Contemporary building lit at night, its controlled functions marked one by one — lighting, temperature, access control, security, Wi-Fi, energy and supervision.

Building systems integrator · Morocco

Smart buildings, home automation and BMS in Morocco.

IBT designs, wires and programs the systems that run a villa or an entire building: lighting, air conditioning, energy, access, security. One single point of contact, from the architectural sketch through to maintenance.

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Two disciplines, one bus

Residential home automation and building management systems

A villa and a hotel are not run with the same tools, but with the same logic: an open, documented system that can still be modified ten years after handover. IBT covers both.

Contemporary villa with a pool at night: lighting, shutters, air conditioning, CCTV, smart lock, home cinema, solar, irrigation and gate all linked to a single system.

Residential — villas & apartments

Villa home automation in Morocco

Bespoke home automation for new-build and refurbished villas in Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech and Tangier. A single interface for lighting, shutters, air conditioning, the pool, the gate and security.

Design and first-fix wiring from the structural works stage
Lighting, roller shutters, motorised curtains
Ducted air conditioning and zone-by-zone control
Pool, irrigation, gate and garage door
CCTV, intruder alarm, video intercom, smart lock
Home cinema and multiroom audio
Solar, battery and generator changeover management

Cutaway view of an office building at night: HVAC, lighting, ventilation, energy metering, access control, CCTV, network and supervision all linked to a BMS.

Commercial — BMS & smart building

Building management systems and smart buildings

Building management, energy supervision and ELV systems for hotels, offices, clinics, retail and residential developments. Vendor-neutral, multi-protocol, with complete documentation handed over.

BMS: HVAC, lighting, energy, metering
Multi-site supervision and dashboards
Access control, time and attendance, IP CCTV
ELV: network, fibre, structured cabling, intercom
Room management system for hospitality
Sub-metering for water, electricity and cooling
KNX, BACnet, Modbus, LoRaWAN and MQTT interoperability

Home automation and BMS — two disciplines, one bus
Criterion	Home automation	BMS — building management system
Scope	Dwelling: villa, apartment, riad	Commercial: hotel, office, clinic, retail
Purpose	Comfort and daily use	Operating and running the building
Functions	Lighting, shutters, air conditioning, pool, gate, security	HVAC, lighting, energy, metering, access control
Operating layer	User interface	Multi-zone supervision, data logging, technical alarms, reporting
Protocols	They overlap to a large extent — what differs is the operating requirements, not the technology

Recent projects

Projects in critical security, access control and BMS

Two sites where an incident cannot be put right after the fact: a medical analysis laboratory and a diplomatic mission. The same level of demand, two architectures with almost nothing in common. The security scope draws on our Hikvision HCSA and HCSP certifications.

Front of the Centre de Biologie Souissi, a medical analysis laboratory in Rabat.

Healthcare · Souissi, Rabat

Analysis laboratory, Souissi

Access control, IT network and building management brought together on a single supervision platform.

What had to be solved

In a laboratory, access to biologically sensitive areas affects the reliability of the analyses as much as the safety of the people. Those entrances had to be locked down, IT flows that had been scattered until then had to be brought together, and the operator needed a real-time view of the whole rather than three separate consoles.

Video protection4K IP CCTV with AI image analysis
Access controlHigh-security RFID badges, zone by zone
IT infrastructureLocal data centre and category 7 cabling

Compliance: Medical
Video retention: 90 days
Controlled zones: 12

Main building of the diplomatic mission, seen from the access drive.

Institutional · Diplomatic

Embassy of China, Rabat

A security infrastructure sized so that nothing rests on a single point.

What had to be solved

The perimeter had to hold on the ground as well as on the network. Vehicles had to be checked before entering, footage had to be sharp enough to identify rather than merely record, and the fibre backbone had to be duplicated so that an outage would never leave the site without supervision.

