The IoT is creating a huge buzz in energy management, but remains a somewhat nebulous concept. This presentation will start with the foundation of what the IoT is, and how it relates to buildings. Topics will cover tools available on the market, examples of their features, benefits and pitfalls and how the IoT can enable ongoing Cx.

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The Internet of Things (IoT): A New
Generation of Tools for Energy
Management & Ongoing Cx
Course Number: CXENERGY1610
Daniel McJacobson, PE, CPMP, LEED AP BD+C
McGuire Engineers
April 13, 2016

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4. The IoT is creating a huge buzz in energy
management, but remains a somewhat
nebulous concept. This presentation will start
with the foundation of what the IoT is, and how
it relates to buildings. Topics will cover tools
available on the market, examples of their
features, benefits and pitfalls and how the IoT
can enable ongoing Cx.
Course Description
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5. Daniel McJacobson is a Senior Energy Engineer in the
Energy Services Group at McGuire Engineers, a
MEP/Cx consulting firm in Chicago.
In the last ten years, he has designed and commissioned
central plants, office buildings, schools and museums.
Internationally, his experience includes a three year
period based in Switzerland as an application engineer
working for Eaton's Data Center Group where he
provided technical expertise, product development, and
training across Europe.
Over the past two years, he has focused on
commissioning and related energy services.
He is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois, a
LEED AP BD+C and an ASHRAE Commissioning
Process Management Professional (CPMP).
Speaker Bio
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6. 1
•Fit for purpose
2
•What is the Internet of Things?
3
•Current limitations
4
•Product examples
5
•IoT & Commissioning
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7. 1
•Fit for purpose
2
•What is the Internet of Things?
3
•Current limitations
4
•Product examples
5
•IoT & Commissioning
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8. New Technology,
is it fit for purpose?
Fitness Trackers impact:
• wearer
• doctor
• coach
• health insurer
• CDC
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9. Practitioners may not be ready
Doctors Don't Know What To Do With Data From
Fitness Trackers - Forbes 2015
Your Doctor Doesn’t Want to Hear About Your
Fitness-Tracker Data - MIT Technology Review 2015
Your Doctor Does Not Give a Crap About Your
Fitness Tracker Data - Gizmodo 2015
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10. Self Diagnosis
“I looked up my symptom on the internet.
Prognosis: 3 days to live”
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11. 1
•Fit for purpose
2
•What is the Internet of Things
3
•Current limitations
4
•Product examples
5
•IoT & Commissioning
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12. Internet of Things Definition
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“IoT is the network of physical objects that
contain embedded technology to communicate
and sense or interact with their internal states
or the external environment.”
- Gartner
Devices that can communicate with each other
or with humans, over the internet.
- How I think of IoT

13. BAS vs IoT
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(BACnet, happy 21st
birthday)

14. Traditionally, building systems are siloed
• Asset management
• Lighting
• HVAC
• Security
• Plumbing
What makes IoT powerful
(so much more than a BAS or EMS)
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Lighting
Security
Plumbing
Asset
Management
HVAC
BAS

15. What makes IoT powerful
(so much more than a BAS or EMS)
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• Open data structures
• Application Programming Interface (API)
• Integrated control of equipment

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Operations Property
Mgt.
Portfolio
Mgt.
Government
End User
Internet of Things
Benchmarking
EMS
BAS

17. What can IoT do for buildings?
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Maintenance and Repair
• Predictive diagnostics
• Reduced down time
Energy Optimization
• Powerful, scalable analytics - apps for buildings
• Detailed equipment diagnostics
• Whole building energy use monitoring
• Benchmarking now required in 15 cities1
1. Institute for Market Transformation, 2015

18. What can Building IoT do for people?
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Occupant engagement
• Inform occupants,
shaping behavior
• Improved comfort
Future
• New products, services
and business models
are racing to market.
USGBC Concept LEED Dashboard

19. 1
•Fit for purpose
2
•What is the Internet of Things?
3
•Current limitations
4
•Product examples
5
•IoT & Commissioning
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20. Caution…Building IoT is in its infancy
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IoT
VISIBILITY
MATURITY
PEAK OF
INFLATED
EXPECTATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
TRIGGER
TROUGH OF
DISILLUSIONMENT
PLATEAU OF
PRODUCTIVITY
SLOPE OF
ENLIGHTENMENT
Source: Gartner Hype Cycle, July 2015

21. Product limitations
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• Security
• Privacy
• No available standards
• Interoperability between
products will be challenging
• Legacy system integration

22. Product Limitations -
Interoperability
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“…the BACnet-LonMark struggle for the
hearts and minds of building automation
users is far from over.”
- ACHR News, April 3, 2000
“…the ultimate prize … is to become the
software platform upon which all vertical
applications in the Internet of Things will be
built.”
- TechCrunch, 2013

23. Consumer Experience
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[Acme’s] servers are proving to be unreliable…When
they work they are great! But in the last 6 days the
servers have been down 2 days. Yes the [devices]
work even when the system is down but all other
integration or remote access DO NOT work. No
IFTTT, no off from work, no … integration. HOLD off
for now, don't make my mistake and invest over $... in
a system that isn't ready for market yet.
- Amazon Review

24. IoT Security
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40 Million Credit
Cards Stolen from
Target in 2014
New risks with IoT

25. 1
•Fit for purpose
2
•What is the Internet of Things?
3
•Current limitations
4
•Product examples
5
•IoT & Commissioning
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26. Wayfinding
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Looking ahead, [manufacturers] recently demonstrated
LED systems that use visible light to communicate
wayfinding, and target sales information by interacting
with user smartphones and tablets via special apps.

27. Adjust for color temperature shift
Alarm when out of spec
Self adjusting lights
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28. Fault Detection Diagnostics
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Connected equipment with packaged intelligence

29. How does it all fit together?
Central Plant
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30. How does it all fit together?
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Connected
HVAC
equipment
Legacy
HVAC
equipment
Lighting Security
BAS
Gate
-way
RTU
Gate
-way
Energy Management Tool
Financial Reporting
Asset Management
Continuous Commissioning

31. Residential
Small/medium
commercial
Retail
Large
Commercial
IoT Impact by market sector
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32. 1
•Fit for purpose
2
•What is the Internet of Things?
3
•Current limitations
4
•Product examples
5
•IoT & Commissioning
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33. Impact at different stages of Cx
process
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Design & Spec
Functional Testing
Operation &
Continuous Cx
OPR

34. Tech savvy operators
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35. This concludes The American Institute of
Architects Continuing Education Systems Course
Daniel McJacobson
dmcjacobson@mepcinc.com
Thank You!
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