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Smart building management

Agenda 1. Customer needs and enablers 2. Viewpoint of information management 3. Current process, separate building management systems 4. Electronic process, integrated building management systems 5. Financial impact

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23/01/2006

Profit from energy diary

Through close control and monitoring of building services such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning, your building energy management system (BEMS), maintains optimum environmental conditions without unnecessary use of energy. And as well as cutting utility bills it can also make substantial savings on plant maintenance costs. The content of this White Paper covers 12 mini case studies, which illustrate real life techniques for getting the best out of any BEMS.

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22/01/2006

How Home Automation Works and what it

In 2003 68.3% of all American families owned a house. [4] Owning a house has many benefits and many homeowners see their homes as their sanctuaries, the place where they can relax and be themselves. But, it also takes a lot of work. There is always yard work to be done, the carpet to vacuum, the toilet to scrub, the kitchen to clean, or bills to pay.

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16/01/2006

Web-based Energy Information Systems for Large Commercial Buildings

Energy Information Systems (EIS), which monitor and organize building energy consumption and related trend data over the Internet, have been evolving over the past decade. This technology helps perform key energy management functions such as organizing energy use data, identifying energy consumption anomalies, managing energy costs, and automating demand response strategies. During recent years numerous developers and vendors of EIS have been deploying these products in a highly competitive market. EIS offer various software applications and services for a variety of purposes. Costs for such system vary greatly depending on the system’s capabilities and how they are marketed. Some products are marketed directly to end users while others are made available as part of electric utility programs. EIS can be a useful tool in building commissioning and retro-

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16/01/2006

Economic Analysis for an Energy Management System in a Commercial Type

A facility owner may have opportunities for several types of worthwhile investments that might be made in a facility, but only funds available for one of two of them. While each might produce cost savings or favorable life cycle costs, the owner must also examine which investment will pay for itself most quickly or at the highest rate of return. This article will show how to calculate the “net present value” of the savings realized by an improvement, and the payback period and “internal rate of return” of the investment made in it.

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