Commercial buildings are notable culprits to energy consumption and associated carbon emission.  Buildings’ energy consumption equates to carbon emissions through its energy requirements of power companies.  Power companies, in turn, need to use fossil fuels to generate electrical energy, thereby releasing carbon emissions into the environment.  Building energy management systems, therefore, becomes essential tools to manage and control the energy demands of buildings.

Whether it’s lighting in the offices, heating, operating data centers with many servers, commercial buildings are continuously consuming energy, making it essential to implement building energy monitoring and management systems in buildings to control energy consumption, and reduce their overall carbon footprint.

Energy management systems will not only help reduce the negative effect your commercial buildings have on the overall carbon emissions, but they can reduce your overhead costs due to the building’s excessive energy consumption.

A building energy management system is a computer-based system designed to monitor, control, measure, and optimize energy consumption required of commercial buildings.  The system connects the various systems of a building such as HVAC, lighting, computer servers, fire and security systems and plant room equipment, to form one central platform for buildings energy consumption management.

Building energy management systems offers monitoring, auto regulating functions which collect energy consumption data and proactively initiate energy saving measures.

Lighting

Energy monitoring systems senses workplace occupancy capacity and automatically adjusting the lighting accordingly.  This can include:

• • • lights that are initially turned-on manually, and subsequently turned-off or adjusted based on occupant sensor controls of the lighting power within a workspace.
    • lights on fully automatic-on, adjust, off mode system for open plan offices, public corridors, stairways, restrooms, primary building entrance areas and lobbies, and areas where manual-on operation would endanger the safety or security of the building occupants.

HVAC

Building management systems monitor, regulate and control HVAC equipment in much the same way.  Sensors and controls determine how all HVAC system components operate in tandem to attain energy efficiency, comfort, safety, and cost-effectiveness goals.  Heating sensors (like thermostats) monitors temperatures throughout all occupant’s work or living spaces, and automatically regulates heating elements, ventilation, and air condition units for maximum comfort, while maintaining optimal energy usage efficiency.

Building management and monitoring systems provides property managers and owners a comprehensive insight on building’s energy usage, while continuously collecting energy consumption data for analysis, maintenance, and future improvements.