Acknowledgements

Justin Mezzadri is an Automated Logic employee.

Seminar 52 – Zero Energy
Automated Logic is a business unit of Carrier.
Buildings and Intelligent Controls Case study #1 is a net zero office and manufacturing facility
in Upstate NY.
Case Studies from
Case study #2 is a net zero office building in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Net Zero NY State
Case study #3 is a large financial office building in NYC.
and Ohio Buildings
Case study #4 is the Carrier Headquarters in Florida.
Justin Mezzadri, CEM, CDSM

Automated Logic

Justin.mezzadri@carrier.com

(973)986-3273

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Learning Objectives Outline/Agenda

• Learn how Zero Net Energy (ZNE) is defined – including understanding an energy-
use-intensity (EUI) basis and understanding the various boundaries that can be
used. - Components of a net zero design
• Identify conceptual strategies to achieve ZNE – including passive design strategies,
HVAC strategies, lighting, and plug loads. - Various features of an intelligent building and its
• Understand how codes and standards are changing to include ZNE as a prerequisite role in achieving and maintaining net zero
to federal, state, and city buildings in the future.
energy
• Describe the importance of communication and connectivity for control of energy
savings strategies - Case study examples
- Conclusion

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Learning Objectives Strategies that you can simulate in net zero design

• Learn how Zero Net Energy (ZNE) is defined – including understanding an energy-
use-intensity (EUI) basis and understanding the various boundaries that can be
Building and Site Planning Intelligent Controls – Building Automation System (BAS)
used.
• Identify conceptual strategies to achieve ZNE – including passive design strategies,
Equipment Schedules & Loads

Renewable Energy Systems

Heating and Cooling Loads

HVAC strategies, lighting, and plug loads.

Window-to Wall-Ratio

Mechanical System
Form and Shape

Natural Ventilation
User Behavior

• Understand how codes and standards are changing to include ZNE as a prerequisite
Comparison
Shading

Infiltration
Envelope

Daylighting
Lighting
Climate

to federal, state, and city buildings in the future.

• Describe the importance of communication and connectivity for control of energy
savings strategies

Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small to Medium Office Buildings Achieving Zero Energy, ASHRAE

Simulation Phase - Strategies

How-To-Strategies

Your design is only as good as the data you have available.

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Systems that make up a net zero building Challenges of Intelligent Controls in a Net Zero Building

Complexities of a converged network Building Automation System

Intelligent Building Controls – How to integrate these systems?
Serial Networks Advanced Integration Capabilities
Building and Site Planning

Plug Loads and Power

IP Networks Secure Protocols

Distribution Systems

Service Water Heating

HVAC Systems and

Renewable Energy
Lighting Controls

- Building Automation System

Electric Lighting

Equipment
Daylighting
Envelope

- Converged Networks Many Protocols Advanced Sequences

- Open API’s
Network Security Knowledgably Staff

Passive Systems Application Development

Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small to Medium Office Buildings Achieving Zero Energy, ASHRAE

Strategies
Active Systems Engaging the Occupants
How-To-Strategies

User comfort Higher Initial Costs

Complex network of systems controlled locally or ideally by an integrated building
automation system

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Importance of Controls for Connectivity Features of Intelligent Controls in a Net Zero Building

Graphical User Interface

Daylighting Integration Capabilities, open API

Intelligent Building
Renewable Lighting
Energy Controls Comfort/Health Energy Advanced Dashboards and Monitoring
Monitor Control

Reports Connected Occupant Net Zero

Systems Interaction Electric Trending and Reporting Capabilities
Dashboards
Alarming Advanced Ventilation Carbon
Sequences Strategies Neutral
Intelligent Correlations Alarming, Fault Detection and Diagnostics
HVAC and Electric
Equipment Lighting
Complexity Simplified Predictive Net Zero
Building Analytics Water
Auto-Commissioning Features

Mobile Applications for User Engagement

Service
Plug Load
Water
Control
Heating
Grid Monitoring and Connectivity
Power
Distribution
Systems

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Case Study 1 – Office and Industrial Facility in Upstate NY

Importance of Intelligent Buildings Controls for Communication - A picture is worth a thousand words
- Dashboard with energy overview

Achieve Energy & Operational Efficiencies

Energy reduction through high efficiency equipment,
advanced control schemes, predictive control
Enhance the Occupants Experience
Interaction with a mobile app to provide feedback and
help learn or change the occupants behaviors

Protect People and Property

Advanced situational awareness & building system
automation supported by intelligent security response

Reporting and Dashboards

Accelerate the commissioning process, establish and
maintain baselines, maintenance schedules, data

Alarming and Fault Diagnostics

Quickly resolve system problems and inefficiencies

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Case Study 1 – Office and Industrial Facility in Upstate NY
Case Study 1 – Office and Industrial Facility
- A picture is worth a thousand words
Status of Wind Turbines
- Dashboard with electrical monitoring

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Case Study 1 – Office and Industrial Facility Case Study 1 – Office and Industrial Facility
Air and Water Monitoring CHW and CW Monitoring

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Case Study 1 – Office and Industrial Facility Case Study 1 – Office and Industrial Facility
Manufacturing Equipment Monitoring Hot Water System

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Case Study 2 – Net zero office building in Cincinnati, Ohio. Case Study 4 – Carrier Headquarters in Florida

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Case Study 3 – Large office financial firm in NYC Case Study 4 – Carrier Headquarters in Florida

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Case Study 3 – Large office financial firm in NYC Occupant engagement and productivity

Influence behavior while

driving occupant productivity
and building efficiency
• Control comfort
• Adjust lighting
• Open doors
• Call elevators
• Locate employees
• Reserve
conference rooms

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The Value of an Intelligent Building Questions?

Communication and connectivity enable you to see that Justin Mezzadri

your building performs as designed and is not drifting from
justin.mezzadri@carrier.com
baseline?

1. True
2. False

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Conclusion: Connectivity enables energy savings

HighEfficiency
High Efficiency Equipment
Equipment

Efficient Variable
Speed Chillers
LED Lighting
Systems
Variable Refrigerant
Flow Technology
Regenerative
Elevators
60 %

less annual energy

Controls and Integrated Solutions costs than a standard
office building
Projected savings based on building energy model from
ASHRAE 90.1-2010

Integrated Building Advanced Plant Occupant Detection Traffic Dispatching ENERGY

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$172,121
Smart Grid /YEAR SAVED
$0.76/sq.ft./year
SAVED

Onsite Solar Net Metering and Real

Generation Time Monitoring

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Conclusions

• As buildings approach net zero, building

intelligence becomes even more essential
• Maintain design parameters through
continued monitoring
• Graphical dashboards to analyze data
quickly
• Advanced alarms allows problems to be
quickly resolved A well thought out
building is both
• Occupant engagement is a key to net zero
intelligent and
success
sustainable
• Reduce energy costs and increase
occupancy comfort

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