INTERNET OF THINGS -AN ANALYSIS OF SMART BUILDINGSGOPALAKRISHNAN KRISHNANLINKEDIN: HTTP://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/GOPALAKRISHNANPKWEBSITE: HTTP://GOPALAKRISHNANPK.NETFEB 17, 2017

WHAT IS COVERED• “Smart” Buildings Overview• Scope of Analysis• Analysis of existing Smart Buildings’

solutions• Smart Apartments Overview• Smart Apartments Needs & Challenges•Conclusion

OVERVIEW•What is a Smart Building?• Any building that leverages

data collected from distributed sensors to improve optimization parameters

•What Optimization Parameters?• Utilities (Energy/Electricity,

Water, Gas) consumption reduction, HVAC optimization• Safety & Security

SMART BUILDINGS CLASSIFICATION• Commercial buildings• Offices• Malls and Shopping Complexes• Hotels, Restaurants, Hospitals• Schools, Community Halls/

Libraries• Industrial facilities

• Residential Buildings• Apartment Complexes• Gated communities, villas• Individual residential units

SCOPE•What is part of this analysis• An analysis of IoT solutions for commercial buildings• Potential for IoT adoption in residential buildings

SMART BUILDINGS’ SOLUTION ECOSYSTEM

• Solutions predominantly aimed at enterprises (energy guzzlers in general!)• High focus areas for the likes of

IBM, Cisco, Siemens, Hitachi, Honeywell, Johnson Controls etc

ANALYSIS OF EXISTING SMART BUILDINGS’ SOLUTIONS

• Predominant focus is on energy/electricity reduction• Multiple solutions, most of them

incompatible (probably) with each other• Customers cannot employ a mix and match

approach for driving cost downwards• Solution providers partner with Facility Service

Providers such as CBRE, ISS World - yet another service provider to work with for an enterprise

• What’s missing?• Water consumption monitoring, and

minimization• Intelligent waste management system

Source: http://www.siemens.com/global/en/home/company/topic-areas/intelligent-infrastructure/buildings.html

SMART BUILDINGS’ SOLUTION OFFERINGSCompany Solution

IBM Smarter Planet campaign, Watson AI

GE PredixSAP Hana

Siemens Desigo, APOGEECisco Digital Ceiling

Hitachi Lumada

HoneywellVYKON, Enterprise

Buildings Integrator, WEBs building automation

Johnson Controls Allying with Cisco and IBM

CONCLUSION• Existing Smart Buildings’ IoT

solutions are aimed at commercial buildings• Predominant focus is on energy

consumption optimization• Very little focus on parameters other

than energy (Eg. Waste, Water)• Residential buildings are not focus

areas at present

SMART RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

OVERVIEW• Existing smart building solutions

cater predominantly to commercial buildings• Smart residential buildings have

different optimization requirements

• Home automation solutions address individual residential units, but not apartments• Current solutions are focused on

electricity, lighting, heating, and enhanced user interaction

• Apartment complexes face different problems, but no integrated solution aimed purely at making apartments smarter

Home Automation

Smart Apartments

WHY SMART APARTMENTS?• Apartment Management

Committee typically constituted by working professionals• Limited ability to address issues in real-time

• Key issues surrounding security, and essential consumables (water, sewage) need real-time attention•Multiple vendors for Security,

House Keeping, Water, Sewage Treatment Plant etc- need for oversight

SMART APARTMENTS’ NEEDS• Focus on Operational efficiency• Areas of focus

• Sewage Treatment plant• Water consumption - usually the highest

consumable component in monthly maintenance• Security in/of common areas and passages-

especially safety of children• Support staff monitoring- maids, drivers, car

cleaners, other vendors• Common Area lighting• Backup DG- diesel consumption, periodic

maintenance• Lift maintenance• Other amenities management

SMART APARTMENTS- CHALLENGES•Management structure • Not controlled by single individual or family• Usually owners association managed- decision making takes time

• Tight budgets- need for lower cost solutions• Enterprise grade solutions may not suit budget

SMART APARTMENT BUILDINGS- CONCLUSION• Different requirements than Individual residential units AND

commercial buildings• Key Requirements and Focus Areas

• Real-time issue detection, and follow-up• Technology enabled vendor oversight, and management control• Non invasive security and access control• Predictive maintenance

• Additional Requirements• Common Area Lighting and Energy efficiency improvement• Smart Water metering• Sewage treatment quality measurement• Air quality improvement• Smart vehicle ingress/egress

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ter/429582/• https://www.greenbiz.com/article/3-important-data-questions-about-smart-buildings• http://www.constructiondive.com/news/5-technologies-that-are-making-smart-buildings-smar

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• https://www.honeywell.com/industries/buildings