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The slides Switch Automation CEO Deb Noller presented at Green Cities in Melbourne on 18th March 2014.
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Big Data Meets Big BuildingsPortfolio Energy Management
Deb Noller, CEOSwitch Automation, Inc.
• Big Data will deliver better business
• Enhances organisational success – goes beyond cutting energy use
• Deliver real-time feedback on projects and capital investment
• Allows you to leverage the scarcest resource: people’s time
Ultimate Goal: Better Business__________
Expectation Versus Reality__________
Real World Cases
ExpectationA centralised data repository
City Council__________Case 1
- 11 Sites of solar for XYZ City Council
- XCC took the option of web boxes
Reality11 logins to 11 accounts
Large Commercial Building__________Case 2
120k on additional metering connected to Building Management System
ExpectationInsight into building performance
Reality12 months and still no accessto the data
Apartment Going For Green Star__________Case 3
- 52-unit apartment building on Gold Coast
- Sub-metered each apartment
Expectation- Individual consumption data- Billing based on consumption
Reality- Meters installed but data is not collected- Each apartment is billed 1/52 of gate meter
Every Property Company Has the Same Problem__________It is not shortage of data,but how to harness it.
Avoiding the pitfalls__________
Innovation means risk__________Foster champions, expect some failures
Australian property businesses have risk appetite
Risk needed to create an innovation environment
Champions should be fostered
Failure should not be punished
Growing Convergence
Building Systems
Information Technology
(IT)
IT champions drive integration to narrow the expertise gap.
The need for interconnecting facilities and accessing real-time data is driving convergence
Open protocols on top of legacy
2010 2015 2020
Integrated Security Systems
Wireless Controls and Sensors
Integration Gap
Set implementation and maintenance policies, IT compliance, portal strategies, etc.
Smart-Grid Integration
Full building intelligence systems integrated O&M contracts
Demand Response programs
Demand Response Programs and Smart-grid Applications
Cloud computing-
Software as a Service
Building Information Modelling
Automated Commissioning and Energy Management
Network IntegrationIntegration Software
Developments in IT taking a significant leap in comparison to instrumentation and controls
The Technologies Are Changing - Who is Keeping Up?__________
Source: Frost & Sullivan
Who has the skills to differentiate all the solutions?__________
Source: Frost & Sullivan
EDUCATION IS KEY__________Train procurement team to be knowledgeable enough
• Understand the technologies
• Differentiate the options
• Ask the right questions
FOCUS ON THE DATA__________Separate hardware and service from data
• Place a value on data
• Educate organisation
• Consistent across projects
• Technology Project
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