Program 1: Integrated Building Systems
An estimated 40-50 per cent of Australia's commercial building energy consumption (46 Mt CO2-eq. p.a.) is attributed to ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Emerging automated fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) tools are poised to facilitate significant energy savings and emissions reductions from commercial HVAC systems, however, with numerous commercial product offerings and delivery models, it is often difficult for the end user to determine which solutions offer the most value in terms of actual energy savings, implementation cost, ease of use etc.
This project will undertake a rigorous and systematic independent evaluation of the potential costs and benefits of emerging automated FDD tools through comprehensive real-world demonstrations, to determine their efficacy across a range of commercial building types and HVAC systems.
Program
Project leader
Dr Josh Wall
Project status
Complete
Project period
08/2015 to 12/2016
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CRCLCL Project Reports
RP1026: Evaluation of Next-Generation Automated Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) Tools for Commercial Building Energy Efficiency
This project undertook a rigorous and systematic independent evaluation of the potential benefits of automated FDD solutions delivered as a managed service in Australia. The intent of the evaluation is to encourage greater uptake of FDD tools and services in Australia by assisting building owners, operators and HVAC&R maintenance contractors to evaluate and select their preferred FDD solution for future roll-out across their respective building or portfolio, therefore significantly increasing the energy efficiency of commercial building stock in Australia. Cases studies included in this report include; Melbourne Museum, Commercial Office Tower, Sydney NSW, Melbourne Airport and a public hospital in Brisbane.
lclcrc report rp1026 parti fddcasestudies published (17977114 PDF)