Big Data Meets Big BuildingsPortfolio Energy Management

Deb Noller, CEOSwitch Automation, Inc.

• Big Data will deliver better business

• Enhances organisational success – goes beyond cutting energy use

• Deliver real-time feedback on projects and capital investment

• Allows you to leverage the scarcest resource: people’s time

Ultimate Goal: Better Business__________

Expectation Versus Reality__________

Real World Cases

ExpectationA centralised data repository

City Council__________Case 1

- 11 Sites of solar for XYZ City Council

- XCC took the option of web boxes

Reality11 logins to 11 accounts

Large Commercial Building__________Case 2

120k on additional metering connected to Building Management System

ExpectationInsight into building performance

Reality12 months and still no accessto the data

Apartment Going For Green Star__________Case 3

- 52-unit apartment building on Gold Coast

- Sub-metered each apartment

Expectation- Individual consumption data- Billing based on consumption

Reality- Meters installed but data is not collected- Each apartment is billed 1/52 of gate meter

Every Property Company Has the Same Problem__________It is not shortage of data,but how to harness it.

Avoiding the pitfalls__________

Innovation means risk__________Foster champions, expect some failures

Australian property businesses have risk appetite

Risk needed to create an innovation environment

Champions should be fostered

Failure should not be punished

Growing Convergence

Building Systems

Information Technology

(IT)

IT champions drive integration to narrow the expertise gap.

The need for interconnecting facilities and accessing real-time data is driving convergence

Open protocols on top of legacy

2010 2015 2020

Integrated Security Systems

Wireless Controls and Sensors

Integration Gap

Set implementation and maintenance policies, IT compliance, portal strategies, etc.

Smart-Grid Integration

Full building intelligence systems integrated O&M contracts

Demand Response programs

Demand Response Programs and Smart-grid Applications

Cloud computing-

Software as a Service

Building Information Modelling

Automated Commissioning and Energy Management

Network IntegrationIntegration Software

Developments in IT taking a significant leap in comparison to instrumentation and controls

The Technologies Are Changing - Who is Keeping Up?__________

Source: Frost & Sullivan

Who has the skills to differentiate all the solutions?__________

Source: Frost & Sullivan

EDUCATION IS KEY__________Train procurement team to be knowledgeable enough

• Understand the technologies

• Differentiate the options

• Ask the right questions

FOCUS ON THE DATA__________Separate hardware and service from data

• Place a value on data

• Educate organisation

• Consistent across projects

• Technology Project