Smart building: comfort & security of connected buildings

Technological advances in smart building offer new possibilities, especially in terms of energy savings.

The analysis of data collected by the N’Gage platform allows:

• identification of energy consumption peaks
• detection of anomalies and energy-consuming equipment
• quick intervention at the source to reduce energy losse

Thanks to our software solution, the action on the building is not only corrective but it can also be preventive. The sensors collect information on the state of wear of the equipment. This knowledge facilitates the planning of energy renovation work.

Finally, the sensors provide data on the use of the inhabitants (occupancy rate of the spaces, presence hours, …). By combining this data with consumption data and other external data sources, the operator benefits from a predictive analysis of their consumption. This data allows the building and its energy consumption to be controlled according to the real needs of the occupants.

Thanks to this overview of the building data, the smart building opens the way to a coordinated energy management between the operators and the energy suppliers. Suppliers adapt energy flows to the needs of the building to improve energy performance. As part of the energy transition, the predictability of needs also facilitates the integration of renewable energies into the flows.

For most companies, real estate costs are the second largest expense on the operating account, after salaries. Therefore, controlling building costs is a competitive issue for operators. 

The control of data induced by the smart building enables action on costs at 3 levels:

• Reduction of building maintenance and upkeep costs
• Optimization of building-related services
• Strategic management of real estate assets

First, thanks to data sensors and a data analysis platform, professionals can now perform predictive maintenance on equipment. It is no longer necessary to have a service provider come in at regular intervals to check the equipment since the monitoring of the various building systems is done continuously on the N’Gage platform.

In addition to this reduction in maintenance costs, there is also a reduction in service costs. Indeed, in a smart building, sensors provide data on space occupancy rates, for example. The cleaning staff’s rounds can therefore be adjusted according to this information.

Finally, in a more global way, the smart building allows to know precisely the value of its assets in the framework of asset management.

Finally, in addition to reducing costs and lowering its environmental footprint, the intelligent building responds to a third challenge: the comfort and safety of occupants. It is not only a question of making buildings more sustainable, but also of improving the quality of life of their occupants through data.

From this point of view, connected sensors offer a wealth of data on occupant usage. Once cross-referenced and analyzed in the N’Gage platform developed by Energisme, this information provides a solid basis for developing a range of services that meet the real needs of occupants.