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Environmental Sustainability & Tech








                        Mike Zambakkides
                        Z3 Controls

















                            Future-Proofing




           Condominium Buildings:




                          Energy Efficiency, Smart Load


            Management, & Environmental Solutions






             In today’s rapidly evolving landscape,  are essential for maximizing energy effi-  •  Case in point: $75,000 saved with
           condominiums stand at the forefront  ciency and preventing costly downtime.   smart controls and monitoring
           of community living. As urbanization  Technologies such as advanced metering   for unoptimized BAS through
           intensifies and sustainability becomes  and monitoring (M+T), which enable   energy optimization and
           paramount, the future-proofing of  continuous tracking of energy usage, and   real-time monitoring over a
           condominium buildings has never been  metering plus verification (M+V), which   one-month period.
           more crucial. This article explores the key  ensures the accuracy and performance of   Technologies:
           trends, use cases, and technologies driv-  energy-saving measures, are essential.   •  Building Energy Management
           ing the transformation of condominiums  Trends and Use Cases:          Systems (BEMS): Centralized
           into efficient, sustainable, and resilient   •  Real-time              platforms for monitoring and
           structures, focusing on energy solutions,   Monitoring: IoT-enabled sensors   controlling energy use across all
           smart load management for EV charging   provide real-time data on energy   building systems.
           infrastructure, and environmental solu-  consumption, allowing proactive   •  Demand Response Systems: These
           tions for predictive maintenance.     management and optimization.     enable buildings to respond
                                               •  Predictive Maintenance: AI-driven   dynamically to grid conditions,
           Energy Solutions for                  analytics predict equipment      reducing peak demand and
           Condominium Buildings                 failures before they occur,      earning incentives.
             Energy consumption in condominiums   minimizing disruptions and   Future Requirements and Incentives:
           is a multifaceted challenge that encom-  repair costs.               •  Net Zero Mandates: Increasingly,
           passes HVAC systems, motors, pumps,   •  Energy Optimization: Smart    mandates are seeking net-zero      Photo: © iStock.com/ RossHelen
           elevators, and individual suite-level   controls adjust HVAC and lighting   energy goals for new construction,
           demands, among others. Real-time moni-  based on occupancy and external   pushing developers to integrate
           toring and optimization of critical loads   conditions, reducing wastage.  renewable energy sources and


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