Harnessing Data Analysis for the Advancement of Sustainability

Harnessing Data Analysis for the Advancement of Sustainability

In the realm of building automation systems (BAS), Cimetrics' Analytika Service stands as a pioneering force, focusing on energy savings and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction. With its extensive experience spanning over two decades, Analytika is the leader in universal connectivity, fault detection, root cause analysis, secure data collection, and topological system modeling.

Key Features of Analytika Service

1. Continuous Monitoring and Analytics: Analytika provides real-time data analysis from building systems to detect inefficiencies. Utilizing advanced analytics and diagnostics, it identifies operational issues and energy waste.
2. Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD): The service automatically detects faults in HVAC, lighting, and other building systems. It pinpoints root causes to facilitate targeted corrective actions.
3. Energy Use Benchmarking: Analytika compares building performance against industry standards or historical data. It identifies areas with the greatest potential for energy reduction.
4. Integration with Existing Building Automation Systems: Analytika works alongside existing BAS infrastructure without requiring major hardware changes. It supports standard protocols like BACnet, facilitating smooth integration.
5. Actionable Insights and Reporting: Analytika generates clear, prioritized recommendations for energy savings and equipment optimization. It provides ongoing reports to track improvement and measure impact.
6. Cloud-Based and Scalable: Cloud deployment allows easy access and scalability for portfolios with multiple buildings. It enables remote monitoring and management.

Benefits of Analytika Service

• Energy Savings: Reduces utility costs through optimized equipment operation and energy efficient scheduling. It identifies and eliminates unnecessary energy consumption caused by equipment faults or suboptimal control.
• Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction: By decreasing energy usage, it directly lowers associated carbon emissions. It supports sustainability and environmental compliance goals for building owners and operators.
• Improved Equipment Life and Comfort: Early fault detection helps prevent equipment damage and reduces maintenance costs. It maintains optimal indoor environment, enhancing occupant comfort and productivity.
• Operational Efficiency: Enables facility managers to make data-driven decisions. It streamlines maintenance workflows and resource allocation with targeted insights.

Julianne Rhoads, CEM Senior Analyst at Cimetrics, joined the company in 2017 and is responsible for energy analysis and reporting on more than 35 buildings across various sectors. Prior to joining Cimetrics, Ms. Rhoads was responsible for designing Energy Performance Contracting projects at Siemens Industry, Inc. as an Energy Engineer. She is a member of AEE and is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM). Ms. Rhoads has identified and helped implement over $3 million in annual energy savings.

Analytika focuses on delivering quality risk management, regulatory compliance, and improved process reliability through machine learning-based analytics. It has been part of clean economy solutions for over 20 years, serving a large number of passionate customers in various sectors, and references will be supplied upon request. In 2007, Analytika (then Infometrics) worked with Massachusetts state facilities to help meet the Governor's mandate to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Analytika reports quantify the annual energy cost of each issue discovered and the CO2 emissions which will be avoided by remediation. Learn more about how Analytika for Buildings can help eliminate roadblocks to comfortable and efficient facilities and empower better value and performance from your building system. Ms. Rhoads has presented on the topic of data analytics and fault detection at the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) Annual Conference in 2018.

Julianne holds an MS in Energy Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and a BE from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Analytika reduces maintenance costs by providing prioritized lists of issues that can be integrated into work order software. Cimetrics offers Analytika Service to leading organizations in Higher Education, Government, Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences, and Industrial Manufacturing.

In essence, Cimetrics' Analytika Service leverages advanced data analytics and fault detection to enhance building energy performance, reduce emissions, and improve overall operational effectiveness within building automation systems.

1. Analytika Service, a pioneering offering in building automation systems (BAS), harnesses machine learning for continuous monitoring and analytics, detecting inefficiencies in real-time.
2. With advanced analytics and diagnostics, it automatically detects faults in HVAC, lighting, and other building systems, pinpointing root causes for targeted corrective actions.
3. Energy use benchmarking is another key feature of Analytika, comparing building performance against industry standards or historical data to identify areas with the greatest potential for energy reduction.
4. Integration with existing building automation systems is seamless, as Analytika works alongside existing infrastructure without demanding major hardware changes.
5. It supports standard protocols like BACnet, facilitating smooth integration and cloud deployment, allowing easy access and scalability for portfolios with multiple buildings.
6. By generating actionable insights and offering reporting features, Analytika provides clear, prioritized recommendations for energy savings and equipment optimization, helping track improvement and measure impact.
7. In the realm of finance, Analytika's energy savings reduce utility costs, contributing to the overall revenue of businesses and organizations.
8. By directly lowering carbon emissions associated with energy usage, Analytika supports climate-change mitigation efforts and environmental compliance goals in industry and environmental-science sectors.
9. In education-and-self-development and personal-growth, Julianne Rhoads, CEM Senior Analyst at Cimetrics, shares her expertise in data analytics and fault detection at industry conferences, fostering knowledge-sharing and goal-setting in the field of data-and-cloud-computing technology.

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