CB Controls

What CB Controls does

CB Controls is a privately held, Southern California-based building automation contractor founded in 1985 and headquartered at 4442 Parkhurst Street, Suite A, Jurupa Valley, CA. The company designs, installs, and maintains BACnet Direct Digital Controls (DDC) systems that integrate HVAC, lighting, and critical-environment controls for commercial buildings, federal/military installations, educational facilities, healthcare properties, and industrial/water treatment sites. It operates under California Contractor License 499547 (active since 1986) with C20, C10, C38, and B classifications, and is certified as a Minority-Owned Business (NAICS 238220) and Small Business Enterprise (NAICS 333415). Documented customers include March Air Reserve Base, Los Alamitos Readiness Center, 29 Palms Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Mercedes-Benz Temecula, La Sierra School of Business, SC-Los Angeles Regional Center, San Antonio Medical Plaza-Eastvale, and the Michalson WTF biosolids facility in Irvine.

The firm's technology stack is built on the open BACnet protocol and integrates products from a broad OEM partner set, including Johnson Controls Facility Explorer, Honeywell Vulcain, ASI Controls, Distech, Viconics, Tridium Niagara 4, Carrier i-Vu Controls, JENEsys by Lynxspring, and INTEC Controls. Its own differentiated offering is the IntelliFront User Interface, a proprietary front-end that runs across mobile, tablet, and desktop devices, supplemented by an in-house UL 508/508A panel fabrication shop and custom data visualization dashboards. Two licensed Professional Engineers on staff, supported by ASHRAE, NSPE, and ABC memberships with apprenticeship pipelines, provide design, commissioning, and certification (LEED/ENERGY STAR) expertise.

CB Controls generates revenue from four streams: project-based BACnet DDC system installation and integration (professional services), recurring maintenance and service contracts including predictive maintenance and remote monitoring (subscription/recurring), UL 508 panel hardware sales, and energy management/retro-commissioning/LEED certification services. Pricing is fully quote-based and project-specific. The go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise field sales to building owners, property managers, and facility managers across Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Imperial Counties, with phone-based consultation as the primary conversion path and local SEO (23+ city landing pages) as the main lead-generation channel.

Name

CB Controls

Legal name

CB Controls

Website

https://cb-controls.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CB Controls is a privately held Southern California building automation contractor (founded 1985, CA License 499547) that designs, installs, and services multi-vendor BACnet DDC systems for commercial, federal, education, healthcare, and industrial clients via direct field sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Automation Systems

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS) Contracting (IMAFALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Control Panels & Enclosures (Panel Building, MCCs, Integration) (IMAGABAJ), Commissioning, Retro-Commissioning & Controls Tuning (BPABAGAL), Building Management System (BMS)/Controls Maintenance & Commissioning (BPABACAE), Building Thermal Controls & Building Management Systems (HVAC BMS) (IMAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Building automation systems
• BACnet DDC controls
• HVAC controls integration
• Energy management solutions
• UL 508 panel fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Mira Loma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Building Automation System Installation: Design, engineering, and installation of custom BACnet Direct Digital Controls (DDC) solutions for HVAC, lighting, and building management. This includes new installations and integration with legacy systems.
2. Maintenance and Service Contracts: Ongoing technical support agreements including predictive maintenance, repair and replacement, system optimization, test and inspections, and remote monitoring services.
3. UL 508 Panel Fabrication: Design, engineering, and manufacturing of UL-listed electrical control panels meeting UL 508 and UL 508A standards for industrial control applications.
4. Energy Management and LEED Certification Services: Energy retrofit services, retro commissioning expertise, and assistance achieving LEED and ENERGY STAR certifications for buildings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CB Controls designs, installs, and maintains custom BACnet Direct Digital Controls (DDC) building automation systems integrating HVAC, lighting, and energy management for commercial, federal, education, healthcare, and industrial facilities. The company also fabricates UL 508/508A-listed control panels in-house, provides data visualization dashboards, and offers retro-commissioning and LEED/ENERGY STAR certification services, supported by its proprietary IntelliFront cross-platform user interface.

