Intelligent Building Systems a Key to Sustainability Paul Ehrlich, PE President Building Intelligence Group EPRI Summer Seminar 2008 San Francisco, CA.

Intelligent Building Systems a Key to Sustainability

Paul Ehrlich, PE

President

Building Intelligence Group

EPRI Summer Seminar 2008

San Francisco, CA

Energy Split

Intelligent Buildings

• Connect Building Automation to sustainability– Integrated, intelligent design– Systems integration

Green on the outside

+

Intelligent Inside

=

Sustainable

How do we deliver?

• Building systems will need to be:– Optimized for maximum efficiency– Only run when needed– Become highly usable– Be connected to business enterprises and

utilities– Sophisticated systems, yet easy to design,

install and operate

Business View

Security

Security

Electrical

Electrical

CC

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CC

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Other ..

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ire Alarm

Asset ManagementAsset Management CMMSCMMS

Facility Management SystemFacility Management System

FMS Front EndFMS Front End

HV

AC

HV

AC

LightingLighting

IntegrationIntegrationIntegrationIntegration

Business Systems(SAP, Oracle, Energy, Operations, Utilities)

Integ

ration

Integ

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Integ

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Connections

• Provide real time performance information to occupants and business

• Interact with the utility (demand response)

• Track and measure energy usage and comfort

Industry Programs

Net Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative

• Concept – 80% reduction in usage remainder from renewable sources

• Technical Savings Potentials are very large– Fragmented, risk averse industry, Real progress has been slow

• Must address all building stock– New, but also renovation, retrofit and tune-ups

• Historic focus on “widgets”; need to shift to “systems”– Integrated systems, plug and play,..

– But “systems” --> New design tools, new construction processes

– Workforce skills and training will be an issue

• Need a regional, climate sensitive focus

www.zeroenergy-cbi.org

Contact

Paul Ehrlich

Building Intelligence Group LLC

[email protected]

(651) 204-0105

www.buildingintelligencegroup.com