A practical guide to understanding how EPBD 2024, BACS and EN ISO 52120-1 affect non-residential buildings, and how ADQUIO helps connect the different building systems within a BACS-ready BMS environment.
The new European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, EPBD 2024, marks a profound change in the way automation is understood. It is no longer just about installing efficient equipment. It is about the building being able to monitor, control, optimize and demonstrate how it consumes energy.
The EPBD 2024 was published in May 2024 and Member States must adapt their regulations by May 29, 2026. In addition, it introduces obligations related to automation and control systems in buildings, especially in non-residential buildings with technical installations above 70 kW.
This is where BACS, Building Automation & Control Systems, evaluable according to EN ISO 52120-1, come in. This standard classifies the functional level of building automation into four classes: D, C, B and A. Class C represents minimum compliance, while Classes B and A are geared toward advanced automation, with demand-based control, continuous monitoring, interoperability and energy optimization.
One of the most important points is to understand that an isolated product is not certified. What is evaluated is the complete installation and its real capacity to enable a certain functional level of the building.
Therefore, the value is not only in having a control system, but in having a platform capable of connecting all the subsystems of the building, generating reliable data, recording historical data, facilitating audits and providing a clear vision to the facility manager.
And that is precisely ADQUIO’s natural terrain.
For years, many buildings have operated with isolated systems: one platform for HVAC, one for lighting, one for meters, one for alarms and one for reporting. That model no longer fits the regulatory future or the real needs of owners, managers and investors.
The new EPBD accelerates an inevitable trend: buildings will have to become more efficient, more measurable and easier to audit.
For owners, this means reducing consumption, improving comfort, preparing the asset for ESG requirements and increasing its real estate value. For integrators and partners, it means a new opportunity: accompanying the customer not only in the installation, but also on the way to functional compliance of the building.
ADQUIO does not replace the auditor or the competent technician. But it can provide the documentation, data and traceability needed to demonstrate which functions are active and how they contribute to the BACS level of the building.
EPBD 2024 should not be seen as a burden. It is a clear signal from the market: buildings that cannot measure, control and optimize their energy performance will be left behind.
With ADQUIO, automation ceases to be an invisible technical layer and becomes a strategic tool to deliver, save, operate better and prepare buildings for the future.
Regulations lead the way. The technology is ready.
Now is the time to turn compliance into a competitive advantage.
Find out how ADQUIO can help you prepare your buildings for BACS Class B and A.