Video protectionVery high resolution IP CCTV
Vehicle screeningUVSS, under-chassis inspection at the entrance
NetworkFibre optic backbone
Service continuityDuplicated paths and isolation of critical flows

Security level: Defence
Redundancy: Dual IP
Detection: Real time

Design and pricing

Every project is priced individually

There is no per-square-metre rate in home automation. Two villas of identical floor area can call for very different installations. We price once we have seen the drawings and understood how the building will actually be used — not before.

Architect’s sketch of two contemporary villas of comparable size, with pool and garden: at equivalent floor area, the home automation installations differ according to use.

The number of controlled points

This is what really drives the cost. A large, lightly automated volume asks for less than a compact space with scenes throughout.

The construction stage

Coming in before or after the partition walls go up completely changes the nature of the works involved.

Wired, wireless or hybrid

The wired bus is the right call for new build, wireless for refurbishment. Most projects combine the two.

The packages actually integrated

Pool, solar energy, multiroom audio or energy supervision are scopes in their own right, to be decided on.

The expected level of operation

A family villa and an 80-room hotel do not have the same supervision, reporting and maintenance requirements.

The design study is free and remains yours. You leave with a detailed specification and a line-by-line cost breakdown, usable even if you award the works to someone else.

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What we take on

Technical packages, from cable to supervision

IBT works as an integrator: we do not sell a brand, we assemble the equipment that meets the requirement and we take care of the programming. Each of the packages below is a module of the same system: one installation, one interface, one point of contact for maintenance.

Reel of network cable in IBT colours, with an RJ45 connector: first-fix wiring is the foundation of any home automation installation.

Design and engineering

Requirements analysis, zoning, bus schematic, specification and technical description usable by the main contractor and the MEP consultant.

First-fix wiring and ELV

Conduits, cable trays, enclosure and plant room. First-fix wiring is decided before the partition walls: that is where most of the installation is settled.

Lighting and shading

Dimmable circuits, presence detection, room-by-room scenes, roller shutters, blinds, pergolas and motorised curtains.

Air conditioning and comfort

Ducted and split unit control, zone-by-zone regulation, temperature and humidity sensors, Airzone integration and manufacturer gateways.

Security and access control

IP CCTV, intruder alarm, video door entry, smart locks, badges and biometrics, fire detection.

Outdoor areas

Sliding or swing gate, garage door, automated irrigation, pool filtration and lighting, garden lighting.

Energy and autonomy

Consumption monitoring, solar self-consumption control, battery management, load shedding, automatic changeover to generator, water management.

Audio, video and network

Multiroom audio, home cinema, video distribution, structured cabling and Wi-Fi that genuinely covers the built area.

Maintenance and upgrades

Maintenance contract, remote intervention, updates, added functions and taking over poorly documented existing installations.

Standards and protocols

KNX and UniFi at the core, everything else at the edge

KNX is an open standard, ISO/IEC 14543, backed by more than 500 manufacturers in 190 countries. In practice: your installation depends neither on a supplier, nor on a cloud, nor on us. Around that wired core we integrate wireless — Matter, Thread, Zigbee — third-party equipment through gateways and, where the project warrants it, a Home Assistant supervision layer. The same logic applies to the network: we favour PoE over wireless for anything fixed.

“KNX — Managed by IBT” plate: KNX bus, security, network, Wi-Fi and access control under a single maintenance contract.

Wired, wireless or hybrid — what actually changes
Criterion	KNX — wired bus	Aqara, Zigbee, Matter — wireless	Hybrid
Construction stage	New build, before the partition walls	Refurbishment, one-off extension	New build with unreachable points
Power	From the bus, no batteries	Batteries to replace on some of the devices	Bus at the core, batteries at the edge
Network dependency	None: neither Wi-Fi nor cloud	Depends on Wi-Fi and often on a cloud	The core stays self-contained
Service life	Several decades	Shorter product cycle	Aligned with the bus
Standard	Open, ISO/IEC 14543, multi-vendor	Zigbee and Matter, depending on the ecosystem	Gateways between the two
Recommended for	New-build villa, commercial, BMS	Apartment, light refurbishment, short-term rental	The majority of our projects

KNX · wired busETS · programmingLoxoneControl4CrestronZennioBasalteGira · JungSchneider · ABBMatter / ThreadZigbee · Z-WaveShelly · TuyaAqara · Zigbee & MatterSomfyAirzoneBACnet · ModbusLoRaWAN · MQTTHikvision · DahuaUbiquiti UniFi · network & video

Commercial — sectors we work in

Every building has its own operating logic

Hospitality, offices, healthcare, retail, residential, industry and logistics: six building types linked to the same control system.

