Learn about the current Internet of Things Industry and how you can implement and leverage this technology in your facility today.

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Internet of Things Is Here:
Implementing IoT In Your Facility

2. OUTLINE
How To Get Started
Implementing IoT in Your Facility
The value of IoT for
Commercial Buildings
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IoT Applications

3. What does ‘Internet of Things’ mean?
IoT definition is an evolving concept
A proposed development of the Internet
where everyday objects have network
connectivity, allowing them to send and
receive data
Physical Device
Suite of technologies and applications
that equip devices
Instant data analysis and, ideally, “smart” action1.
Service
1 https://dupress.deloitte.com/dup-us-en/focus/internet-of-things/iot-commercial-real-estate-intelligent-building-systems.html
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4. Consumer IoT is different than Industrial IoT
Consumer IoT
• Low range, Wi-Fi available
• Appliances are replaceable
• Low complexity
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5. Consumer IoT is different than Industrial IoT
Industrial IoT
• Large Facilities, No Wi-Fi widely available
• Equipment expensive to replace
• High complexity and requires scalability
802.15.4 Cellular LoRa
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6. Commercial Buildings have Building Management Systems (BMS)
§ To automate individual tasks
§ No data integration or insight into the data
§ Smaller buildings don’t have BMS
IoT in Commercial Buildings is Often Overlooked
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IoT can augment a BMS or even can act as a BMS

7. IoT in Commercial Buildings is Often Overlooked
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Dramatically more
efficient Building
Operations
-Reduce energy use [30%]
-Repair and maintenance
New revenue generation
opportunities
-Reselling the data
Differentiation
-Sustainability programs
-New Services to tenants
IoT is an easy and cost-effective solution to add
tremendous value to a property

8. Why Now? Technology Enablers & Industry Trends
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Before:
Solutions that allow you to collect a single type of data have been available,
but they are limited and can be expensive
Now:
Green Buildings and sustainability trends are helping lower the cost of
sensors, cloud data storage, and connectivity.

9. Why Now? Technology Enablers & Industry Trends
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The perfect storm that allows IoT to
move to the forefront of this industry
What to look for in a solution to maximize IoT value:
Aggregate multiple
types of data
Act on the dataAnalyze the data
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10. Implementing IoT in a commercial building
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Equipment
Communication Ports
Contact Closure, Modbus,
BACnet, etc.
IoT Device
BMS
Ports
Voltage, 4-20mA, dry contact,
etc.
When an equipment has communication capabilities or if there is an
existing network of sensors/BMS, IoT devices can be directly connect.
Architecture may vary based on the solution:
• Each IoT Device can be directly connected to the Internet or each IoT device can connect wirelessly to an
Internet Access Point.
• Each IoT device can be from a different manufacturer

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Equipment
External Sensors
Current Transformers,
Thermistors, etc.
IoT Device
Ports
Voltage, 4-20mA, dry contact,
etc.
When an equipment does not have communication capabilities, IoT devices
can use external sensors to collect data about that piece of equipment
Architecture may vary based on the solution:
• Each IoT Device can be directly connected to the Internet or each IoT device can connect wirelessly to an
Internet Access Point.
• Each IoT device can be from a different manufacturer

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Equipment
External Sensors
Current Transformers,
Thermistors, etc.
IoT Device
Ports
Voltage, 4-20mA, dry contact,
etc.
When an equipment does not have communication capabilities, IoT devices
can use external sensors to collect data about that piece of equipment
Architecture may vary based on the solution:
• Each IoT Device can be directly connected to the Internet or each IoT device can connect wirelessly to an
Internet Access Point.
• Each IoT device can be from a different manufacturer
IoT Device
Embedded Sensors
Temperature, Humidity, CO2,
etc.

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Equipment
External Sensors
Current Transformers,
Thermistors, etc.
IoT Device
Ports
Voltage, 4-20mA, dry contact,
etc.
Internet Access
Point
• Local
• Cellular
Remote Access
• Laptop
• Tablet
• Cellphone
When an equipment does not have communication capabilities, IoT devices
can use external sensors to collect data about that piece of equipment
Architecture may vary based on the solution:
• Each IoT Device can be directly connected to the Internet or each IoT device can connect wirelessly to an
Internet Access Point.
• Each IoT device can be from a different manufacturer
IoT Device
Embedded Sensors
Temperature, Humidity, CO2,
etc.

14. IoT Applications
Tenant Comfort
Measurement and Verification
LEED Certification
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Predictive Maintenance
Controls

15. What is LEED?
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LEED, overseen by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), is a highly recognized
sustainability certification with over 15.7 billion total commercial square feet of certified
space in over 162 countries.
LEED v4 is the latest version. Credits are earned through real-time monitoring of energy
(demand & consumption), water, and indoor air quality, in addition to other programs.

16. What is LEED?
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Impact of pursuing LEED certification1:
1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2016/09/data-green-buildings-financially-outperform-rivals/
3.7% 4% 5.6% 8-10%
higher occupancy
levels
Higher tenant
renewal probabilities
Increase in asset
value over an identical
non-certified office asset
higher rental rates

17. How to monitor energy demand and consumption in real-time?
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Main meter
Option 1: Pulse
Already installed or
installed by Utility
Company
IoT Device
Meter
Pulse
IoT
Device
Intent
To support energy management and identify opportunities for additional
energy savings by tracking building-level energy use.

