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10 New Year’s Building Automation, HVAC, and Electrical Resolutions to Help Your Bottom Line in 2025
Published on: January 16, 2025
Welcome the new year with a greener, more efficient, money-saving plan for your commercial building. Here are 10 ways that building automation can improve your bottom line in 2025.

Step into 2025 with greater efficiency and lower operational costs with the help of building automation technology.
The new year is a blank slate — a time to focus on our goals and take the necessary steps to achieve them. For most businesses, that means a brighter bottom line with more cost savings and greater energy efficiency.
One of the simplest ways to save money and reduce your business's carbon footprint is through your HVAC system and building automation. These 10 building automation, HVAC, and electrical resolutions will help you reach your business goals in 2025.
1. Plan to retrofit outdated equipment
One of the number one ways to reduce energy use — and save money in the long run — is to replace outdated equipment. Not only does outdated equipment tend to use more resources and require more maintenance — it might be on the verge of a breakdown, costing you more in emergency repairs and replacements.
Resolve to: Make a plan to retrofit outdated equipment. Have a commercial HVAC contractor perform an inspection and suggest which components of your HVAC system should be replaced and when. An expert will help you budget for any upgrades as well as help you source rebates through partners like FortisBC.
2. Schedule quarterly maintenance
Quarterly maintenance plans are the best way to get ahead of any issues in your commercial HVAC or building automation system.
By performing regular inspections, contractors are able to not only fix small issues immediately but also advise and help plan for equipment upgrades (as in point number one).
This advice not only gives you the chance to budget for new, more efficient equipment but prevent emergency repairs, saving you money in the long run.
Resolve to: schedule preventive maintenance solutions with your local specialist if you haven’t already.
3. Consider water treatment
When was the last time you thought about the water that circulates within your building’s HVAC system? While some wear and tear makes itself known — like abnormal sounds or heating and cooling malfunctions, internal deterioration can be hard to find until it’s too late.
Water treatment is an investment in the long-term health of your building. When left unchecked scale build-up, microbial growth and corrosion can wreak havoc on your building’s insides.
On the flip side, regular water treatment services can protect your building, increase its longevity, and lower maintenance and operational costs in the long run.
Resolve to: Ask your local contractor about water treatment services. Specialists like Kimco Controls are able to offer building automation, HVAC, electrical and water treatment services, streamlining the health of your building.
4. Use Building Energy Management Systems
Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) is one of the simplest ways to save money and energy without even thinking about it.
Smart building technology integrates your building’s systems to optimize energy consumption and overall operational efficiency.
Using sensors in different areas of the building, BEMS will gather important information and communicate it internally, automatically adjusting things like temperature and lighting for optimal performance.
This kind of automation can be as simple as smart thermostats but also as detailed as live adjustments based on the number of people in the room or time of day. Building automation systems can optimize:
- Temperature
- Lighting
- Security systems
- Gas detection and alarming
- Solar systems
- Air quality and demand ventilation
- Humidity
The result is less energy waste, more money saved, and happier occupants.
Resolve to: Speak with your HVAC contractor about how you can integrate building automation systems today.
5. Use data to your advantage
One of the remarkable things about building automation technology is that it uses artificial intelligence and data to optimize energy usage. This information is invaluable to reduce inefficiencies within the system. It can also help an expert to quickly spot where a piece of equipment may be malfunctioning.
The insights can allow building managers to be more analytical with energy usage and efficiencies through easy-to-see and understand usage patterns, creating a more sustainable, energy-efficient environment while lowering operational costs.
Resolve to: Use data to your advantage by leveraging insights from your BEMS to apply energy conservation strategies, saving you money and lowering energy use.
6. Make small, short-term changes
Change takes time. If equipment upgrades or building automation is too far off on the horizon for the moment, that’s okay, there are plenty of small, quick wins that can be implemented now.
Some simple changes to lower your environmental footprint and help your bottom line include:
- Switching to LED light bulbs
- Changing air filters to improve ventilation efficiency
- Ensure windows and doors are sealed properly
Resolve to: Set time aside to make small changes while planning for long-term HVAC and building automation investments.
7. Tailor building automation to your business
Building automation is about so much more than lights and temperature. Depending on the industry, building automation can be leveraged for huge gains.
For example, indoor growing solutions can use the unique advantages of carbon dioxide or humidity automation to increase crop success.
Winery automation gives vineyards more time to focus on their craft by scheduling temperature and humidity controls.
There are endless ways to leverage building automation controls for a wide range of industries.
Resolve to: Talk to a professional to see if there’s a building automation solution for your industry.
8. Add EV charging stations to your facility
Whether it’s residential, employee, or customer parking, more and more people are searching for electric vehicle charging stations.
Investing in EV chargers for your property will not only signal to the world that you’re invested in future technologies but also attract more users to your facility.
Beyond EV charging, Kimco Controls uses Delta EV Chargers for residential or commercial charging stations to allow seamless integration of your parking lot to your smart building, allowing users to find the closest unoccupied stalls to the building or manage access to your property.
Resolve to: Rise above the competition by integrating EV charging stations on your property.
9. Think local
While this resolution isn’t specific to the operational costs of a building, it’s an important aspect of helping the economy to thrive.
When looking for a service provider, think local first. This supports the community your business is operating in which not only helps keep them in business, it creates greater brand recognition and builds stronger relationships for you.
Supporting local businesses also helps to bolster word-of-mouth recommendations, accountability, and community involvement — it’s the local businesses who you’ll find supporting local sports teams or charities.
Local businesses also hold the regional knowledge to provide the best solutions for your business.
When one of us thrives, we all do!
Resolve to: Support local businesses whether it be the local car mechanic or HVAC, automation and electrical company in the Thompson-Okanagan.
10. Consult a professional
Implementing changes for your building can be intimidating — particularly when there are so many different options and evolving technologies. The best thing to do is talk to a professional who understands the business and can help break a plan down into manageable and affordable steps
Resolve to: Book a call with a technology specialist like Kimco Controls who can clearly explain the best building automation options for your business so you can start saving money and lowering energy use.
Work with a people-first company that has been on the cutting edge of building automation, HVAC and electrical technology in the Thompson-Okanagan for 40 years. See how Kimco can help.

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