It’s easy to pass off indoor air quality as comfort issue — and it certainly is when Americans spend 90% of their time indoors — but it’s also a real health and productivity issue. For facilities like schools, hospitals, and office buildings, it has to stay top-of-mind that concentrations of many air pollutants are 2-5 times higher than they are outdoors (per that same EPA link above).
An energy smart building depends on a combination of efficient HVAC equipment and nuanced real-time data to drive and control it. Building owners and engineers count on insights from indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring sensors to make informed decisions that will reduce energy waste and maintain a comfortable environment. When combined with automated controls on a centralized, cloud-based platform, that data becomes actionable in real time.
Smart building IoT technologies have radically altered the way today’s facility managers approach HVAC and air quality management. Rather than planning around presumed conditions and weather reports, or relying on outdated mechanical schedules, today’s advanced buildings are outfitted with internet-connected sensors and controls. This network of sophisticated IoT sensors makes it possible to automate setpoints with real-time insights. The constant feed of precise data on various building systems drives more energy-efficient decisions while boosting air quality and comfort.
Over the last few years, smart building sensors have become foundational to both occupant comfort and regulatory compliance. The worldwide smart building market is currently forecasted to exceed $50 billion by 2028 (with a CAGR of over 26%). That’s momentum. But why the surge?
Did you know that Americans spend up to 90% of their time indoors? This preponderance of time in the home and (for many) indoors at work gives your indoor air quality monitoring system the chance to make a huge impact.
Most commercial building operators already know what they’re spending on energy. However, few know exactly when and where that energy is being wasted.
It can be difficult to achieve HVAC energy efficiency in a single building, let alone across an entire campus. Yet that is what facility managers in the healthcare industry are tasked with doing. With facilities often spread across a city, and even sometimes involving broader regional campuses, it can be difficult for a healthcare campus to achieve HVAC energy efficiency markers.
Topics: HVAC
Every manager of multi-tenant commercial buildings, regardless of industry, faces the same struggle: how to achieve HVAC efficiency when every tenant uses the system differently.
Topics: HVAC
As tax season rolls around, will you be able to claim an energy-efficient commercial buildings deduction? Under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 179D, building owners may be eligible to claim tax deductions if their building meets certain energy efficiency markers. These deductions can generate significant tax savings, especially when combined with other energy-focused tax reduction opportunities, like those in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) or with Energy Community Tax Credits.
Communities around the world rely on healthcare companies to provide essential services. Like other industries, hospitals, urgent care centers, and specialized units under one corporate umbrella are being housed in multiple locations. Although bringing wide-reaching types of treatments together may prove cost-effective and beneficial to ailing people, facilities managers take on a sometimes unwieldy task. That’s why an increased number of operations managers are onboarding building automation software (BAS) that can be driven by cloud-based apps.
