FlowDiagram
Energy, IoT & smart devicesMermaid

Building management system control loop template

How HVAC, lighting and occupancy sensors are coordinated to cut energy use in an office building. This architecture diagram template contains 15 labelled components, branches such as “No”, “Yes”.

Open in the editor →
  • Free — no account, no trial, no watermark
  • Fully editable shapes and connectors, not a screenshot
  • Export PNG, SVG or PDF, or share it as a link
  • Private: the diagram never leaves your browser

Components in this architecture diagram

  • Occupancy sensors
  • Building management system
  • CO2 sensors
  • Temperature sensors
  • Schedules & bookings
  • Zone occupied?
  • Setback: lights off, HVAC eco
  • Comfort mode
  • CO2 over 1000 ppm?
  • Increase fresh air
  • Temperature in band?
  • Adjust heating or cooling
  • Hold
  • Energy dashboard
  • Monthly energy report

How to use this architecture diagram template

  1. Click Open in the editor. The architecture diagram opens on a new page in FlowDiagram — nothing is uploaded and there is no sign-up.
  2. Rename, add or delete shapes and drag them where you want; connectors stay attached as things move.
  3. Drop in vendor logos from the library — 1,160 of them, including every AWS, Azure and Google Cloud service icon — or restyle it with the colour and theme controls.
  4. Prefer text? Edit the Mermaid source below and paste it in through ☰ → Import diagram (see the Mermaid editor); it imports as an editable diagram.
  5. Export to PNG, SVG or PDF, or press Ctrl+L for a link that carries the whole diagram.

Mermaid source

The whole template is the text below. Paste it into FlowDiagram, keep it in Git next to the code it describes, or hand it to an AI assistant to extend.

flowchart LR
  OCC[Occupancy sensors] --> BMS[Building management system]
  CO2[CO2 sensors] --> BMS
  TEMP[Temperature sensors] --> BMS
  SCHED[(Schedules & bookings)] --> BMS
  BMS --> Q{Zone occupied?}
  Q -->|No| ECO[Setback: lights off, HVAC eco]
  Q -->|Yes| COMF[Comfort mode]
  COMF --> A{CO2 over 1000 ppm?}
  A -->|Yes| VENT[Increase fresh air]
  A -->|No| T{Temperature in band?}
  VENT --> T
  T -->|No| HVAC[Adjust heating or cooling]
  T -->|Yes| HOLD[Hold]
  BMS --> DASH[Energy dashboard]
  DASH --> REPORT[Monthly energy report]

Related: Mermaid editor · All energy, iot & smart devices templates · All 521 templates