Nowadays, the mission of most contractors is to
help people make the most while using less of their energy and simultaneously
providing various operational and security services to a building. This is all achieved by also promoting a
“green” environment. Energy management
is aimed in making energy be efficient, reliable, productive, and green, all in
order to provide energy usage for appliances, machinery, HVAC systems, security
and motors. Rita Pauliushchyk claimed
that the use of sensors improves the efficiency of operations in a building. I
could not agree with that statement more considering that one of the biggest technologies
that are emerging from intelligent buildings and that rely on energy management
is sensors.
Even though sensors have been around for quite a
while now, they are now being used a lot more.
Now sensors come in the smallest sizes and their functionality has
increased. Considering that I have a
mechanical concentration, I thought it would be interesting to explore the
variety of uses of a sensor in a building, for heating, ventilating and air
conditioning, as well as for security measures. I will also explore how the
design methods of a contractor vary when placing sensors in a building. These include the challenges that can be
encountered while designing in an existing building, as well as a contractors
design preference during the construction phase of a building. In addition, I will further examine how
energy efficient sensors can be, their reliability and how they promote “green”.
My original project idea was to compare two
different types of programs, Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis and EPA
SWMM. Because I will be using EPA SWMM for
my senior design project in order to plan and design a hydraulic system, I
thought it would be interesting to compare it to a similar program by Autodesk. I was going to first create a design using
EPA SWMM and then attempt to exchange this design to the Autodesk software,
modify it and send it back. My initial
idea was to investigate the interoperability of both, yet I came to realize
that it does not have a big connection to BIM.
Because sensors have such a wide variety of uses and are multifaceted, I
decided to explore this topic for my term project.
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