Hospitality and resorts

Room management, unoccupied room control, PMS integration, floor-by-floor HVAC control. Marrakech, Agadir, Tangier, Essaouira.

Offices and headquarters

Lighting on detection, floor-by-floor control, per-tenant metering, consumption supervision and reporting.

Healthcare and clinics

Service continuity, monitoring of critical temperatures, zone-based access control, traceability and technical alarms.

Retail and franchises

Consistent multi-site rollout, scheduled control of shop windows and air conditioning, centralised estate supervision.

Property development

Standard or optional home automation package, a selling point, a specification that can be replicated across the whole development.

Industry and logistics

Energy metering per workshop, utilities supervision, server room, detection and technical alarms.

Coverage areas

Home automation installer in Rabat, Casablanca and across Morocco

Residential work is handled as a priority along the Rabat – Casablanca corridor and in Marrakech. Commercial and BMS projects are taken on throughout the country.

RabatSouissi · Hay Riad · Zaërs

CasablancaAnfa · Californie · Aïn Diab

MarrakechPalmeraie · Amelkis · Targa

TangierMalabata · Cap Spartel

AgadirFounty · Taghazout

BouskouraGolf City · Dar Bouazza

TémaraHarhoura · Aïn Aouda

KénitraMehdia

Mohammedia

FezRoute d’Immouzer

Secondary areas servedHarhoura · Aïn Aouda · Sidi Bouknadel · Dar Bouazza · Bouskoura Golf City · Benslimane · El Jadida · Sidi Rahal · Cabo Negro · Marina Smir · Tetouan · Martil · Asilah · Taghazout · Essaouira · Oujda · Meknes · Ifrane · Beni Mellal

How a project runs

Five stages, in this order

The five stages of a project as isometric vignettes: design on drawings, first-fix wiring and enclosure, programming, commissioning in the dwelling, then supervision and maintenance.

STAGE 01

Design and specification

Site visit or review of the drawings, inventory of the zones and functions to automate, scope decisions. Deliverable: a detailed, line-by-line specification.

STAGE 02

Bus schematic and first-fix wiring

Split into lines and zones, sizing of the enclosure and plant room, conduit layout handed to the main contractor before the partition walls go up.

STAGE 03

Installation and programming

Fitting the modules, wiring, addressing and ETS programming. Every device on the bus is named and documented.

STAGE 04

Commissioning and handover

Function-by-function acceptance testing, tuning the scenes with you, training the occupants or the technical team. Handover of the full file and the project database.

STAGE 05

Maintenance and evolution

Remote monitoring, updates, adjustment of the scenes after a few months of real use, added functions over time.

Architects, MEP consultants, main contractors, developers

We work first with the people who draw the building

Home automation is decided on the drawings, not on site. IBT comes in early, alongside the design team, so that the ELV package is properly described, allowed for and coordinated before the first cable is pulled.

Network layout drawing open in the design tool, with device positions planned from the concept stage.

Architects

Integrated from the concept stage

We give you the builders’ work to allow for, the location and sizing of the plant room, and the real impact on suspended ceilings, bulkheads and chases. Nothing that cuts across the architectural intent.

Builders’ work schedule for the permit and the tender pack
Location of the plant room and the enclosure
Trade-off between wall switches and flush-mounted screens
Discreet integration of sensors and speakers

Radio coverage study overlaid on the floor plan: range zones calculated room by room before the specification is written.

MEP consultants

ELV package specification

We write or review the technical specification for the home automation and ELV package, consistent with the HVAC, electrical and fire safety packages, with a schedule of quantities usable at tender stage.

