Smart building tech is revolutionizing the way commercial property is monitored and maintained. From security systems and monitoring, smart bulbs and smart HVAC control systems to IoT (Internet of Things), AI and more, smart buildings are paving the way for greener and more agreeable facility maintenance practices. Let’s consider what is meant by smart building tech and how it’s changing the way you maintain your property.
What is Smart Building Technology?
Smart building tech refers to an interconnected system that monitors and manages a variety of tasks. From creating schedules for exterior and interior lights to scheduling or remotely adjusting other critical systems such as your heating and cooling components, smart buildings are designed to improve energy efficiency and occupant comfort while reducing the cost of your overall maintenance. As this tech grows, smart buildings will be able to create a more cohesive environment that will intuitively respond to the wants and needs of its occupants based on real-time monitoring and diagnostics.
How Does Smart Building Tech Diagnose and Report?
Real-time monitoring is a big step forward when it comes to being more aware of your building systems and how they function. Installed sensors can now report critical data such as temperature, humidity, real time energy consumption and equipment performance. Because this real-time data is literally in the palm of your hand, you will be able to get the exact status of your commercial property on demand.
This means that you will receive real-time data alerting you to any inefficiencies such as a clogged filter or abnormal energy usage from your HVAC system. You can also be immediately alerted to any abnormalities such as off-hour access to your building or servers.
Optimizing Energy Usage and Renewable Integration
Smart bulbs were one of the pioneering inventions of smart building tech initially just allowing for remote operation. Now, smart bulbs are supported by smart sensors and smart building tech can use occupancy sensors to turn off lights once an area is determined to be unoccupied.
Also, more facilities are now using renewable energy sources such as solar panels. Solar panels come with companion software that provides real-time data to your pc, phone or tablet. As an example, if there is an outage in your area at night, your smart building will instantly turn over to your on-site battery and you will be advised of your current battery’s charge status and energy consumption. Your system can build a projection for your overnight energy supply while your panels are not charging to arm you with the foresight to remotely shut down lesser systems in order to keep your primary systems online until your solar panels resume charging or the local utility is restored. This is just a quick example as to how real-time data is changing facility maintenance procedures.
If you’re looking for smarter, more affordable ways to maintain your facility, let Fernic show you how smart building tech can save you money. Our facility maintenance experts are standing by to answer your questions. Contact us for a free, no-obligation quote.