Latin America. A system that helps monitor and measure the energy performance of buildings was developed by the company Honeywell, with which it seeks to achieve the fulfillment of the carbon reduction goals in this type of verticals.
"It is important to remember that, when it comes to solving pollution problems, we need to address two urgent objectives: reducing the environmental impact of buildings and optimizing the air quality within them to maintain the well-being of occupants, with the goal of helping them achieve goals of reducing the carbon footprint," mentioned Sergio González, vice president and General Manager of Honeywell Building Technologies (HBT) LATAM.
With the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms. Honeywell's solution automatically identifies and implements energy conservation measures to drive efficiency, resilience and accountability. The software constantly researches, analyzes and optimizes building performance down to the level of a specific asset, measuring critical sustainability KPIs, including carbon emissions.
"The building industry has worked hard in the quest to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon impact, but it is imperative to achieve significant change in the short term – this means that building owners require more information about their operations," Sergio added.
This solution establishes a performance base in energy consumption using up to three years of use history, real-time and environmental factors with which it is determined which assets are consuming the most energy. It offers a real-time dashboard of critical sustainability KPIs, aggregates carbon information from energy emission sources in a building – gas, electricity and fuels; reduces energy consumption through advanced building control capabilities; and reduces the carbon footprint without compromising the well-being and comfort of the occupants.
The information allows users to establish rigorous foundations and obtain a map to achieve carbon footprint reduction goals. In addition, it helps building owners avoid spending on technology upgrades to meet sustainability reporting requirements and minimize the time needed to implement solutions.
Companies are currently facing constant pressure from investors and regulatory agencies to curb energy consumption, reduce carbon emissions and create healthier, more sustainable facilities. This is due to an urgent reason: commercial buildings currently contribute almost a third of energy consumption worldwide[2] and 37% of carbon emissions related to energy consumption[3]. While 28% of those emissions are related to the operation of the building[4] or to the energy used for heating, air conditioning and electricity, homeowners generally do not have device- or active-level monitoring to measure energy consumption or carbon impact.
