Enhancing building system efficiency, reducing energy consumption and optimising user experiences, is becoming increasingly important, particularly in older buildings.
Here, AI-powered platforms integrating critical building software and technologies into a single interface enable more efficient operations.
“From aging buildings and rising downtime costs to skilled labour shortages and growing cyber guidelines, building owners and operators face a complex landscape of global trends that are constantly making operations more complex and costly,” states Billal Hammoud, president and chief executive officer of Honeywell’s Building Automation segment.
“To address this, Honeywell’s Connected Solutions platform allows building managers to link critical building software, technologies and devices together to streamline management and compliance and help protect uptime.”
With Connected Solutions, which is built on Honeywell Forge, building operators can manage Honeywell software, systems and devices through one integrated interface. When a building or campus is fully connected, users gain comprehensive data and real-time visibility into how critical systems are operating alongside actionable insights on how to troubleshoot challenges that may arise.
Issues facing buildings
The solution, according to Billal, also addresses the key issues facing buildings today through capabilities including:
- Advanced encryption to help safeguard against cyberthreats,
- Remote monitoring and diagnostics that help to reduce labour time and cost,
- Predictive maintenance prompts to spot and address issues before they escalate and
- Energy-management solutions supporting decarbonization efforts.
Two early adopters of this platform, Verizon Communications Inc. and Vanderbilt University, are already implementing it in their buildings.
After integrating Honeywell’s Connected Solutions into some of its global footprint, Verizon is using the platform to help predict critical building and system issues before they become serious and costly.
Vanderbilt University is also using Connected Solutions across its campus, with nearly 10% of its buildings already adopting the technology.
“Honeywell’s Connected Solutions is an innovative platform offering the tools to use real-time data and AI-driven insights to help us optimize our buildings,” said Alex Kohnen, chief facilities officer, Vanderbilt University. “Through this AI platform we are looking forward to creating a better ecosystem for our students, faculty and staff.”
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