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Packaged scalable energy information systems for hotels

Reshma Singh (Department of Building Technology and Urban Systems, E O Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA)
Paul Mathew (Department of Building Technology and Urban Systems, E O Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA)
Jessica Granderson (Department of Building Technology and Urban Systems, E O Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA)
Yash Shukla (Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad, India)
Amiya Ranjan Behera (Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad, India)

Journal of Facilities Management

ISSN: 1472-5967

Article publication date: 8 May 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

Building energy information systems (EIS) are performance monitoring software, data acquisition hardware and communication systems used to store, analyze and display building energy data. Some $60bn are spent annually on wasted energy in the US buildings, and actions taken based on EIS data can enable operational energy savings of approximately 10 per cent in the US commercial sector (approximately two quads of primary energy). However, EIS adoption is low because of various technical and market challenges. This paper aims to provide technical specifications for standardized EIS packages that can help overcome barriers and accelerate scale.

Design/methodology/approach

A five-step approach was followed: identifying business drivers as key determinants for hotel sector-specific packages; addressing heterogeneity to develop standardized, tiered packages; determining performance metrics for key stakeholders; recommending streamlined data architecture; and developing visualization enabling insights and actions.

Findings

Technical specifications for two tiers (entry and advanced) of EIS packages for hotels have been developed. EIS vendor, integrator and client organization’s facilities and IT staff have been considered as key stakeholders. Findings from six field demonstrations show benefits of cost-effectiveness, through reduced transactional, first and operational costs, scalability, by accommodating heterogeneity across the building sub-sector, simplicity, by integrating meters, gateways and software in the package and actionability in organizations, across various decision-making levels.

Originality/value

Building owners and operators can use these specifications to ease procurement and installation of EIS in their facilities. EIS software vendors can use them to develop new product offerings for underserved sectors.

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Citation

Singh, R., Mathew, P., Granderson, J., Shukla, Y. and Behera, A.R. (2018), "Packaged scalable energy information systems for hotels", Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 119-141. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-06-2017-0029

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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