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It’s easy for facility managers overseeing smart buildings, with their myriad Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, to become overwhelmed with information. While smart technologies that monitor indoor air quality, temperatures, and appliance efficiency help streamline operations, operators still have to make sense of all the data streams pouring in.
That’s where AI comes in.
AI-powered building automation systems “can release the full potential of IoT deployment by interpreting a building’s vast amounts of data and providing calculated insights to operators. Over time, AI can learn from that data and, with facility manager oversight and approval, make autonomous decisions and predict the building’s future,” reports Engineered Systems.
Say your building uses 20,000 gallons of propane a year during heating season. AI could analyze ways to optimize furnaces, water heating equipment, boilers, and other appliances and controls across the facility and recommend automating them to cut consumption.
In this way, AI could help lead the way to net-zero energy.
