Brad Stevens, vice president of IoT and platform sales, Wesco looks at the power of data.

When a global food and beverage company set out to modernize its headquarters, it faced a familiar challenge: disparate building systems, fragmented data, and limited visibility across multiple facilities totaling 2.5 million square feet. The goal wasn’t just to upgrade—it was to create a smart building ecosystem that could scale, adapt, and deliver actionable insights across operations. The solution? A centralized data infrastructure powered by a central intelligence manager platform.

This real-world deployment offers a blueprint for how smart buildings can evolve from isolated systems to unified, intelligent environments—and how that transformation can be replicated across use cases to compound return on investment (ROI).

Challenge: Fragmented systems, limited insights

Like many organizations, the company had renovated its facilities over time, resulting in a patchwork of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), lighting, air quality, elevator controls and occupancy sensors all operated independently, generating valuable—but siloed—data. Facility teams had to log into multiple platforms to track performance, making it difficult to identify inefficiencies or respond proactively.

The lack of interoperability and standardized communication protocols created blind spots in operations and hindered strategic decision-making. Without a centralized view, the company couldn’t fully leverage its data to improve comfort, productivity, or energy performance.

Solution: centralized intelligence platform

Wesco implemented entroCIM across the campus, integrating thousands of devices and over 100,000 data points into a single-tenant cloud platform. The system normalized data using open standards like Project Haystack, enabling seamless communication across technologies and vendors.

This centralized architecture allowed stakeholders—from IT to facilities management—to securely access real-time insights, track space utilization, monitor air quality, and optimize energy consumption. As workplace strategies shifted, the platform adapted, supporting new use cases like return-to-office planning and meeting room analytics.

Even as third-party vendors changed, the central intelligence management platform remained the constant, providing continuity and scalability across the organization’s smart building strategy.

Outcome: Scalable efficiency and strategic agility

The results were immediate and measurable:

  • Streamlined operations across 2.5 million square feet of real estate
  • Improved occupant comfort and workplace productivity
  • Faster issue resolution and proactive maintenance
  • Future-proofed infrastructure ready for expansion and evolving use cases

By unifying data and enabling cross-functional collaboration, the company transformed its facilities into a strategic asset—one that supports business growth, sustainability goals, and employee well-being.

Repeatability: One Use Case, Many Applications

What makes this deployment powerful isn’t just the success, but the repeatability. The same centralized data strategy can be applied to:

  • Energy management: Optimize HVAC and lighting systems to reduce operating expenses.
  • Space utilization: Reconfigure layouts based on occupancy trends.
  • Safety and compliance: Monitor air quality, fire exits and equipment behavior.
  • Asset performance: Predict maintenance needs and extend equipment life.

Each new use case builds on the same infrastructure, compounding the value of the initial investment. Instead of isolated wins, organizations achieve cumulative efficiency gains and deeper insights over time.

Conclusion: Smart buildings, smarter strategy

The central intelligence management platform deployment at this global HQ proves that smart building optimization starts with a centralized, flexible data strategy. By connecting systems, normalizing data, and enabling secure, scalable access, organizations can unlock new levels of performance and agility. And when that strategy is repeatable across use cases, the ROI doesn’t just add up—it multiplies.

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