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Monitoring brings energy use under control
Manohar Lal, controls specialist at Mitsubishi Electric examines how HVAC monitoring can lower energy use in commercial buildings
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he UK is transitioning towards Net Zero, and the government is working to decarbonise all sectors of the economy as a result.
Commercial buildings, including our schools and offices, are responsible for almost a quarter of all carbon emissions from the built environment. This means they are a vital area to focus on if we are to reach this target by 2050. Year-round heating, ventilation and air conditioning
(HVAC) are essential in these spaces. However, heating and cooling systems account for around 25% of the built environment’s carbon footprint, so finding ways to lower these emissions is urgent.
16 July 2024 Lowering energy usage is a good place to
start. However, building owners and managers must remember that you can’t reduce what you don’t measure. Despite this, it can be difficult to understand where and how energy is used in these spaces – and quantify and lower carbon emissions. Modern HVAC monitoring systems can improve this understanding by identifying systems with high energy output by tracking energy usage. This can then inform a plan for a change in room settings, a new, energy efficient schedule, a simple retrofit or an entire refurbishment, reducing energy usage and supporting a decarbonised future.
Momentum is already building
Steps are already being taken to reduce the amount of energy consumed in the built environment, both by the industry and government alike. For example, the construction industry is already looking for ways of using more sustainable materials, alongside factoring embodied and operational carbon into construction projects and increasing energy efficiency through modern HVAC equipment. The government is supporting this drive through
an increase in levels for The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), which is soon expected to require all commercial buildings to have an EPC rating of ‘B’ by 2030 – up from ‘E’ from when the legislation was initially brought into law in 2016.
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