Smart Building Technologies

A means for fostering sustainability

Presented by
Mr. Stanley Agbonifo

Paper Presentation at the West Africa Building &

Construction, Abuja 2012

Buildings are the largest consumer of energy

worldwide. In the US, buildings are responsible for
39% of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and
70% of electricity consumption

Proper implementation of smart building

technologies and a centralized building
management system (BMS) can reduce a buildings
energy consumption by 30% or more compared to
a similar building without a BMS.

Building a single integrated system that

accommodate security, safety, lifestyle, energy
saving, control and other systems is the goal of
many estate management developers in Nigeria

A selected few have adopted the concept of advanced

technology in modern buildings , & majority have not
due to lack of information and technical support to all
professionals involved at the design stage of a project

With the rising economic and other social

challenges, the promotion of intelligent
buildings is regarded as means of fostering
sustainability

Intelligent or smart building is the answer to the growing needs

and desires of the market in todays high-tech world of 21st
century as it takes into account the challenges and the
opportunities brought about by technological, environmental
and societal changes in the emerging world

Integrated Smart Building Technologies

Why Intelligent Building?

An intelligent or smart building provides a productive

and cost-effective environment through optimization
of its four basic elements - structure, systems, services
and management - and the interrelationships between
them through an automated system.

A smart house is a building whose energy, technology,

telecommunications and other building systems are
all interconnected in a way that allows them to
communicate with, and be controlled by, a central
BMS.
For instance, in a smart building, various sensors, such as
occupancy sensors, CO2 sensors, and temperature
sensors feed data into the BMS, which is essentially a
centralized computer loaded with building
management software

This multi-billion dollar industry technology has

been in America since 1980s is over due to
becoming the in-thing in the leading black
country in the world
Smart building technologies will soon become the standard
for new residential and industrial buildings. Most
modern in several part of the world contain some form
of automation. For how long must we wait?

Why is Smart Buildings different from traditional

buildings?
It uses technology and processes to reduce its environmental
impact, protect occupant health and safety, improve employee
productivity, and become more operationally efficient for its
owners.
An intelligent building is run by a system of systems that is
integrated to deliver a higher level of operational efficiency and
an improved set of user-interface tools than are usually found in
traditional building automation.

How does it work?

The BMS processes the information sent to it
by the sensors and other devices and uses
that information to control pumps, fans,
vents, appliances, as well as the security,
lighting, power management and HVAC
systems.

What can a Smart building do for me?

They put off lights (light and shade control)
Shut down air conditioners
Check the water storage tanks
Recharge the central UPS in case of a power failure
Switch on the alarm in case of fire outbreak

Lutron Light and Shade

Control

Lutron EcoSystem: digitally addressable dimming ballasts

communicate with daylight sensors to automatically
adjust electric lights & shade in response to available
daylight.
Reduce HVAC demand by 10 - 30%*. Occupancy/vacancy
sensors and personal controls are installed throughout
the space to ensure that lights are not left on when an
area is vacant

Diming Saves energy

With Lutron Systems you can dim all the lights
in your home with the touch of a button.

Dimming the light about

Saves Electricity

Extends bulb life

10%

10%

2 times longer

25%

20%

4 times longer

50%

40%

20 times longer

75%

60%

20 times longer+

Major aspects of intelligent building include:

The primary goal for a smart building is to minimize the

long-term costs of facility ownership to owners,
occupants and the environment where all components
of the building are integrated in order to work together
through automation

Most building automation networks consist of a primary and

secondary bus which connect high-level automated
controllers
The primary and secondary bus can be BACnet, optical fiber, ethernet, ARCNET, RS-232, RS485, powerline or a wireless network

Some newer building automation and lighting control

solutions use wireless mesh open standards (such as
ZigBee). These systems can provide interoperability,
allowing users to mix-and-match devices from different
manufacturers, and to provide integration with other
compatible building control systems

Basic Elements of a Smart Home:

Internal network wire, cable, wireless
Intelligent control gateway to manage the systems
Home automation products within the homes and links to
services and systems outside the home

When is the ideal time to plan for any

technological installation?
The ideal situation is to enter the planning process
at an early stage when constructing new
buildings while cables drawn to fixed points in all
units are being installed. This makes it simpler,
cheaper and neater
Note: Before any type of technological equipment is installed, a guideline and
standard is followed and maintained in order to enhance its efficiency, beauty
and durability

What happen to the equipment during

power outage?
An emergency power unit called UPS
(Uninterrupted Power Supply), which can serve
the central unit, transmission systems, lights and
door openers long enough.
Note: All the equipments are energy saving

Now, think of an electrical installation that simplifies your life,

an installation that gives you full access to your home. One
that makes your home safer and monitors your energy
consumption with just one touch of a button, allowing you to
take good care of your family, yourself, your budget, and the
environment. Is it worth your having?

Also think of an electrical installation that simplifies your life.

An installation that gives you full access to your home. One
that makes your home safer and monitors your energy
consumption with just one touch of a button, allowing you to
take good care of your family, yourself, your budget, and the
environment.

Benefits to living in and owning a smart home with a

fully interconnected BMS
The convenience comfort of being able to monitor and manage
everything with one device
the peace of mind that comes from not having to worry about
energy being wasted by devices when they are not required
Increased energy efficiency
A BMS increases the safety of its occupants by integrating
security and safety systems, such as carbon monoxide and
carbon dioxide sensors, fire alarms, and surveillance equipment

Smart home technologies are cost-savings whether they

are fitted into a new home or retrofitting an existing
building and has a low payback period and a high return
on investment.

With the increasing levels of sophistication in technology,

communications and connectivity, smart buildings will
become an integral part of our lifestyles something
that the construction and real estate industry in Nigeria
must embrace.

If we look at cars over the last 20 years, the technology has

moved on massively; ABS, power steering, climate control
etc. Our cars are used for commuting in, not living in. It
seems strange that our homes, the places where we live with
our families, have not undergone the same improvement

I am mostly persuaded that the use of smart home

technologies provides the perfect platform for the
delivery of life-time cost savings through sustainability.

I know that we can!

If our buildings can be better, then good is not

enough

A member of AOL Automate Group

Contact: 234-8033520812, 7033992255
Email: stanley@nevosys.com
www.nevosys.com

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