In Smart Buildings, IoT offers you a wealth of productivity whether for predictive maintenance, space occupancy analysis, air quality monitoring or energy tracking. By positioning sensors at different locations in the building, it's possible to collect real-time information about consumption, temperature in different spaces, air quality, etc. No more waiting for an expensive energy bill to implement improvement strategies.
Why this enthusiasm around IoT in buildings? The benefits are obvious: ease of deployment, no network configuration required for installation, no wiring, increasingly reduced costs and infrequent battery replacement that doesn't require technical intervention.
What are the benefits of IoT?
A connected building is an attractive building whose usage value increases. This is explained by savings related to energy performance, simplification of maintenance operations and improvement of user experience in the building. We have concentrated for you in this article, these 3 daily use cases that IoT addresses.
Reducing building energy consumption
Sensors in buildings enable energy monitoring even where traditional solutions cannot go. By installing sensors at the heart of equipment, it becomes possible to sub-meter electricity, water or gas consumption to provide key information. But not only that. Sensors are also able to adjust room lighting based on presence in the room or weather data. Or identify abnormally high temperatures to send alerts. This information analyzed and centralized by an intelligent building management solution allows controlling equipment, optimizing your energy supplier contracts and complying with current regulations.
Optimizing building operations
Improving building connectivity also creates new opportunities for managers, particularly in terms of equipment management. Connected sensors send real-time information about equipment operating status, even in the most sensitive areas. Result? Systems maintained predictively, i.e., before they even break down thanks to connection with artificial intelligence that anticipates malfunction risks. A sensor installed on a rooftop will therefore alert the manager in real-time in case of water leak, allowing them to plan and optimize their maintenance interventions. They can call a technician for preventive intervention without traveling and simultaneously reduce their maintenance costs.
Improving occupant well-being and satisfaction
With IoT, managers participate in occupant well-being in a building. Occupants get real-time information about the building to meet their increasingly demanding expectations regarding lighting, air quality or humidity. They also benefit from additional services to take control of their work environment thanks to connecting IoT sensor data with traditional systems. Thus, using presence sensors in conjunction with heating systems can help regulate temperature according to presence in the room. The connected building therefore creates a pleasant environment and contributes to office employee productivity.
Cybersecurity and IoT: a crucial challenge
The opportunities offered by IoT are considerable. But connectivity also means cybersecurity risks. Companies therefore face new threats in terms of data security. Choosing an IoT solution must therefore consider security with an "End-to-End" approach. Because ultimately, the attractive price of an IoT sensor often has consequences on the integrated protection measures and mechanisms.
