4 Ways Smart Buildings Benefit Building Owners
Intelligent buildings, also known as smart buildings, are buildings that operate as a living organism. You may be thinking – What does that mean exactly?
It simply means smart buildings can think, respond, be self-aware, and be highly communicative. Every system, machine, and device interacts with coordinated purpose in its service of the whole.
Think of it like this – smart buildings are complex organisms whose information networks branch into all of their parts using state-of-the-art computer technology.
Smart buildings achieve significant energy savings by taking advantage of improved technology and materials in terms of structure, appliances, HVACR, electrical systems, and plumbing.
Many of today’s building managers and owners are looking for different ways to improve how smart buildings use, manage, and monitor their assets, while also reducing carbon footprints and energy costs.
This provides tenants consistent safety and comfort. Smart buildings make a more comfortable workspace, increase productivity, and are more environmentally conscious.
Smart Buildings Can Save Money Through:
- Optimized cooling and ventilation equipment.
- Matching occupancy patterns to energy use.
- Proactive maintenance of equipment.
- Dynamic power consumption.
The process of making a building “smart”, or making a smart building consists of linking core systems such as lighting, power meters, water meters, pumps, heating, fire alarms, and chiller plants with sensors and control systems.
Why Go Smart?
The smart building is connected and is responsive to a smart power grid. According to Siemens, by creating a bi-directional energy flow between its on-site generation and storage systems and the outside electrical grid, a smart building can manage energy supply and demand to help eliminate energy waste and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
There are number of incentives compelling owners to adopt these smart technologies, and there is no question that the future of smart buildings is continuing to move forward at a rapid pace.
This is more than a trend, it’s an investment. City Electric Supply can help you plan and install a building system that saves money and is easy to manage.
We offer plenty of solutions to help you control, monitor, report on and reduce energy costs.
Smart building technology is being implemented in buildings all over the world and the phrase remains constant in any plans for future projects. CES has the power to supply you with assisting your building needs.