Utilizing Analytics to Drive Change in Buildings, Brice Kosnik the CEO of buildpulse discusses ways customers are using analytics to improve commercial and public buildings. Examples are drawn from customers who have school districts, hospitals, and office buildings. This presentation was given to the Association of Professional Energy Managers
8. Common Issues Found in Commissioning
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Top 12 Issues
1. HVAC system operates continuously during unoccupied
period
2. Lighting system illuminating space during unoccupied
period
3. HVAC system improperly balanced
4. Improper refrigerant charge
5. Economizer dampers operating incorrectly
6. Insufficient evaporator airflow
7. Improper controls setup
8. Control component failure or degradation
9. Software programming errors
10. Improper controls hardware installation
11. Air-cooled condenser fouling
12. Valve leakage
• Setpoints
• Scheduling
• Sequences
Reference: PNNL - A Guide to Building Commissioning
Foundation
9. Analytics automates the manual processes and audits
that we don’t have time for.
4 Man Years Or 5 Minutes
Its About Automation
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Manual Inspection still requires verification
12. Setpoint Analysis
Night High Limit
Room Cooling SP
Room Heating SP
Night Low Limit
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Setpoint Analysis
13. VAV Sequence Refresher
Control of a VAV reheat terminal to vary airflow during heating
ASHRAE High Performance VAV Systems, ASHRAE Journal Oct 2011, John Murphy
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VAV Sequence Refresh
14. Actual VAV Performance
Data Taken From typical Reheat VAV – City Building
Discharge Air Temperature
Room Temperature
Reheat Valve
Room Heating SP
Room Cooling SP
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VAV Actual Performance
15. Schedule to Actual Occupancy
Start up each Zone individually so that it reaches
Heating or Cooling Setpoints at Occupancy
Adjust Heating and Cooling Setpoints so that all
zones have 0 heating or cooling load at
UnOccupied.
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Schedules Optimal Start / Stop
17. Ineffective Optimal Start
Cooling Setpoint
Fan Command
Room Temperature
Discharge Air Temperature
Optimal Start Cooling with no Cooling available
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Ineffective Optimal Start
20. Other Examples
• Temperature Resets
• Pressure Resets
• 24 Hour Operation
• Chilled & Hot Water Plant operation
• Simultaneous heating and cooling
• Economizer Analysis
• High Low Discharge Air Temperature
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Other areas – most teams don’t get to.
25. On-Going Cx Prioritize Service
Should:
Apply Cost and ROI
to Prioritize Faults
and Issues
Prevent Drift
Should Not:
Overwhelm you
with information
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Ongoing Cx - Prioritizes Service
29. Other Benefits
Security
(Cloud)
Consultants and Contractors have
access to data without needing
access to your network
Data Historian
(Cloud Local)
All data should be archived regardless
of Configured Trends
REST API
(Cloud)
Open & Secure data sharing with
other platforms and Analysis Tools
Energy Star Utilities
(Cloud)
Aggregation of Energy Star, Utility
Interval Data
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“Cloud” Advantages
31. Reduced Tenant Complaints
1-3% utility savings per year for every degree
of deadband implemented.
Clear reporting of time series temperature
analysis, policy, and best practices, results in
positive and productive conversation.
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Comfort
32. Reduced Tenant Complaints
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Policy Conversations
Design & Operate, for “Off”
Shutting down equipment in swing seasons
can save a lot of energy. But it can be hard to
quantify and it will result is discomfort.
Analytics quantifies the savings and enables
the conversation to drive policy change.
34. Reduced Tenant Complaints
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Capture Knowledge
Facility Engineers know their building. How do
we prevent their knowledge from retiring with
them?
Enable low friction methods of capture,
alignment, and storage.
35. Brice Kosnik – CEO
buildpulse
available online
brice.kosnik@buildpulse.com
Utilizing Analytics to Drive Change in
Buildings
36. Zone Deadband
Setpoints & Deadbands
Zone Heating
Zone Cooling
74 DegF
68 DegF
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Setpoints & Deadbands
37. Night High Low Limit
UnOcc Deadband
UnOcc Heating
UnOcc Cooling78 DegF
58 DegF
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Night High / Low Limits
Hinweis der Redaktion
Prioritizing Service
Improving Operational Efficiency
Reducing Complaints
Retaining Knowledge
Implementing Best Practices
Prioritizing Service
Improving Operational Efficiency
Reducing Complaints
Retaining Knowledge
Implementing Best Practices
Prioritizing Service
Improving Operational Efficiency
Reducing Complaints
Retaining Knowledge
Implementing Best Practices