Specification for the home automation / BMS package
Schedule of quantities and pricing document
Choice of protocols and interface points
Compatibility of HVAC and metering gateways

IBT technician wiring the ELV enclosure on site.

Main contractors

ELV package as a subcontractor

We take on the ELV package as a subcontractor, with a conduit layout handed over before the partition walls and direct coordination with your electrician. One point of contact, one handover.

Conduit and cable tray layout
Coordination with the electrical package
Self-inspection and acceptance report
Full as-built documentation with the ETS project file

Cutaway view of a property development: the same technical base repeated floor by floor.

Property developers

A package replicable across the development

A standard specification, applied across every unit of a development, with upgrade options sold to the buyer. Home automation becomes a selling point rather than an added cost.

Standard package and option tiers
Specification replicable by unit type
Training for the managing agent and the technical team
Shared maintenance across the development

First-fix wiring · Plant room · Load shedding · Riad

Home automation in Morocco: the technical topics nobody documents

A good share of the questions that reach us have no serious answer anywhere on the Moroccan market. Here are the ones that come up most often.

IBT patch cabinet installed in a villa under renovation: PoE switches, patch panels and dressed cabling, glazed door locked.

Taking over an orphaned installation

System in place, installer unreachable, no documentation. We survey what exists, rebuild the ETS project and take back control of the installation.

Building automation: what the term covers

Home automation applies to the dwelling, building automation to collective or commercial buildings. Same protocols, very different operating and supervision requirements.

Sizing the plant room

Floor area, ventilation, power supply, network patching, accessibility. An undersized room is paid for throughout the life of the building.

First-fix wiring: what to lay before the partition walls

Cross-sections, number of conduits per point, junction boxes, spare capacity. The exact list to hand the electrician before he starts.

Load shedding and generators

Automatic changeover on a power cut, circuit prioritisation, orderly restart of equipment. A common requirement in Morocco, and rarely handled properly.

Borehole, tank and booster pump control

Tank levels, protection of the booster pump against dry running, leak alerts, irrigation slaved to the water actually available.

Wi-Fi that genuinely covers the villa

Thick walls, courtyards, outbuildings, pool. Structured cabling is designed at the same time as the home automation, not after the dead zones have been found.

Home automation in riads and the medina

Heritage constraints, old walls, no chasing possible. Wireless solutions and discreet integration, in Marrakech, Fez, Essaouira and Tetouan.

Short-term rental and keyless access

Temporary codes, automated key handover, utilities cut between stays, remote supervision of a rental portfolio.

Room management and PMS integration

Unoccupied room put into standby, key card, housekeeping status, technical alarm reporting and dialogue with the hotel’s booking software.

Home Assistant, Matter and Thread

Where these building blocks genuinely fit into a professional installation, and where they do not belong. We integrate them, without making them the core of the system.

BMS classes and energy efficiency

What classes A to D of the ISO 52120 standard cover, and how to place a Moroccan building against those benchmarks and the targets of the AMEE.

Frequently asked questions

Home automation and BMS in Morocco: your questions

The answers below cover the points that come up in almost every first conversation, in residential as well as commercial work.

What is the difference between home automation and a BMS?

Home automation refers to automating a dwelling: a villa, an apartment, a riad. A BMS (building management system) applies to commercial buildings and adds an operating layer: multi-zone supervision, metering, consumption logging, technical alarm management and reporting. The protocols overlap to a large extent; the operating requirements do not.

Does home automation need to be planned from the construction stage?

Yes, if you are aiming for a wired installation. First-fix wiring is decided during the structural works: running the conduits, sizing the enclosure and the plant room. Coming in before the partition walls go up completely changes the scale of the works. In an existing building, a wireless or hybrid solution remains possible without breaking into the walls.

Wired or wireless home automation: which should you choose?

Wired (KNX) is recommended for new build: no batteries, no dependency on Wi-Fi, a service life of several decades, an open multi-vendor standard. Wireless (Zigbee, Matter, Wi-Fi) suits refurbishment and one-off extensions. Most of our projects are hybrid: a wired bus at the core, wireless for the add-ons.

