Expert building automation and controls solutions in Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, and Southern Wisconsin

Building Automation Solutions is a full-service HVAC controls installation and service provider. We service, engineer, design, install, and program control systems for air conditioning and heating. With access to the products needed to meet today’s ever-changing demands, Building Automation Solutions is continuously adopting the latest energy-efficient technology. We offer 24 x 7 emergency services, so no matter the hour, we can provide the services you need to keep your facilities operating at peak efficiency. Through our facilities in Frankfort, IL, Madison, WI, and Kenosha, WI, Building Automation Solutions provides quality maintenance for automation systems throughout The Greater Chicagoland Area, Northwest Indiana, and the Madison metropolitan area, Wisconsin.

Founded by HVAC mechanical technicians trained in direct digital controls, Building Automation Solutions has the knowledge, systems expertise and on-site experience to provide the one-stop, end-to-end solutions and support you need. As members of the corresponding unions in our territories, our technicians participate in factory training regularly to update their existing skills and continue to learn about any new technology. The company is committed to providing building owners, facility managers, and mechanical contractors with non-proprietary systems by including full administrator passwords and installing open-branded equipment. This ensures that your company isn’t locked into one contractor.

Chris Schiro, General Manager of Building Automation Solutions, literally grew up in the mechanical services industry. Following in his father’s footsteps who was one of the first employees and the lead technician at Southwest Town Mechanical, now PremiStar. Shown here next to a decommissioned 1960s control room system that was recently upgraded to a modern DDC system, Chris has had a front seat view of the evolution from analog to digital technologies that have transformed the building controls industry. With nearly three decades of experience, Chris began his career as an HVAC technician and has become an industry-leading expert in the design, engineering, integration, installation, service, and support for building controls solutions.

Building Automation Solutions partners with all leading building controls technology companies. We provide design, integration, phased implementation, on-site service, support and maintenance through our open-system, web-based management interface for single and multi-tenant facilities and campuses. Our OEM partnerships include:

• Tridium
• Carrier
• Honeywell
• Johnson Controls
• Distech Controls

As an industry leader in building controls systems and management, Building Automation Solutions offers customers a vast array of services designed to increase comfort and efficiency, and reduce the cost of operation. The industries we serve include:

As an industry leader in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, Building Automation Solutions has exciting opportunities for experienced Building Controls Technicians and Installers. As part of the PremiStar family of HVAC, Plumbing and Building Controls companies nationwide, we offer excellent wages, great work/life balance, and the opportunity for career advancement within a culture that empowers extraordinary people to achieve great things.

Current Openings: Click the links below for more information.

Controls Technician
Frankfort, IL
Journeyman – Controls Technician Installer
Madison, WI

Looking for a rewarding and high-paying career in the building controls industry? Building Automation Solutions offers excellent career opportunities through our union partnerships for highly motivated individuals who are mechanically inclined, like solving problems and ready to learn skills that are in high demand. Interested in playing a key role in helping building owners, facility managers, and HVAC mechanical contractors reduce energy costs, improve indoor air quality, and building comfort levels? Contact any of the following union organizations for more information about their apprenticeship programs:

UA Local 601
IBEW Local 159
Pipefitters Local 597
Sheetmetal Local 265
Sheetmetal Local 73