18. How to monitor energy demand and consumption in real-time?
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Main meter
3-phase
Electrical
Panel
Breaker
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Option 2: Submetering
Requires Submeter
Uses Pulse, Modbus, or
BACnet
V1 V3V2
I1
I2
I3
Power = 3 x V x I
Use 0.333mV AC
output CTs
Power
Sensor
CT
IoT Device
IoT
Device
Panel
Submeter

19. Looking at the data
Whole Building Power Consumption
Sunday
Peak demand

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IoT Device
Pulse
Installed by Utility
or
Submeter with pulse add-on
Water or gas pipe
How to monitor water/gas consumption in real-time?
Pulse
Add-on
Intent
To support water management and identify opportunities for additional water savings by tracking water consumption.

21. Looking at the data
Cooling Tower Water Blow-down
Peak Outside Temperature

22. IoT Device
How to monitor indoor air quality in real-time?
Intent
To promote occupants’ comfort, well-being, and productivity by improving indoor air quality.
CO2
sensor

23. Looking at the data
CO2 readings in Office Space
Alert if CO2 level is above threshold

24. IoT Applications
Tenant Comfort
Measurement and Verification
LEED Certification
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Predictive Maintenance
Controls

25. What is Measurement and Verification?
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The role of Measurement and Verification (M&V) is to verify savings associated with energy
conservation measures (ECMs) and strategies
M&V includes1:
• Determine baseline and estimate savings
• Develop the measurement and verification plan
• Conduct post-installation measurement and verification activities
• Conduct annual measurement and verification activities during the performance period
1 https://energy.gov/eere/femp/measurement-and-verification-activities-required-energy-savings-performance-contract
IoT provides a fast and cost-effective
way to access that data

26. How to monitor power consumption in real-time?
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Main meter
3-phase
Electrical
Panel
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Option 3: CT only
Measures current only
and approximate Power
Less precise but OK for
monitoring
Use 0-5V DC
output CT IoT Device
CT
IoT
Device

27. Looking at the data
Do the RTUs need to be upgraded?
RTUs start at the wrong time
ü Controller needs to be replaced
ü Up to 33% savings on the each RTU
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28. IoT Applications
Tenant Comfort
Measurement and Verification
LEED Certification
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Predictive Maintenance
Controls

29. Predictive Maintenance
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Access to critical data from equipment is
usually done by walking around. That data
is also sometimes available in a BMS. IoT
can be used to make that data available
remotely.
Examples:
• Detect faulty equipment before
equipment breaks
• Detect pipe freezing before
flooding happens
• Detect water leaks and get
alerted before expensive
damage

30. IoT Device
How to monitor critical data in real-time?
Prevent pipe freezing
Water Detector
Thermistor Probe
Make sure purge
system is working
Prevent Water flooding
contact closure
thermistor

31. Looking at the data
Cooling Tower Water Temperature
Alert when temperature is below 32F

32. IoT Applications
Tenant Comfort
Measurement and Verification
LEED Certification
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Predictive Maintenance
Controls

33. Controls
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A lot of legacy equipment can only be controlled manually and locally. IoT can turn that legacy
equipment into connected devices.
IoT can also be used to feed new types of data into BMS for more efficient controls
Examples:
• Controls Fans in garage that are based on mechanical clocks or
temperature sensors
• Controls Lights that are based on mechanical clocks
• Control HVAC units that are not part of a BMS
• Create a BMS in the cloud to remotely control thermostats, etc.

34. IoT Device
How to control equipment remotely?
On (1)/Off (0)
Garage FanRelay
Control Signal or
Power
Controls based on:
- schedules
- sensors

35. IoT Device
How to control equipment remotely?
On (1)/Off (0)
LightsRelay
Control Signal or
Power
IoT Device
On (1)/Off (0)
LightsRelay
Control Signal or
Power
IoT Device
On (1)/Off (0)
FansRelay
Control Signal or
Power
No wiring necessary to control any equipment based
on any rule computed from any set of sensors

36. IoT Device
How to control equipment remotely?
BACnet
BMS
IoT Device
Modbus
Thermostat
JACE

37. IoT Applications
Tenant Comfort
Measurement and Verification
LEED Certification
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Predictive Maintenance
Controls

38. Tenant Comfort
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Facility managers and engineers react to tenant
complaints and work orders because they don’t
have data to be pro-active.
Examples:
• Fix Air Quality issues before
tenants realize conditions are
changing
• Provide information about space
utilization
• Know when trashes are almost
full and need to be emptied

39. IoT Device
How to collect data to help with tenant comfort?
Air
Quality
Motion
Distance

40. Looking at the data
Space temperature monitoring
Be alerted and react to abnormal temperature
increase before tenants complain

41. Conclusion
Benefits of IoT
* IoT is a simple and cost effective way to increase property value: through optimized
operations, better differentiation, and new sources of revenue
* IoT pans across multiple domains: from helping with certifications to automation and
improved tenant happiness
* IoT solutions are affordable so it is a perfect time to start adopting an IoT strategy in your
organization
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42. How to get started?
* Identify problems or tasks that consume a lot of your/your team’s time
* Read meters
* Tenant work orders and complaints
* Traveling to remote sites
* etc.
* Find a solution that can address most of your issues, even if you only start by addressing
one inefficiency
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Implementation
* Ideally, all of the devices need to be able to work together.
* Importance of the Software/Service layer
* IoT projects can be simple and can be implemented by your own building engineers or
technicians

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Upcoming Webinars
Leveraging the Internet of Things: Increasing
Operational Efficiency
TBA
April 13, 2017
July 26, 2017

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Where you can find us
Energy, Utility and Environment Conference
GlobalCon
PMExpo
2/8 – 2/10
3/22 – 3/23
4/20
San Diego, CA
Philadelphia, PA
Washington, DC

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