Milesight Sensors Drive Sustainability and Comfort in 62 Energy-Efficient Canadian Buildings

Project Background:

In commercial buildings, temperature, humidity, and air quality directly affect occupant well being and productivity. Elevated CO2 can contribute to Sick Building Syndrome. Around the world, organizations are adopting smarter building technologies to improve efficiency, cut costs, and create healthier, more sustainable spaces. With the climate crisis and the recent surge in energy prices, optimizing building energy use has become even more urgent.

Challenges:

The foundation of any AI driven smart building system is accurate, real time environmental data that allows analysts to issue alerts and recommendations. The existing sensor setup faced major issues:

1. Poor signal coverage: This legacy technology had limited reach, causing up to 60 percent of on site sensors to go offline frequently.
2. Excessive maintenance: High power draw forced frequent battery replacements, driving up maintenance costs for building operators.
3. Added expenses: Each temperature and CO2 sensor required a SIM card, adding about 500 dollars per month per floor.

Sustainable Buildings Solution:

Milesight sensors were deployed on every floor to track indoor temperature, humidity, CO2 concentration, occupancy, and other key metrics.

Milesight UG67 LoRaWAN® gateways were installed approximately every three stories and powered via PoE to ensure broad coverage. These gateways include embedded network servers and 4G modules and forward data using MQTT to the application platform over cellular networks.

Results:

Data-Driven Insights:

• The AI powered platform now forecasts peak energy consumption hours and provides recommendations to reduce lighting or HVAC use.
• The platform issues alerts when indoor temperatures move outside the optimal 21 to 26 degrees Celsius range, when humidity falls below 40 percent which can increase vulnerability to respiratory infections, or when CO2 rises above 800 ppm which can worsen Sick Building Syndrome.

Accurate IAQ Insights:

• Sensors like AM319, AM107, EM300-TH, and EM500-CO2 capture temperature, humidity, and CO2 in real time and transmit readings to the gateways.
• Building operators gain actionable insights into indoor air quality, enabling them to make informed decisions.

Remote and Automated Management:

• Operators can remotely control devices through WS523 Smart Portable Sockets based on platform recommendations to optimize energy use.
• When IAQ alerts arrive, operators can remotely adjust HVAC settings to improve ventilation and indoor air quality.

Energy Efficiency and Sustainability:

• With accurate usage insights, data driven analysis, and remote controls, overall building energy efficiency has improved, yielding annual savings measured in hundreds of thousands of Canadian dollars.

Eco-Friendly Buildings:

• Remote control over devices through WS523 Smart Portable Sockets facilitates optimized energy usage, contributing to sustainability efforts.

In summary, Milesight’s smart building solutions have not only driven sustainability but have also elevated comfort and productivity levels in 62 energy-efficient Canadian buildings.