Every Alarm.
Every Zone.
Zero Noise.
Argus unifies HVAC, AHU, chiller and BMS alarms into one intelligent console — with AI filtering, root-cause analysis and sub-5-minute response workflows.
70%Alarm noise reduction
<4minAlert to response
100%Audit trail coverage
Building Overview — Live
14 Active Alarms
LIVE ALARMS
AHU-01 Supply Air Temp HIGH — Server Room [09:41:22]
AHU-02 Filter ΔP Exceeded — Office A [09:38:10]
CH-01 COP Degradation — Plant Room [09:35:44]
Fire Damper FD-04 Position Fault [09:32:18]
VAV Box 14 Actuator Unresponsive [09:29:05]
The Difference
Traditional BMS Alarms vs Argus
Same building. Completely different experience.
Traditional BMS Console
BMS ALARM LOG — LIVE
⚠ 847 ACTIVE
09:41:22
HVAC_AHU_01_SAT_HIGH_HI
ERROR
09:41:20
HVAC_AHU_01_SAT_HIGH_HIHI
ERROR
09:41:18
HVAC_AHU_01_SAT_HIGH_HIHIHI
ERROR
09:38:10
HVAC_AHU_02_FILTER_DP_HIGH
WARN
09:38:08
HVAC_AHU_02_FILTER_DP_HIGH_2
WARN
09:35:44
CHILLER_CH01_COP_LOW
ERROR
09:35:42
CHILLER_CH01_EVAP_LWT_LOW
ERROR
09:35:39
CHILLER_CH01_COND_EWT_HIGH
ERROR
09:32:18
FD_04_POSITION_FAULT_NO
WARN
09:32:15
FD_04_POSITION_FAULT_NC
WARN
09:29:05
VAV_14_ACTUATOR_NO_RESP
ERROR
09:29:03
VAV_14_CTRL_LOOP_FAULT
ERROR
847 raw alarms — impossible to prioritise
Duplicate alarms for same root cause
Cryptic codes — no plain-English context
No workflow — who owns this alarm?
Alarm floods → operators go numb
VS
Argus Intelligent Console
Argus — Alarm Governance
3 Critical
4 Warning
7 ACK'd
CRITICAL
09:41 · 4 min ago
AHU-01 Supply Air Temperature High
Server Room, Basement
Root: Chiller CH-01 COP degradation → chilled water supply warm → SAT rising. 3 related alarms suppressed.
Unassigned
WARNING
09:38 · 7 min ago
AHU-02 Filter Differential Pressure High
Office Floor A
Filter due replacement. ΔP at 180 Pa, limit 150 Pa. Last changed 94 days ago. 1 duplicate suppressed.
John M.
WARNING
09:32 · 13 min ago
Fire Damper FD-04 Position Fault
Level 2 Riser, Zone C
Both NO and NC position signals lost. Actuator unresponsive. Requires immediate physical inspection per fire safety protocol.
Sarah K.
ACK'D
09:29 · 16 min ago
VAV Box 14 Actuator Unresponsive
Conference Floor, Grid D4
Work order #WO-2847 raised. Maintenance team en route. ETA 25 min.
WO-2847
Mike T.
4 actionable alarms from 847 raw signals
Root-cause context — plain English
Duplicate suppression with audit trail
Assigned owner + escalation workflow
Auto work order creation in CMMS
Complete Coverage
Every BMS Component. One Console.
AHU
Air Handling Unit
SAT · RAT · Filter ΔP · Fan Speed · Damper Position
Chiller
Water-Cooled / Air-Cooled
CHWS/CHWR Temp · COP · Compressor Load · Condenser
FCU / VAV
Fan Coil / Variable Air Vol
Zone Temp · Setpoint · Valve Position · Airflow
Boiler
Hot Water / Steam Boiler
Flue Temp · Stack Loss · Burner Status · HW Temp
Cooling Tower
Open / Closed Circuit
CWS/CWR · Approach Temp · Fan Stage · Basin Level
Pumps & AHU Fans
CHWP · CWP · HWP · AHF
Run Status · Speed · Current · Differential Pressure
Fire Dampers
FD / MFD / SMFD
Open/Closed Position · Actuator Fault · Zone Status
IAQ Sensors
Indoor Air Quality
CO₂ · PM2.5 · TVOC · Humidity · CO · Temperature
BACnet Devices
BACnet/IP · MS/TP
All BACnet object types — AI/AO/BI/BO/AV/BV/MSV
Modbus RTU/TCP
Industrial Controllers
All Modbus registers · Coils · Discrete Inputs
Fire Panel
Addressable Fire Systems
Zone Status · Detector · Manual Call Point · Suppression
Lighting / DALI
DALI · KNX · BACnet
Zone Status · Lux Level · Dimmer · Scene · Fault
Alarm Intelligence
From Alarm Flood to Actionable Signal
01
Smart Deduplication
Argus correlates related alarms from the same root cause — showing one actionable alert instead of dozens of cascading signals.
839
duplicates suppressed per 14 unique issues
02
Root Cause Mapping
Each alarm card shows the originating cause, affected systems, impacted zones and recommended corrective action — no BMS manual required.
4.2 min
average time from alert to action
03
Ownership & Escalation
Every alarm is assigned to a named engineer. Unacknowledged critical alarms auto-escalate via SMS and WhatsApp on a configurable timer.
100%
alarms with an assigned owner
04
Immutable Audit Trail
Every acknowledgement, escalation and resolution is timestamped and logged. Compliance reports for ASHRAE 180, ISO 50001 and insurance audits generated automatically.
Full history
retained for 7 years
70%
Alarm noise reduction
<4 min
Alert-to-response time
100%
Audit trail coverage
50+
BMS integrations
Multi-site
Single unified console
Mobile
iOS & Android app
Silence the Noise.
Act on What Matters.
Book a live Argus demo and see how your BMS alarm data transforms from an overwhelming flood into a clear, actionable signal — in minutes.