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SAYS SHIELDS ENERGY FMs that don’t embrace the Internet of Things (IoT) will be left behind in the race to optimise services and make efficiency savings, warns Shields Energy.
More than 30% of energy is wasted from poorly performing or operating equipment within a building. IoT is the solution to this.
Dan Shields, CEO of Shields Energy, explained: “IoT has the ability to understand in real-time what is happening throughout every aspect of a building, opening up a world of untapped savings, productivity, efficiencies and proactive maintenance.
“At the forefront of every facilities managers’ mind is the need to improve efficiency and save energy, these are not new pressures but with the added requirement of cost savings the modern FM can realise instant benefits by managing assets more efficiently with IoT which ultimately build a better experience for tenants.”
Shields Energy advises that evidence- based data from IoT devices like its CODA solution can inform better decisions as well as cost and carbon savings. The benefits of IoT for facilities managers include:
Delivery of the service: FMs are more informed to make decisions based on data they receive from IoT sensors and systems within a client site.
Digital twin platforms: Provide FMs with the layout of the building, location of the system, details of the system, historic and real-time insights into performance and operations. CODAs digital twin provides an exact replica of the building and systems within.
Operation management and fault identification: For FMs, having insights into building and equipment operations 24/7/365 through interactive cloud- based software platforms empowers FMs. Faults are alerted immediately and FMs can rectify instantly before
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it becomes a costly issue to the client or a health and safety issue for the building occupiers.
Remote management and fault rectification: IoT empowers FMs to make adjustments to equipment performance and operations remotely, fix faults and therefore cut down service and maintenance times.
Predictive maintenance: IoT allows FMs to gain deeper insights into systems and equipment performance, identifying operations and run times that may lead to a fault or request for service allowing them to predict when maintenance is required and be more proactive as opposed to reactive.
Extending the life cycle of equipment and buildings: With IoT data, FMs can establish cause and effect in equipment operation and lifecycle. Being able to manage, operate and maintain the equipment with the purpose of extending its life and reducing cost or repair or replace for the client.
Asset register and system location: IoT provides FMs with an asset
register, they know exactly where systems are and how they’re performing; accessing remotely and in real time.
Delivers off-grid solutions: IoT empowers the FMs to work with their clients in delivering off-grid solutions such as battery and solar PV – data from IoT quantifies the benefits of moving some building load off-grid and onto battery or solar PV.
Supports COVID-secure environments: IoT sensors provide insights into IAQ. Understanding the carbon dioxide levels, temperature and humidity gives insights into air quality within the building and whether it’s covid secure for the occupants. Add in the data from ventilation systems, FMs can create and provide data and insights to the client validating the internal air quality is safe and managed according to government and CIBSE guidelines. Wellness and wellbeing are no longer just about internal temperatures.
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