Discussion of Mobile Apps for Building Energy Retrofits

Discussion of Mobile Apps for

Building Energy Retrofits

Seminar 59 - New Mobile Applications for

HVAC Field Work and Building Retrofits

Richard SzydlowskiDirector of Engineering and Business Development

Center for Energy and Environment

212 3rd Avenue North, Suite 560

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

Work: 612.335.5862 Mobile: 612.747.6726 email: [email protected]

January 30, 2013

2013 Winter Conference | Dallas, TX

• Define what types of mobile apps exist for HVAC field work.

• Explain the advantages of using these types of applications out in the field

versus at the office.

• Explain the key features of mobile applications that collect field data on building

structures.

• Explain how one company is using a governmental-developed application

programming interface (API) to easily develop mobile tools for energy

audits.

• Explain why is there a need for standardized data from field surveys of building

assets.

• Explain some of the caveats of using mobile applications.

ASHRAE is a Registered Provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to ASHRAE Records for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for non-AIA members are available on request.

This program is registered with the AIA/ASHRAE for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation.

Learning Objectives

New Smart Phones and Tablets: More Power and Lighter Weight

U.S. DOE’s Home Energy Score: Residential Asset Rating System

CEE’s Home Energy Improvement Index:

Residential Energy Retrofit Index

• Designed by Team with Field Experience

• For Qualified Assessor (Professional)

• 1,000 Home Visits a Year per Auditor (Large Scale)

• Integrated with Cloud Data Storage (Dropbox)

• Cross-Platform Software Development• Most Popular Operating Systems

• Smart Phone and Tablet Mobile Devices

Strategic Design

• No Internet Connection Required

• Finger Friendly Navigation

• Photo/Image Capture & Management

• Integrated with Mapping Apps or Web Sites

• Summary View (One-Page Data Review)

• Quick Navigation (One-Click from Anywhere)

Key Design Elements

• Clipboard & Paper Data Collection Forms

• Laptop Computer

• Appointment Calendar

• GPS Navigation

• Digital Camera

• Tape Measure

• Calculator

• Compass

• Paperless Report Presentation

Mobile App is Multiple Tools (Mashup)

Application runs on smart phone or tablet

Visits (Home) Page

A list of Visits on the mobile device (Name, Address, ID#s). Click on Visit to display data summary using business rules

Appointment Calendar: Ordered by Scheduled Date/Time for home visit

Visit Type Ordering:- Scheduled- Reschedule- Cancel - Completed

Manage cloud data storage on Cloud Storage account

Summary Page

A smart summary of all data values, using business rules and organized by data sections

Navigate to data entry forms by clicking on section headers or use left column Quick-Navlist for One-Click navigation

Colored chevrons indicate data completeness

- White (Not Started)- Yellow (In Progress)- Red (Data Entry Error)- Green (Complete)

Data Entry Page

List of questions using: Yes/No, Radio Buttons, Select Lists, Text, Numeric

(?) Links to help system

(^) Indicates an Area or Insulation Calculator

Pictures or electronic sketches can be attached to each data entry section

Pictures are automatically managed and saved with each Visit’s data and Label

Results (Label) Page

Submit the data set collected on the mobile device to the Home Energy Score web server API

Return the Home Energy Score Label and complete report

Display Energy Label on smart phone or larger tablet

Email the report to home owner

Cross-Platform: App Runs on Most Smart Phones and Tablets

Appointments

PendingRescheduledCancelledCompleted

Right Swipe to Delete

Today’s Appointments

Pending

Completed

Rescheduled

Cancelled

QuickNavComplete

WhiteYellowGreen

Required

Left Swipe to Display QuickNav

QuickNav

Bottom of Every Form

CommentsPic / SketchPrev / NextCancel

QuickNav

Bottom of Every Form

CommentsPic / SketchPrev / NextCancel

Required

Collapsible Area Calculator

Summary View (All Data Elements)

Match Mobile App Data with Report

Immediate Presentation of Home Energy Score Label to Homeowner

Normal

Large

Small

Automatic and Manual Scaling of Text and Controls in User Interface

• Start of Day: Upload Appointments for Day (Sync)

• Review Appointment List

• Map Driving Directions

• Collect Field Information

• Submit Information (API) to Web Server

• Present HEScore Label to Homeowner

• Email HEScore Label to Homeowner

• Next Appointment

• End of Day: Download to Data Repository (Sync)

Mobile App Work Flow

Questions?

Richard Szydlowski

[email protected]

Discussion of Mobile Apps for Building Energy Retrofits

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