

• Remote monitoring and control of buildings

Install and Configure

• Bundled end-to-end solution

Pre-bundled solutions ease and enable re-use of integration packages to reduce know-how, speed-up and secure integration process, and the associated configuration of alarms, trends and floor plan animations.

• Easy Installation of KNX devices with KNX Space Commissioning

Additional functionality is available to simplify KNX device commissioning via our ETS add-on called KNX Space Commissioning (KSC). It delivers graphical commissioning for KNX devices via drag & drop onto floorplans and saves up to 30-40% installation time.

• Easy integration of the building systems with Building Edge

Easy integration of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, lighting and shading systems through Building Edge’s field connectivity to KNX/IP, BACnet/IP, Modbus/IP, and MQTT.