Intelligent environments to support sustainability and efficiency in buildings

Currently, environmental degradation and climate change constitute the main challenge facing society. Time is of the essence, and the short- and medium-term goals to reverse the situation are very demanding. Although the path is not easy, we can still establish a series of guidelines to achieve the objective of a climate-neutral economy. However, this entails a substantial change of model in all economic sectors, including the building sector, which is considered a great ally in meeting the proposed challenges. According to the report by the Green Building Council Spain, buildings generate more than 30% of final energy consumption and are responsible for over 25% of greenhouse gas emissions. This requires a major energy renovation, which Edison Next Spain, specialists in the integration of building control systems, is promoting with the aim of offering comfortable and safe spaces. The intelligence of a building lies in the integration of its systems, leading to greater operational efficiency and optimized energy consumption. Therefore, having solutions that achieve energy savings in buildings is essential, as prioritizing efficient consumption in this sector helps reduce energy dependence as well as greenhouse gas emissions. In this new scenario, Edison Next offers various vertical solutions aimed at achieving comprehensive and centralized control of facilities. Among them, the company highlights:

• • A multisite management system for monitoring geographically distributed points under a global and centralized solution via a 24/7 accessible platform.

• • Electrical and energy consumption monitoring using electricity, energy, water, and consumption meters.

• • Boiler room production, as well as optimal climate control in all of them.

• • Extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) systems for data from third-party systems.

• • Computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) that enable more effective and precise management with third-party systems.

Likewise, the multinational energy company offers specialized BMS solutions for the cross-cutting and efficient management of buildings. This commitment places special focus on standardizing and centralizing the building control system, as well as on analyzing the available information. This tool can be implemented in all types of public and private properties, new or existing, and is key to improving operational and strategic management. With all this, to achieve energy efficiency in buildings, Edison Next recommends a centralized solution for all control points, data analysis that allows alerts within the facilities about what consumes more or less energy. And finally, a system that facilitates compliance with cybersecurity requirements, as this enables the implementation of more effective and consistent protection measures across the entire infrastructure.