Green Energy
Sustainability in existing buildings
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With approximately 80% of today’s buildings expected to still be in use by 2050, it’s crucial to explore systems that integrate seamlessly with existing structures.
ithout this, buildings may remain ineffi cient, costly to operate, and environmentally harmful. In this article, James Huntington from Tridonic UK explores the role that wholesalers can play in supporting their customers to address these challenges, which are key to achieving long-term sustainability.
Sustainability has been growing in importance for many years, and has become a constant consideration in both our personal and professional lives. The pursuit of achieving Net-Zero has led to rapidly evolving regulatory frameworks and increasing demands for transparency and associated due diligence. Companies are now required to analyse and manage their environmental and social impacts across the entire value chain. Sustainability goes beyond just energy effi ciency or decarbonisation; it also encompasses social aspects, health, and well-being.
Off ering informed advice For wholesalers, this puts them in the ideal position to support their customers in achieving their sustainability aims by off ering informed advice and guidance. An important part of this is understanding the strategies and platforms that responsible manufacturers are developing, that can utilise smart management tools to deliver energy savings, cost savings and improved sustainability practices.
One such example is Tridonic’s Building Asset360; an innovative market approach to creating sustainable solutions for projects. Building Asset360 is built on the principle of seeing luminaires as more than just sources of light, and enables the exploration of data on the performance and health of each luminaire. Building Asset360 is a value proposition that encompasses all Tridonic solutions including wired and wireless lighting and emergency lighting. It also embraces the interoperability between other systems such as BMS for a market that is requiring retrofi t solutions. In many cases, it can leverage assets that already exist within the building
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for Asset Managers meeting building regulations and compliance by providing the ability to automate emergency lighting tests, and store and publish the reports in the building or on the cloud. With the use of data generated by the Luminaire asset, lighthouse alarms can trigger planned maintenance activities and in the case of emergency lighting, a potentially life-saving service is maintained.
To give an example, BuildingAsset360 can
Built on top of the Casambi Bluetooth mesh, it provides a proactive approach to lighting asset management. BuildingAsset360 has been designed to meet the challenges faced by Asset Managers, Estate Managers, Facility Managers, and all clients trying to manage their lighting assets.
Furthermore, Building Asset360 is a key tool
raise fl ags when a luminaire is not performing as it should, allowing corrections or adaptations to be made. An alarm such as the driver internal temperature will show if the operating temperature is too high. Operating in this manner can half the expected lifetime of a driver, but if this situation is known, the cause can be investigated and corrected. This will then allow the luminaire to remain in place, work as it should, and last much longer.
Harnessing interconnectivity This interconnectivity of technologies is very
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