In today’s rapidly evolving building management landscape, ensuring optimal performance and energy efficiency is paramount. CopperTree Analytics’ Kaizen Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) platform stands at the forefront of this transformation, offering advanced solutions to detect, diagnose, and address faults within…
Why Use Fault Detection and Diagnostics if You Already Have a Building Automation System?
Building Automation Systems (BAS) have revolutionized the way we manage and control our buildings. They provide centralized control of a building’s HVAC, lighting, security systems, and other interrelated systems. However, even with a BAS in place, there’s still a crucial component…
Application Series on Building Analytics: The Role of Analytics Software in the Pursuit of Healthy Buildings
Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic – an epidemic of global proportions – back on March 11th, 2020 [1], discussions around health, healthcare and staying healthy have become the norm. In our domain, the topic of healthy buildings…
Fundamental Series on Building Analytics: How Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics Complement Energy Information Systems
After careful analysis and consultation, an energy manager at a large corporation has set an energy reduction target of 190 ekWh/m2 (18 ekWh/ft2) in her regional portfolio, a goal to be achieved within the next four years. Her team has prepared…
Fundamental Series on Building Analytics: How To Evaluate The Different Energy Information Systems Available Today
As explained in our previous blog, an Energy Information Systems (EIS) implementation must be tightly coupled with an effective energy management strategy to be successful. The goal of this blog is to establish a framework to help evaluate Energy Information Systems…
Fundamental Series on Building Analytics: How to evaluate the different Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics technologies available today – Part 2
Let’s resume our discussion tackling AFDD technologies with three more evaluating criteria, analysis methodology, fault proficiency, and implementation process. This framework, designed to help organizations make informed decisions, offers a practical guide to everyone considering building analytics today. We invite you to…
Fundamental Series on Building Analytics: How to evaluate the different Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics technologies available today – Part 1
Our previous blog in this series ended with the question, “why implement fault detection and diagnostics in buildings?” Whether you are already convinced that your organization needs to jump on the Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics (AFDD) bandwagon, or you are…
BAS Alarms vs Building Analytics: How do they differ?
Building Automation System (BAS) alarms can be set up in controllers to generate a notification whenever something of interest has occurred. For instance, for primary systems such as Boilers, an alarm can be set up to notify the building operator whenever…