Building Energy Management Systems
It is fact that Building Management Systems (BMS) control 85% of energy consuming plant in a typical building – and that the plant is usually configured to meet internal environment needs as opposed to any energy consumption targets and sustainable carbon reduction policies.
Qualified energy management consultants recommend that the key to a viable and sustainable energy management strategy is the creation of a comprehensive and detailed operating profile of the installed plant and building services and BMS systems.
Remote Energy Monitoring
To maintain the cost and carbon savings sustainably, smart meters are installed on site to allow remote energy monitoring systems to constantly monitors the plant operating settings as well as utilities consumption, to compare them against the optimised norms established in the energy survey.
For any organisation, the management of energy is a massive task simply by the nature of the complexity of the energy management systems requiring integration and their inter-dependencies. As such, bringing in external expertise with specialist skills and a proven track record is the best route to gain full leverage from the adoption of an integrated building energy management system.
Carbon and Energy Management
Furthermore, with the requirements of CRC legislation together with internal cost pressures, it is now becoming a necessity to engage the entire workforce and align them with the company energy management strategy, to control and manage individuals’ energy usage.
Energy Management Dashboards
Remote energy monitoring compares actual usage against norming profiles and this information is displayed in real time on interactive web-based energy management dashboards.
Any deviations from norm are immediately alarmed and reported for rectification locally on-site to ensure that important cost and CO2 savings are delivered consistently on a sustainable basis.