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How AI is Transforming the Built Environment
Mark Bouldin, Smart Buildings and Clean Air Expert at Johnson Controls examines the potential for using artificial intelligence across the built environment in April's Heating & Ventilating Review.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is enabling decision-makers to optimise heating, cooling, and power generation in a new way. AI-powered data analytics enable businesses to create energy maps across their buildings which update in real time. They can anticipate and simulate costs before they are actually incurred which is a game-changer for Facilities Managers. It provides significant benefits through the visibility AI enables, from energy usage, to tenant experience, to tracking net-zero targets.
The assumption may be that adopting a new technology will be expensive and time-consuming, but in reality, many technologies are easily integrated into existing systems, and managers are able to immediately see the positive impact of adopting these new ways of working.
"It's likely that in the future, AI will become a 'must-have' rather than a 'nice-to-have' as Facilities Managers look for innovative ways to meet increasingly ambitious net zero goals."
The Heating & Ventilating Review article addresses the following subjects in more detail:
- Paint a clear picture of any environment
AI-powered systems can use data analytics to identify areas of a building that contribute to energy waste and emissions, whilst also analysing occupant comfort levels. The AI can then use these metrics to recommend corrective action to address faulty equipment or system inefficiencies.
- Monitoring energy usage from minute to minute
Facilities Managers can harness the power of AI to proactively monitor and control energy usage. Real-time energy consumption data can be used by the AI system in conjunction with minute-to-minute occupancy levels in order to maximise both cost savings and occupant comfort.
- AI learns on the job
Adaptable AI models allow Facilities Managers to refine their net-zero strategies as their building and occupancy levels evolve which in turn allows the building's systems to adjust autonomously in the drive to maximise energy efficiencies and the health of its occupants.
The possibilities that these new technologies offer paves the way for significant improvements to building efficiency, whilst also maximising the safety and comfort of their occupants.
To read the full article on the Heating & Ventilating Review website, please click here.