Addressing energy waste in the HVAC system

Smart building controls enable managers and technicians to uncover and address energy waste


With the help of state-of-the-art building automation systems (BAS), maintenance and operations technicians can quickly assess the health of a building, according to an article from Facility Maintenance Decisions on the FacilitiesNet website. 

The challenge for facility managers is to understand the technology and put the data to work to produce tangible benefits for the organization.

Part of an effective operator’s daily routine should be to review and prioritize all of the new alarms in the BAS.

But a substantial list of conditions can qualify as poor HVAC performance but would not necessarily trigger an alarm condition.

Read the article.

 

 



July 10, 2018


Topic Area: HVAC


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