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Building Automation
Significant upgrades to efficiency tools
Release of
eView PRO
edition
ENGENUITY SYSTEMS HAS announced the immediate availability of eViewIoT PRO, an IoT device management and data collection appli- cation built upon the company's existing cloud- based eViewIoT platform.
The PRO edition provides building owners, system integrators, mechanical contractors, as well as equipment manufacturers detailed opera- tional information and status about their assets remotely using any browser-enabled device.
Built on Azure®, eViewIoT PRO provides secure and unified visibility, control, and data collection across portfolios of buildings, fielded equipment and IoT devices enabling compre- hensive reports and analytics.
Designed with support teams in mind, eViewIoT PRO uses informative and easy-to-use views of customers, locations, devices, and users needed to troubleshoot systems and devices.
The platform tracks information including device connectivity, status, alarms, and opera- tional data yielding a complete picture about the performance of large portfolios of smart buildings and IoT assets. Built-in alarms and alerts as well as device-to-device and site-to- site comparisons quickly and easily assist users to find and focus on the underperforming build- ings and equipment needing their attention.
ABOVE: eViewIoT PRO is built on Azure.
A SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE to the Hydronic Industry Alliance-Commercial's (HIA-C) Building Efficiency System Tool (BEST), the inter- active commercial building HVAC system effi- ciency comparison application, is now available for download.
Simply go to: https://forms.iapmo.org/hiac/ software_register.aspx.
BEST 6.1 adds groundbreaking new features that address emerging needs within the industry. While previous versions of BEST calculated maximum electrical demand for HVAC systems based on ASHRAE design weather conditions, at certain temperatures those systems lose effi- ciency and may even switch to back-up sources for protection; if those sources are electric, this
creates an immediate surge in demand.
BEST 6.1 factors in this surge at peak heating and cooling temperatures and displays the
maximum electrical
BEST is an important interactive tool for HVAC systems in commercial buildings.
demand each system would incur on a Demand Energy Efficiency Ratio (DEER) screen.
"It shows developers exactly how many kilowatts of instantaneous demand they would need coming into their building, while also offering insight into the amount of power required for the neighborhood around it, according to Greg Cunniff, head of Application Engineering for HIA-C.
The update also enables the calculation of heat recovery or "netting" the energy in a build- ing. Although waste heat produced by the cool- ing system has typically been thrown away through chillers or cooling towers, it's more often been recovered and used to preheat domestic water. BEST 6.0 provided the ability to determine domestic water heating costs — ver- sion 6.1 adds heat recovery to the equation.
"The difference in cost is particularly signifi- cant when you compare hydroponic heat exchangers with air-based systems"because it's much easier to convert waste heat from water to
water than it is to convert it from air to water,” Cunniff said.
Other notable upgrades include: • Update of (construction) first costs to include current rates of inf lation for 2022 and estimated for
2023.
• Update of energy costs for 2022 using
the DOE EIA (Energy Information Administration) data for each state.
• Inclusion of a digital certificate to avoid the problems with installation of the program
from anti-virus software.
IoT-based smart, green platform
DELTA ELECTRONICS LAST month demon- strate a seamlessly integrated ecosystem of IoT- based Smart Green Solutions capable of enhancing energy conservation, productivity, security and indoor air quality (IAQ) in buildings and cities.
Electronics and its brands including Amerlux, Delta Controls, LOYTEC, March Networks, and VIVOTEK, Delta's integrated building solutions seamlessly connect building operation to the IP-based network and bring value-added ser- vices to our customers.
Whether customers need Smart Surveillance, Access Controls, Room Automation, HVAC, IAQ, Lighting, or others, Delta's Building Automation solutions can extend their smart building possibilities.
Red5 is Delta Controls' next generation of native BACnet controllers with secure and scalable IoT connectivity. Offering faster processing speed and flexibility, increased memory and I/O modularity, and numerous retrofit options, customers will be able to continuously expand their building control system by integrating the newest, cutting- edge technologies. ✺
LEFT: Red5 room controller.
The new Red5 IoT building controllers age environmental data from the O3 Edge, over 10 parameters of indoor envi- ronment quality data from the new UNOnext Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System, and data from surveillance sys- tems, to turn HVAC, LED lighting and other building platforms into intelli- gent, eco-friendly and human-centric infrastructure.
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