Top Intelligent Building Technologies

What are the top intelligent building technologies shaping the future?

The top intelligent building technologies of the future are anticipated to become increasingly self-aware and interconnected, in ways that will enhance building operations while improving owners’ bottom line.

The demand for intelligent building technologies is at an all-time high and constantly growing, as building owners and occupants recognize the benefits of structures that are more responsive. Research experts Markets and Markets estimate that the intelligent building technology market will grow 34% annually over the next five years, increasing to 24.73 billion by 2021. Let’s take a look at the top intelligent building technologies that will driving that market growth over the next five years.

As intelligent building technologies evolve over the next five years, the answer to the question, “What is an intelligent building” is going to change.  The Internet of Things is expected to shape the intelligent building technologies of the future, creating buildings that are increasingly able to incorporate information from structures across town and around the world. This collaboration is anticipated to help buildings to operate more efficiently, so repairs will become more predictive rather than reactive. The latest intelligent building technologies will enable buildings to be updated in an instant, without expensive retrofits. They could even enable building operators to see inside walls and into complex building systems.

Predictive maintenance

The focus of some top intelligent building technologies is shifting from helping buildings to respond more efficiently to condition-based, real-time problems to actively anticipating and providing what the building needs before problems develop. As a direct result of the Internet of Things, building operators have access to enormous amounts of data about historical performance of components in their specific building as well as in other similar buildings. They can leverage this information to anticipate potential problems and undertake corrective action before the systems in question fail. This should result in a significant reduction in downtime. By prioritizing predictive maintenance, intelligent building technologies will improve the profitability of buildings while making them more efficient.

Virtual and Augmented Reality

Virtual reality is poised to make a big change in the way that intelligent buildings are repaired and maintained. Increases in computing power combined with smart components that report their status now allow intelligent buildings to build increasingly realistic pictures of what is happening to all the different systems in the buildings as they operate in real time. Targeted applications of VR will allow building maintenance engineers to visually immerse themselves in the building systems to see how they are working and how they will responds to adjustments. Engineers will be able to see hidden wires and systems within walls to more accurately focus their efforts on building systems that need adjustments without disrupting working components.

Wireless Retrofits

When incorporated into buildings from the design phase, intelligent building technologies have vastly improved the efficient operation of building systems. The challenge for the future is how to bring intelligent building design to the millions of existing structures without the need for expensive retrofits. Wireless technology is providing the solution to this problem. Through the installation of key Wi-Fi enabled components, building operators can bring outdated structures the benefits of more modern technologies. Updating this infrastructure will become a simple matter of sending an update

As the answer to the question, ”What is an intelligent building” continues to evolve, you can count on Advanced Control Corporation to provide you with the latest intelligent building technologies. As the industry leader in building automation solutions in South Florida since 1987, Advanced Control Corporation has continually been at the forefront of the latest intelligent building automation trends. We can install a custom, web-based intelligent building automation solution in your facility that incorporates the latest technology to ensure the smooth operation of your building for 2015 and beyond.

Contact Advanced Control at 954-491-6660 to discover how the top intelligent building technologies can transform the way you manage your building’s operations.

Energy Conservation Techniques

Energy conservation techniques for commercial building owners

Using the latest energy management solutions, commercial building owners can implement energy conservation techniques that help their buildings run much more efficiently and affordably. As we head into 2017, energy costs remain the single largest operational expense that commercial building owners face. That moves energy conservation into top position as one of the key concerns that commercial building owners need to address in order to improve their bottom line. Owners need to find ways to implement energy conservation techniques that enhance energy efficiency and reduce the amount of energy wasted in their facilities. Through the development of an energy conservation plan, building owners can implement a wide range of energy conservation techniques that can significantly improve energy efficiency and lower energy costs by 30% or more.

Implement an energy conservation plan

Advanced Control Corporation can help you implement an energy conservation plan designed to reduce energy waste at your commercial building.  Installing an energy management control system is the first step to making your building more efficient.  Energy management control systems rely on a building automation system to integrate all the control systems in a facility. Once all these systems are integrated, the energy management solution can manage HVAC and lighting systems in an efficient manner that reduces energy waste. If you already have an energy management control system in place, Advanced Control can retrofit your system with more up to date components using open protocol software that allows easy compatibility.

Employ energy scheduling

Scheduling features can be set so that HVAC and lighting is turned off whenever the facility is typically unused, such as weekends, evenings, and holidays. Scheduling can also be set automatically according to your GPS position, so that lights in outdoor access areas, parking lots, signage, and other areas on the exterior of your building follow sunrise and sunset times. Lights only come on when needed as the time of year and sunrise/set changes.

Start daylight harvesting

In areas of the building near exterior walls and windows, photocells can be used that detect natural light levels and automatically dim or shut off lighting as needed to maintain specified minimum levels. Motorized shades can be set to take advantage of natural light without compromising temperature control to maximize energy efficiency.

Use occupancy controls

Using information from RFID card scanners, motion sensors, elevator access controls, and other occupancy sensors, an energy management solution can turn lighting and HVAC off as soon as an area becomes unoccupied.

Perform performance auditing and analysis

Energy performance in buildings can suffer over time. Using intelligent building technology and web-based graphical interfaces, the latest energy management control systems provide owners with an easy way to perform energy audits from any location without having to go on-site. Owners can monitor and analyze performance to identify systems that are performing poorly. Using simple programming tools, owners can adjust performance parameters to optimize energy usage so the systems work at peak efficiency.

Are you ready to make your building more energy efficient? Advanced Control Corporation can help you implement an energy conservation plan that will help you achieve greater energy conservation. Whether you need small building energy management or an energy conservation solution for a multi-building facility, our expert energy management specialists can help you enact energy conservation techniques that will reduce energy waste at your commercial building.

Contact Advanced Control at 954-491-6660 so our experts can start you on the path to greater energy conservation today!