Honeywell Building Solutions

Name

Honeywell Building Solutions

Legal name

Honeywell International Inc.

Website

https://buildings.honeywell.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Automation Systems

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Automation Systems (BAS/BMS) Integration & Controls (BPABAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Automation & Smart Building Operations (BMS/IoT) (BPABAAAH), HVAC Controls & Optimization (Smart Thermostats, VAV, Chillers/Boilers Controls) (BPABAGAB), Facilities Operations, CMMS & Predictive Maintenance (IoT-enabled) (HSAPAPAI)

Keywords

• Building automation systems
• Building management software
• Fire and life safety
• Energy management solutions
• Security and access control

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte (headquarters area)

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Building Automation Hardware: Sale of building automation hardware including control panels, sensors, controllers, valves, actuators, and field devices for HVAC, fire safety, and security systems.
2. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Software platforms including Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI), Digital Video Manager, and IQVISION supervisor software. Honeywell Software Assurance Program provides subscription plans for ongoing updates and cybersecurity.
3. Professional and Managed Services: Services including technical consulting, installation, maintenance, Remote Support Services, and TREND Advance monitoring and optimization services. Energy Solutions Group provides energy performance contracts.
4. Energy as a Service (EaaS): Energy efficiency programs that pay for building improvements with the energy savings achieved. Partnering model where customers upgrade facilities with minimal investment and risk.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Honeywell Building Solutions sells integrated building automation hardware (controllers, sensors, valves, actuators, fire panels), proprietary software platforms (EBI, Digital Video Manager, IQVISION, Honeywell City Suite), and supporting services (installation, maintenance, remote monitoring, Energy-as-a-Service). Offerings are deployed across commercial buildings, healthcare, data centers, airports, education, retail, smart cities, corrections, and government facilities in 24+ countries.

Product overview

Honeywell Building Solutions offers a comprehensive building automation ecosystem organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. At its core is the Honeywell Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI), an open, scalable platform that unifies building management, fire and life safety, and security systems. This core platform is enhanced by specialized modules including Command and Control Suite (PSIM), Digital Video Manager (DVM) for video surveillance, Connected Power for plug load management, and Honeywell City Suite for smart city operations. The company provides multiple controller families (Optimizer Suite, CIPer, Spyder, Stryker, Trend IQ5, TONN9) and field devices (thermostats, sensors, valves, actuators, energy meters). Honeywell Forge APIs enable developer integrations. The portfolio spans fire safety (Notifier, Firelite), security (LenelS2, Onity), access control, and building management (Trend Controls, BMS) across industries including airports, data centers, healthcare, education, hospitality, retail, smart cities, and government/military.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Honeywell Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI): Open, scalable building integration platform that manages building management, fire and life safety, and security systems from a single interface.
• Honeywell Command and Control Suite
• Honeywell Digital Video Manager (DVM)
• Honeywell Advance Control
• Connected Power
• Honeywell Optimizer Suite
• Honeywell City Suite
• Honeywell Energy Solutions Group
• Honeywell Forge

Products and services

• Honeywell Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI) Flagship enterprise-level integration platform that brings building management, fire and life safety, and security systems together with open systems and enterprise web services, providing real-time facility data and MSI for enterprise customers.
• Honeywell Forge APIs Developer platform providing secure, structured access to building, energy, and IoT data enabling seamless integrations, automation, and application development across any building environment.
• Honeywell Building Management Systems (BMS) Comprehensive building automation system encompassing controllers (Optimizer Suite, CIPer, Spyder, Stryker), field devices (thermostats, sensors, valves, actuators, economizers, VFDs), and software for managing HVAC and energy across commercial buildings.
• Honeywell Fire Solutions Fire and life safety products including detection, alarm systems, and notification solutions for protecting buildings from fire hazards, covering brands such as Notifier, Firelite, Gamewell-FCI, System Sensor, Farenhyt, and KAC.
• Honeywell Security Solutions Integrated access and video management solutions including LenelS2 OnGuard and Onity electronic access control for enhanced security and operational efficiency across building environments.
• Honeywell Healthy Buildings Solutions focused on indoor air quality, ventilation optimization, and occupant health to create healthier building environments.
• Honeywell City Suite IoT-enabled city-scale command and control platform with GIS-based incident management, workforce dispatch, citizen engagement, and pre-integrated analytics for managing police, fire, medical emergency, transport, traffic, parking, waste, and street lighting services.
• Honeywell Multisite Cloud-based platform for centrally managing comfort, energy use, and operations across multiple retail locations for small and medium buildings.
• Honeywell Remote Building Manager Remote building management solution enabling monitoring and control of building systems from anywhere.
• Energy Solutions Group (EaaS) Energy-as-a-Service solutions helping organizations upgrade facilities to achieve energy and operational savings while supporting carbon reduction goals through performance contracts funded by achieved energy savings.
• Power Manager Building energy management tool that orchestrates energy demand and supply based on grid availability, utility rates, and building consumption for resilience.
• Li-Ion Tamer Early warning system for lithium-ion battery safety that senses early battery failure through off-gassing detection to improve safety before smoke or LFL gas detection for mission-critical applications.
• Advance Control for Buildings Comprehensive building controller solution launched in January 2024 featuring built-in cybersecurity and technology that uses existing wiring for faster network speeds, combining automation and machine learning for streamlined operation.
• Phoenix Controls Precision environmental control solutions for high-purity manufacturing spaces where consistency and contamination control are critical.
• Trend Controls Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) Building Energy Management Systems brand offering IQ4, IQ5, IQeco controllers, IQVISION supervisors, and comprehensive building control solutions for commercial, healthcare, education, data center, and pharmaceutical sectors.
• LenelS2 OnGuard Enterprise access control and security integration platform with OnGuard system for unified intrusion, video, and access control.
• Notifier Fire Alarm Systems Fire alarm systems brand offering comprehensive fire detection and notification solutions for commercial buildings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sydney Opera House achieved 6 Star Green Star rating
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments14 records

