Building BIOS Architecture

Emergency Operating Mode coordinates BIOS behavior during conditions requiring immediate protection of occupants, responders, the building, or surrounding infrastructure.

Emergency conditions may include:

fire;

smoke;

gas release;

flood or major leakage;

structural damage;

electrical fault;

severe weather;

security threat;

hazardous environmental condition;

critical utility failure;

cyber-physical compromise.

Emergency Mode shall define:

initiating conditions;

activation authority;

automatic and manual triggers;

affected zones;

command priorities;

protected services;

disabled nonessential services;

resource priorities;

occupant notifications;

responder access;

data recording;

exit authority.

Dedicated certified safety systems shall retain their required autonomy. The BIOS shall coordinate with them without delaying their protective response.

Emergency commands shall supersede ordinary comfort, energy, scheduling, and optimization commands, but shall remain subject to physical safety constraints.

Emergency information shall remain locally accessible and may include:

building and zone identity;

current incident location;

utility shutoffs;

hazardous materials;

structural risk information;

emergency access routes;

active isolation;

affected Cartridges;

responder control points.

AI may assist with situational assessment but shall not conceal uncertainty or override certified emergency logic without explicit authority.

Exit from Emergency Mode shall require confirmation that the initiating condition is controlled, affected systems are inspected, temporary overrides are reviewed, and the building’s configuration and state are reconciled.