Smart technologies and strategies will be used in individual buildings to reduce energy consumption.
Fremont, CA: Intelligent building energy management systems will likely strive to boost energy cost savings, energy efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions reductions, and more in the future. On a big scale, this means that building energy management systems will most likely control areas of cities via microgrids that use renewable energy generated on-site or nearby, as well as incorporating energy-saving materials. But not all energy management will take place on this scale. Instead, smart technology and tactics will be used in individual buildings to reduce energy consumption.
Most building owners should focus their efforts on:
Analytics
While analytics in an energy management system serves many objectives, one of the most important is energy usage management. Data grows more detailed as analytics software and smart devices collect more data, allowing the software to study and solve increasingly complicated problems. In a word, the more energy management data collected, the more detailed the questions the energy management system can assist in answering. Machine learning (ML) algorithms will provide analytics programs with more capacity to adjust operations and optimize the efficiency of intelligent building energy management systems as machine learning (ML) grows more advanced.
Environmental quality and occupancy sensors
Traditional building systems' metering and HVAC functions will be replaced by energy management systems. Environmental quality sensors will be crucial in this process. Objective data on environmental factors such as indoor air quality can help you address health and safety concerns while also assisting with energy management. Occupancy sensors are already a popular approach to control energy use based on the number of people in a space. In reaction to occupancy data, an intelligent EMS can make real-time modifications to building systems like HVAC and lighting.
Active command and control
As businesses seek more flexible workspaces and consumer habits evolve, active command and management of energy-consuming technologies will become increasingly crucial. An intelligent EMS should allow you to more effectively control building equipment and reduce energy usage during low-traffic hours while ensuring that occupants have what they need when they need it.