Ideal customer profiles10 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered notable, strategic, flagship and core.

• Hudson CountynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerHudson County engaged Honeywell to help develop and implement a Smart Community Program, leveraging Honeywell's City Suite for integrated city management.
• Accelerator for AmericastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoneywell and Accelerator for America collaborate to promote smart city growth in five U.S. cities, focusing on accelerating smart city initiatives and infrastructure development.
• India Smart Cities (Auric and Faridabad)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoneywell powers India's Auric and Faridabad Smart City Projects, demonstrating smart city technology deployment at scale in India.
• Egypt New Administrative CapitalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoneywell delivering the City Operations Centre for Egypt's new administrative capital city, providing integrated city management infrastructure.
• Etisalat Misr and ACUD (Egypt)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Egypt smart city initiative involving telecommunications provider and urban development company.
• System Integration Partners (Trend Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal network of accredited and approved System Integration Partners in over 50 countries providing expert design, engineering, implementation, and ongoing support for Trend BEMS products.
• OEM Partners (Trend)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOEMs factory fit Trend products to their own AHUs, FCUs, chillers and boilers, providing easy on-site connection to other Trend products installed.
• Cranfield UniversitynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCranfield University partnered to implement Connected Power solution for energy monitoring and control, achieving 60.9% reduction in plug-in energy use.
• Victorian Comprehensive Cancer CentrenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCCC uses smart building automation to boost efficiency, reduce complexity, and improve care outcomes through integrated Honeywell building solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• KMC Controls: KMC Controls provides BACnet-based building automation hardware and software that overlaps with Honeywell's Optimizer and CIPer controller lines, serving mid-market commercial and light industrial customers.
• Distech Controls: Acquired by Acuity Brands, Distech Controls offers EC-Net and BACnet/IP-based building automation that overlaps with Honeywell's mid-tier controller portfolio, particularly in smart buildings and energy optimization.
• BrainBox AI: BrainBox AI applies AI-driven HVAC optimization on top of existing BMS infrastructure, representing an emerging cloud-native disruptor to Honeywell's optimization and energy analytics stack.

Direct peers

• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Siemens' Desigo CC and Building X platforms compete head-to-head with Honeywell's EBI and Forge APIs in enterprise building automation, serving airports, healthcare, data centers, and smart cities across overlapping geographies.
• Delta Controls: Delta Controls' enteliBUS and O3 Sensor Hub compete with Honeywell's Trend and Niagara-compatible controllers in mid-market BEMS projects, with strong overlap in education and healthcare verticals.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider's EcoStruxure Building Operation platform is a direct competitor in integrated BMS, energy management, and sustainability reporting, with comparable emphasis on cybersecurity and IT/OT convergence.
• Johnson Controls: Johnson Controls' OpenBlue platform is the closest direct competitor to Honeywell's EBI, offering integrated BMS, HVAC controls, fire, and security for commercial buildings globally with a similarly large installed base and channel network.
• Trane Technologies: Trane's Tracer building automation suite and HVAC equipment compete directly with Honeywell's Optimizer and Trend controller families, with strong overlap in commercial real estate, healthcare, and education verticals.
• Carrier Global: Carrier's i-Vu building automation system and Automated Logic controls compete with Honeywell BMS offerings, particularly in HVAC-centric applications across commercial and light industrial facilities.

Broad incumbents

• ABB: ABB Ability covers building automation as part of a much broader electrification and industrial automation portfolio, competing on integrated operations but not specializing as deeply in commercial BMS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance18 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries22 records

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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