Template for Smart Building Sensor Deployment with BMS

If you are looking to enhance a building environment in a medium/large building with an existing Building Management System (BMS), sensor deployment plays a crucial role in enhancing your asset and creating a smarter building. Sensors provide valuable data for optimizing energy efficiency, enhancing occupant comfort, and streamlining maintenance processes.

Minnovation recommends approaching the implementation of smart building technologies as a journey, starting with simple deployments and gradually advancing towards automation and control. Begin with easily integrated solutions that offer immediate benefits, allowing you to gain valuable insights and experience. As your maturity and appetite for greater efficiency grow, progress towards automation and control systems, integrating sensors and leveraging data analytics. This journey enables you to not only optimize individual buildings but also gain visibility across your building portfolio for benchmarking and standardization. Embrace continuous improvement, learning from each step, and adapting your approach to align with evolving goals. By doing so, you can create a highly efficient and standardized environment while maximizing the potential of your entire building portfolio.

To assist you in prioritizing your sensor deployment, we have categorized them based on potential return on investment. Here is a suggested order of implementation, along with labels indicating the level of implementation complexity.

1. Occupancy Sensors

• Priority: High
• Implementation: Easy
• Cost: Low
• Description: Deploying occupancy sensors allows for accurate detection of occupant presence in rooms or areas. Integration with the BMS enables automated lighting and HVAC control based on occupancy, optimizing energy usage and comfort.

2. BACNet Integration

• Priority: Medium
• Implementation: Medium
• Cost: Low
• Description: Integrating sensors and devices with the BACNet protocol enhances communication and interoperability within the BMS. It enables centralized control, monitoring, and automation of various building systems, optimizing overall performance.

3. Smart Fill Monitoring Sensors

• Priority: Medium
• Implementation: Easy
• Cost: Low
• Description: Smart fill monitoring sensors track fill levels in waste bins, water tanks, or other containers. Real-time monitoring optimizes waste collection routes, prevents overflows, and ensures uninterrupted water supply.

4. Waste Monitoring

• Priority: Medium
• Implementation: Medium
• Cost: Medium
• Description: Waste monitoring sensors track waste generation and disposal patterns, optimizing waste management processes, reducing costs, and promoting recycling efforts. This sensor type is more suitable for larger buildings with significant waste production.

5. Bathroom Odour Sensors

• Priority: High
• Implementation: Easy
• Cost: Low
• Description: Installing odour sensors in bathrooms ensures a pleasant environment for occupants. These sensors can trigger ventilation systems when odours are detected, improving air quality and maintaining occupant satisfaction or simply send a maintenance/service request to the correct team when smells increase.

6. Zone Leak Detection

• Priority: Medium
• Implementation: Easy to Medium
• Cost: Low
• Description: Zone leak detection sensors placed in areas prone to water leaks provide early detection, minimizing potential damage and reducing maintenance costs.

Remember that this suggested prioritization is based on potential return on investment and the level of implementation complexity. However, you can adjust the order based on the specific needs and demands of your building. The goal is to create a smart building environment that maximizes efficiency, comfort, and sustainability.

We hope this template helps you in your journey towards creating smarter and more efficient buildings. Should you have any further questions or require additional guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out.