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Caldwell Feature

Evidence-Based Decision-Making in the Built Environment: An HVAC Engineering Perspective

Understanding improvements in the collection, analysis, and use of building data is critical to helping owners make better operational decisions.
Jamison Caldwell, P.E., LEED AP Jeff Seger, P.E., LEED AP
December 23, 2019
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Energy dashboard. 

In our day-to-day work as design engineers, this term is typically used in design discussions with an owner to imply some level of building data collection and analysis. 


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Schneider Electric

Smart Factory Adopts IIoT Platform

Schneider Electric plant uses its own products to improve its performance.
Mike-murphy100
Mike Murphy
July 23, 2019
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Old manufacturing facilities bite the dust every year in the U.S. Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) have provided opportunities for newer “smart plants” to replace stodgy, old manufacturing systems that aren’t worth rebuilding.


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SMITHGROUP-AI: The Future of Building Controls

SmithGroup-AI: A Future Lacking Proprietary Controllers or Sequences

SMITHGROUP-AI would be an independent, multifunctional reinforcement learning software agent responsible for the monitoring and control of all agents that control all building systems.
Ionel-petrus
Ionel Petrus, P.E.
April 19, 2019
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Imagine a world where all HVAC equipment, (i.e chillers, variable frequency drives etc.), all BAS sensors, various components of the electrical systems (i.e electrical panels, meters, lighting fixtures etc.), and various components of all other infrastructure systems are connected to a shared, non-proprietary network that integrates the functionality of each system.


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