ANZ
ADAM MURONE
Head of Operations, Beyond Green
+61 3 9697 7242
AMERICAS
BRIAN BARMMER
Vice President,
Technology Solutions & Innovation
+1 617 438 6797
NATHANIEL GALINDO
National Manager,
Engineering and Technology
+61 3 9697 7216
SINGAPORE
NG YUAN SOO
Facilities and Engineering,
Energy and Sustainability
+65 6876 6026
EMEA
ALAN SOMERVILLE
Director, Energy and Sustainability
+44 (0)131 222 4540
GLOBAL ENERGY AND
SUSTAINABILITY CONTACTS
IMPLEMENTATION
The total project implementation included
up to 1,000 wireless devices comprising
light switches, motion sensors and
daylight sensors. The efficiencies of
installing wireless devices should not be
underestimated. Typically in old buildings,
access to cabling behind walls and ceilings
poses a significant risk and represents a
major cost in the project. The benefit of
wireless technology allows the contractor
to utilise the same lighting cabling
and adopt a one-to-one replacement
approach for wall switches to assume
control of the lights. With regard to
control sensors, further benefits can be
afforded through balancing optimum
positioning of the control sensors with the
ease of installation.
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES
Beyond implementation efficiencies,
Big Data presents a unique opportunity
to understand how a facility is being
operated and where opportunities for
optimising performance lie. For example,
a simple change in control settings
(remotely) where lights are controlled
by wall switches rather than the motion
sensors, achieved a 30% reduction
in the operational use of lights. This
demonstrates the flexibility and power that
IOT offers to users and operators, and in
this case, also indicates that room-users
were content with the level of natural
lighting available and that the provision of
artificial light was unnecessary.
Further adjustments being investigated
include motion sensor response times,
granular scheduling and software zone
optimisation amongst the hardwired
lighting circuits presenting greater
opportunities that would have been
previously undetected in a conventional
lighting control upgrade.
THE FUTURE
Innovation does not stop there. Further
bespoke IOT advancements are at
various stages of development. DTZ
has commenced trialling devices such
as people counters to track occupancy
flows, smart thermostats to control small
packaged air conditioners and switching
relays with a focus on eliminating standby
power during out of business hours.
As the Internet of Things continues to
expand and the role of smart devices
becomes further embedded in the way we
operate and manage our properties, this
will give rise to new business models and
operational strategies that will continue
to push the boundaries of sustainability,
efficiency and market-leading practise.
As quoted by Harry Troedel,
Sustainability Manager at UoM “The
University of Melbourne is pleased with
the effectiveness in which the wireless
controls were rolled out during normal
work hours of our teaching semester
with minimal interruption. Although
during the tender we had not anticipated
the ongoing benefits beyond lighting
controls, we are now excited to explore
the functionalities offered by this
solution with the objective to operate our
buildings more efficiently in the areas of
energy consumption, venue management
and space utilisation.”
Quite simply today, the Internet of
Things has revealed itself as the
Innovation of Things.
DTZ | In Situ 21
