What is BEMS technology?
With rising energy prices and our increasing reliance on technology, running and maintaining trade and services is vitally important and as a result, businesses and organisations are looking for ways to save as much money as possible on their energy costs. This is where BEMS comes in.
Simply put, BEMS (Building Energy Management System) technology is a hardware and software system that allows you to monitor, analyse and most importantly, control your business’s energy consumption. Optimizing the efficiency of your building services, BEMS is essential to any organization that relies on managing its environment for the benefit of customers, staff, visitors or products.
BEMS technology allows you to monitor and analyse every aspect of your business’s energy consumption, from lighting , air conditioning and heating to compressed air and process cooling and, crucially, identify where energy savings can be made.
Efficiency, Control and Savings
It is estimated that 90% of heating, ventilation and air conditioning in businesses is poorly managed and as a result many millions of Euros a year are lost in energy costs. In addition, poor use of boiler controls can add up to 30% more fuel consumption compared to those businesses using BEMS (Carbon Trust) effectively.
A study by the Institute of Directors (IoD) surveying just small businesses in the UK reports that they are losing more than £1 billion a year due to ineffective energy management systems and increasing government tariffs on carbon emissions, making it clear that modern businesses must implement effective ways to save energy if they are to meet ever demanding savings targets (The Telegraph).
By incorporating a building energy management system into your business you will be able to have:
- Control of heating, air conditioning and lighting in relation to room occupancy
- Employees in a comfortable atmosphere and therefore, productive.
- Under monitoring the energy consumption against factors that affect it, such as the outside air temperature
- The opportunity to modify your building’s services according to its functional requirements
- The ability to save money on your energy costs Identification of energy inefficiency
- The ability to take advantage of innovation with new technologies
- The ability to monitor any anomalies and trends in energy consumption
- Anticipate maintenance activities and end-of-life failures
- Maintenance and adjustment of safety devices
- Reduction in carbon footprint
Analysis and reporting
Because an energy management system analyses when and where energy is used, you can set limits and targets based on usage profiles to increase the efficiency of your business. Honeywell’s cloud-based system allows you to have customized energy “dashboards” to display key consumption information. Personalised reporting can also be created to provide analysis and information on daily, monthly and annual trends and allows you to monitor progress against targets.
By using a building energy management system, such as our Healthy Buildings technology , savings of up to 50% can be achieved and this, “locked in” through Smart Systems AE’s maintenance services.
Helping the environment and the desired result
Of course, energy efficiency is not just about achieving maximum profit these days. With growing concerns about climate change, CO2 emissions , the Covid-19 epidemic and the increased emphasis on renewable energy, businesses are not immune to the pressures of these factors.
30% of carbon emissions in the country come from public buildings and although emissions in this sector have fallen , they will need to be reduced much further to achieve an 80% reduction by 2050 and meet government carbon reduction targets (Carbon Trust ).
This depleting amount of energy and the emissions it produces are exacerbated by the inefficiency of businesses to control energy consumption.
It is vital that businesses have an up to date energy management system in place, which allows for a lower and more detailed overview of energy consumption, through which businesses can realise benefits such as
- Lower energy consumption and therefore carbon emissions.
- Improved air quality and disinfection of indoor air from harmful germs and pollutants
- Reducing increased payments in energy costs.
- Minimize environmental impact
- Strengthening corporate social responsibility
- Improving the value of company shares
Smart Systems SA has over 20 years of experience in building customized energy management systems across all application areas. Our Honeywell technology increases business efficiency, reduces energy consumption and implements your corporate and social responsibility strategy.