Which home automation brands do you install in Morocco?

On the wired bus: KNX, with Zennio, Gira, Jung, Schneider, ABB and Basalte hardware, as well as Loxone, Control4 and Crestron depending on the project. Wireless: Aqara, Shelly, Tuya and Somfy. For network and video: Ubiquiti UniFi, Hikvision and Dahua. For air conditioning: Airzone and manufacturer gateways. We stay independent and choose according to the requirement, not according to a distribution agreement.

Aqara or KNX: which solution for my home?

Aqara is a wireless Zigbee and Matter range, quick to deploy, suited to an apartment, a light refurbishment or a short-term rental property. KNX is a wired bus, more expensive to install but independent of any cloud and designed to last for decades. On a new-build villa we recommend KNX at the core of the system and Aqara at the edge, on the points where pulling a cable makes no sense.

Does home automation work without an internet connection?

A well-designed KNX installation runs entirely locally: the scenes, the control loops and the wall switches keep working without internet and without a cloud. The connection is only there for remote access and notifications. That is a major difference from consumer solutions that depend entirely on a remote server.

Can home automation be installed in an apartment?

Yes. In an apartment the approach is generally wireless or hybrid: lighting, shutters, thermostats, smart lock and detection. The structural functions of a villa (pool, irrigation, gate, generator) fall away, but comfort and security remain fully accessible without major works.

Can an already installed ducted air conditioning system be controlled?

In most cases, yes. The major ducted and split unit brands offer gateways that bring setpoints and status into the home automation system. In particular we integrate Airzone for zone management, which allows room-by-room control on a single outdoor unit.

How are power cuts and generators handled?

The system detects the outage, switches to the backup source and restarts equipment in a defined order to avoid inrush currents. Non-priority circuits are shed automatically. This is a very common requirement in Morocco, and rarely handled properly in standard installations.

Does home automation really reduce the electricity bill?

It acts on the controlled uses: air conditioning regulated by zone and by occupancy, lighting on detection, water heater and pool scheduled during off-peak hours, shedding of secondary circuits. In commercial buildings, the savings observed on those items are generally between 15 and 40 %. In residential work, the effect depends mainly on how large the air conditioning share is.

How long does a home automation installation take?

Design and engineering take two to four weeks. First-fix wiring follows the structural works schedule. Fitting the modules, addressing and programming take a few days to a few weeks depending on the size of the project, then commissioning and tuning of the scenes are done with you on site.

Do you work on an installation started by another installer?

Yes. We survey what exists, rebuild the missing documentation and take over the programming. This is a frequent request: system in place, installer unreachable, no project file. As long as the installation is built on an open standard, it can be recovered.

CCTV, alarm and home automation: one contractor or two?

One, ideally. Bringing in a home automation specialist and a security installer separately produces two systems that do not talk to each other, two apps and two support lines. IBT handles IP CCTV, intruder alarm, intercom and access control within the same scope as home automation.

Do you offer a maintenance contract?

Yes. It covers remote intervention, updates, adjustment of the scenes after a few months of real use and an annual visit. For commercial buildings it includes monitoring of the supervision system and checking for consumption drift.

What happens if IBT no longer exists in ten years?

That is the right question to ask any integrator. We work on open standards and we hand over the ETS project file, the schematics and the complete schedule of equipment. Any certified KNX integrator can take over the installation. An undocumented proprietary installation, on the other hand, locks you in.

Which cities in Morocco do you cover?

Residential: Rabat, Témara, Harhoura, Casablanca, Bouskoura, Dar Bouazza, Mohammedia, Kénitra, Marrakech, Tangier and Agadir. Commercial and BMS: the whole of Morocco, including multi-site rollouts.

How do I get a design study for my project?

The simplest way is to send a WhatsApp message with the city, the floor area, the construction stage and the functions you want. You can attach your drawings directly in the conversation. We reply within 48 hours and the study is free.

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The approximate floor area
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The functions you have in mind

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