Fault Detection and Diagnostics of Big Data—the next step in the Commissioning process.

David Landman, Cimetrics

Buildings are not performing as well as they could perform, resulting in wasted energy, climate control problems, code and compliance issues. Building commissioning is a process that is intended to ensure that building systems function efficiently and satisfy the operational needs for the building.

There are several types of building commissioning:

  • New building commissioning
  • Retrocommissioning: retroactive commissioning of an existing building
  • Recommissioning: commissioning a building that was previously commissioned
  • Ongoing commissioning: a commissioning process that is intended to continuously improve or maintain a building's performance

Over time, the performance of building systems and equipment degrades for a number of reasons. An ongoing building commissioning process enables facility engineering and maintenance staff to detect and diagnose problems as they arise, and to maximize the performance of existing building equipment and systems as buildings evolve. Cimetrics' ongoing commissioning offering is known as Infometrics and it is most effective when used on large commercial, institutional and industrial buildings.

What is Infometrics? Infometrics is the leading service for remote monitoring and ongoing commissioning of building systems. An Infometrics program provides powerful algorithm-based analysis of continuously collected data from building automation systems. Valuable periodic reports (monthly to start) enable owners to optimize efficiency and comfort, lower maintenance costs, and effectively manage facility staff and contractors. Infometrics On Line is a web-based, automatic fault detection and diagnostics platform for Big Data building automation analysis.

Biography:

David Landman serves as the Chief of Engineering and Analytics Performance at Cimetrics Inc. Mr. Landman is primarily responsible for quality control and analysis of Cimetrics Building Analytics services to customers throughout the United States. Mr. Landman has more than 20 years of experience in the energy field and has a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

 

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