Product overview

CB Controls offers a comprehensive building automation portfolio centered on BACnet Direct Digital Controls (DDC) solutions for HVAC and energy management. Their core proprietary offering is the IntelliFront User Interface platform, which works alongside the Niagara 4 open automation platform. They deliver services including system integration, UL 508 panel development, data visualization, energy management, and LEED/ENERGY STAR certification support. CB Controls installs and supports partner products including Johnson Controls Facility Explorer, Viconics, ASI Controls, Distech, Carrier i-Vu Controls, JENEsys by Lynxspring, Honeywell Vulcain, and INTEC Controls gas detection systems. Their service offerings span design, installation, maintenance, retro-commissioning, and remote monitoring for commercial, federal, education, healthcare, and water treatment facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom BACnet DDC Building Automation System Design and Installation End-to-end design, engineering, and installation of custom BACnet DDC building automation systems integrating HVAC, lighting, and energy management for commercial, federal, education, healthcare, and industrial facilities. Includes new installations and integration with legacy systems.
• IntelliFront Building Management User Interface Proprietary cross-platform building management user interface that works across mobile, tablet, and desktop devices, providing seamless control of HVAC and other building automation functions for facility operators.
• UL 508 Control Panel Design and Fabrication In-house design, engineering, and manufacturing of UL-listed electrical control panels meeting UL 508, UL 508A, and NFPA 70 standards for industrial control applications and building automation projects.
• Maintenance and Service Contracts Ongoing technical support agreements covering predictive maintenance, repair and replacement, system optimization, test and inspections, and remote monitoring for installed building automation systems.
• Energy Management and LEED Certification Services Energy retrofit services, retro-commissioning, and assistance achieving LEED and ENERGY STAR certifications for commercial and institutional buildings, including plant optimization and energy upgrades.
• Multi-Vendor System Integration Design and deployment of integrated building automation systems that bridge legacy building systems with modern BACnet-based DDC technology across multiple manufacturers and protocols, including Johnson Controls Facility Explorer, Honeywell, ASI, Distech, Carrier i-Vu, Viconics, and Tridium Niagara 4.
• Data Visualization Dashboard Service Custom dashboards providing building and facility monitoring data accessible on desktop and mobile devices, including 3-D DDC design views, for real-time operational insights into energy and equipment performance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Buildings achieve significant cost and energy savings through centralized intelligent energy management and effective system integration
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Johnson ControlscoreTechnology or IntegrationCB Controls designs, installs, and maintains building automation solutions using Johnson Controls products including the Facility Explorer system with wired and wireless field controllers for comprehensive building management.
• HoneywellcoreTechnology or IntegrationCB Controls offers Honeywell Vulcain gas detection and exhaust control systems for CO monitoring, refrigerant monitoring, leak detection, hydrogen detection, and oxygen deprivation detection.
• ASI ControlscoreTechnology or IntegrationCB Controls installs ASI Controls DDC/business management systems featuring configurable supervisory controllers and pre-programmed terminal unit controllers with real-time data display.
• BACnetcoreTechnology or IntegrationBACnet is an ASHRAE, ANSI, and ISO standard protocol for building automation communication. CB Controls is expert in BACnet systems integration, bridging legacy systems with modern building automation technology.
• Distech ControlscoreTechnology or IntegrationCB Controls offers innovative Distech building management systems, providing intelligent DDC/building management solutions for California buildings.
• ViconicscoreTechnology or IntegrationCB Controls installs Viconics wireless temperature controllers with simple integration into the Niagara AX Workbench environment, normalizing data and behavior between various devices.
• Tridium Niagara 4coreTechnology or IntegrationCB Controls installs Tridium Niagara 4 building management system with reduced reliance on browser plug-ins, new search, security, navigation tools, and advanced visualization.
• Carrier i-Vu ControlscoreTechnology or IntegrationCB Controls provides Carrier i-Vu Controls building management systems offering intelligent products for building comfort and energy savings.
• JENEsys by LynxspringcoreTechnology or IntegrationCB Controls offers JENEsys System by Lynxspring for intelligent buildings with energy management and cyber protection capabilities using Niagara Framework.
• INTEC ControlscoreTechnology or IntegrationINTEC Controls provides gas detection solutions for commercial HVAC, energy management, and building automation markets with over 100 combined years of experience in the HVAC/R market.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCB Controls is a member of ABC which offers apprenticeship programs through a nationally recognized certification program for employee development and training.
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCB Controls has two licensed P.E. on staff who maintain membership in NSPE for access to resources for PE licensure maintenance and knowledge expansion.
• ASHRAEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCB Controls maintains membership in ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers), advancing HVAC and refrigeration systems design and construction.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Johnson Controls: Global BAS OEM and integrator whose Facility Explorer, Metasys, and FX product lines CB Controls installs and supports — direct upstream partner and largest potential competitor on enterprise bids in the same Southern California geography.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Major OEM of Niagara-based building management and HVAC controls, including Honeywell Vulcain gas detection systems that CB Controls distributes; competes for federal and commercial BAS contracts across California.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Global BAS/automation provider competing for the same federal, healthcare, and commercial facility work as CB Controls across California with deeper bench and direct OEM platform (Desigo CC).
• Tridium (Honeywell): Niagara Framework vendor whose Niagara 4 platform CB Controls installs; competing Niagara integrators across the Western US offer directly comparable multi-protocol BMS deployment services.

Direct peers

• Automated Logic (Carrier): BACnet BAS platform (Carrier subsidiary) for which CB Controls is a dealer; sister dealer organizations in Southern California directly compete with CB Controls on mid-market commercial BAS installs.
• Distech Controls: BACnet/DDC controls OEM (Acquired by Honeywell) that CB Controls represents; competing Distech dealer-integrators in SoCal offer directly comparable design-build services on the same product family.
• Control Technologies: Southern California BAS/controls integrator with overlapping federal, commercial, and healthcare customer base; most direct like-for-like regional peer for project-based DDC integration work.
• Lynxspring: Niagara-based edge-to-enterprise building platform (JENEsys/Onyxx/Helixx) for which CB Controls is a partner; competing Lynxspring solution providers offer comparable energy management + cybersecurity BMS services.

Regional players

• McKenney's: Southeast US-based mechanical and BAS contractor with comparable multi-vendor integration model, certified energy services, and recurring service contracts — useful comparable for unit economics though geographically non-overlapping.

Emerging players

• 75F: Cloud-native, IoT-first BAS provider targeting light-commercial HVAC; represents the emerging software-defined competitor that could erode traditional DDC integrator pricing over time, including in California.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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