Testing building automation and building management systems can ensure greater energy efficiency and save costs. This is the conclusion reached by TÜV Süd, which supports operators, owners and users in optimizing the energy efficiency of new and existing properties. To this end, it offers a monitoring service that can be used to identify optimization potential or malfunctions in technical supply systems.
Among other things, chillers and ventilation and air conditioning systems can be checked during monitoring. For example, TÜV Süd identified faulty switching conditions in a chiller in a 1.5-year-old property, which led to constant cycling. By rectifying the problem, both energy (16 percent) and costs (7 percent) can be saved. Problems such as faulty heat recovery have already been detected in HVAC systems.
"Intelligently networked, flexible and transparent building automation systems offer an excellent basis for optimizing energy consumption, CO2 emissions, operating costs and user comfort," explains Patrick Lützel from the Building Automation team at TÜV SÜD Industrie Service. However, the individual systems and components must be precisely coordinated with each other and checked continuously or at regular intervals. This is the only way to fully exploit the potential of building automation.
Source: tuvsud.com
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