Sophisticated integrated systems are now needed for the multiple needs of properties under 100,000 square feet. Escalating energy expenses, looming energy and health regulations and tenant demands are driving property owners and managers to seek new control solutions. For large properties, many products are available to meet these needs. For existing smaller buildings, the available solutions are just too expensive and complex.
Detailed electric monitoring
The system tracks the in-depth usage of energy, including heating, cooling, lighting, and specific high usage equipment. Some buildings monitor hundreds of loads every fifteen seconds. It provides comprehensive interactive graphs, learns the usage patterns and assists in identifying waste in both total usage and individual loads.
Automated, intelligent HVAC control
The I'm in Control system takes control of multiple roof top units, often ten to twenty for a building, maybe even 80 for a multi-building campus. Their existing old-style programmable thermostats have been limited to time-based programs. The I'm in Control algorithms adjust temperature and fans dynamically every minute, taking into account outside temperature, occupancy, zone characteristics, and interactions with other zones. This can result in ten to thirty percent reduced energy usage alone.
The I'm in Control system is a cost effective, comprehensive, building control solution for these smaller buildings. With an initial capital investment paid back in one to two years, this product combines commercially available off the shelf hardware with I'm in Control's proprietary, secure, highly-reliable software to manage and monitor all aspects of building operations. It reduces energy cost and maintenance cost, improves comfort, and provides environmental responsibility without impacting the day-to-day experience of customers and employees. To meet health regulations, extensive capabilities support safe use of flex spaces, specialized ventilation settings, and monitoring of air quality. The I'm in Control solution also enables facilities personnel to "set and forget it" and does not require extensive additional training.
Control of lighting, ventilation, and other equipment
Return to Work has created new imperatives for safety and sophisticated, intelligent algorithms for HVAC and ventilation. The I’m in Control system can provide better safety and air quality, while reducing cost as much as 30%.
Occupant and management control
Very simple, wizard-driven interfaces enable occupants and inexperienced office managers to adjust control characteristics to increase comfort, incorporate off-hours meetings, and set up regular schedules such as classrooms. This flexibility supports new work modes and facility utilization. Policy limits and authorizations can be loose or restrictive.
Remote maintenance access and control
Maintenance personnel have full remote access to the building. All graphs of electric, HVAC and equipment activity are available real-time. With the proper security credentials, complete control of any equipment under the system's control is possible remotely 24 hours a day. Alerts are automatically generated for anomolous situations. Often a trouble ticket can be closed without a truck roll. This is particularly effective for "too hot" calls and premises with erratic occupancy schedules.
See a thermostat, change it
Thermostats can be enabled for change by occupants of that zone. Not only temperature, but fan and on/off can be allowed for environments where the HVAC unit is too noisy for some activities in that space.
Integrate with the grid and save money
Many electric utilities have extensive programs to reduce energy during very hot weather (Demand Response, “DR”). They will rebate the cost of I’m in Control’s DR features and provide special rate plans to reduce cost all year. Federal and state policies are providing increasingly aggressive support for DR.
Integration with solar and storage
Local solar generation and energy storage is becoming a logical financial decision at many sites. Installing our system before their purchase will provide data to size the resource properly, forestalling uneconomic overgeneration, and select the most cost effective utility rate plan. When the resource is in production, our system's integration maximizes the return on investment.
Leak detection
Leaks are expensive – repair of equipment, restoration of the building shell, mold remediation, disruption of business, and liability claims. In widely-dispersed smaller buildings, a large leak can cause significant damage even overnight, and a slow leak in an unused room can continue undetected for weeks. The iiLeakWatch feature detects a leak immediately and triggers actions and alerts which are customized for that specific leak.