At the heart of this approach is boss, Carel’s smart innovation for local supervision and advanced system control. Thanks to a modern, high-performance architecture, boss and boss mini act as a central hub between field devices and digital services, integrating data from refrigeration, HVAC, lighting and energy into a single platform. This makes it possible to transform heterogeneous systems into a coordinated ecosystem capable of responding quickly and accurately to real operating conditions.

Distributed intelligence starts at the device level, with controllers designed to process critical information locally and make real-time decisions. This edge-based logic ensures asset protection, greater system stability and operational continuity, reducing reliance on external intervention while enabling more effective diagnostics. The boss supervision platform enhances the value of this information, making it accessible and actionable.

The role of artificial intelligence emerges in the evolution towards advanced digital services. Integration with cloud-based solutions such as RED optimise enables large volumes of data to be analysed, patterns, priorities, and anomalies to be identified, and operational decision-making to be supported across multiple sites. AI does not replace human expertise; instead, it enhances it, making it easier to manage complexity and continuously improve the energy and operational performance of buildings.