Smart Precinct Engages Operational Intelligence to Raise the Performance Bar

From collecting day-to-day operational data to managing multiple systems, the complexity and level of technical understanding required to manage and maintain various building subsystems is a labour-intensive task. It chews up valuable hours and resources that can be better spent on more valuable tasks. The tedious nature of such a complex process is made two-fold with the increasing size and complexity of buildings and facilities.

Operational Intelligence helped deploy a smart building solution that would combat this complexity at one of Australia’s premier commercial hubs. Located within the heart of Sydney, this AUD$6 Billion project spanned across 7.7 acres of mixed used development and is now leading the way in sustainable design and performance. We provided this client with the ability to view all their subsystems from one platform to gain deep analysis and insight into their buildings, eliminating costly efforts, identifying opportunities for improvements and optimising employee productivity.

The need for a more manageable building system platform:

The client needed a solution which would allow the building management team to easily view and analyse the multiple buildings subsystems, as well as one comprehensive dashboard to view all the required information. With the need for powerful insight, analysis and tracking capability, we worked closely with the client to formulate a considered and comprehensive response to this requirement. The solution was to build and develop  an Open Building System Integration (OBSI) platform which would allow for in-depth reporting and the ability to easily identify which areas need optimising.

Open Building System Integration (OBSI) Focus

The OBSI was developed to allow for building integration, control, visualisation and data aggregation on one workflow platform for the multiple buildings. This platform provided the client with the ability to manage multiple precinct-wide subsystems and their data all within a centralised and structured database for interoperability of the subsystems through intelligent workflows. In this way, collating segregated and siloed subsystems into a cohesive and thriving ecosystem of building system interactions and information eliminates the disruption, miscommunication and double handling that often occurs with various siloed systems, enabling optimised building system integration.

This involved the integration of over 1,000,000 real-time I/O points with over 200 daily users across multiple towers and multiple building systems including BMS, lighting, access control, CCTV, hydraulics, fire & metering, using protocols such as BACnet, Modbus, OPC, KNX, SQL, and web services.

The platform is utilised to provide a variety of stakeholders the ability to interact with the physical building, and obtain valuable insight as to the building’s performance and operation through the integrated and extracted data. This includes the buildings’ tenants, contractors, facility management teams, sustainability team, and financial teams amongst others, all with varying user privileges and permissions specialised as to their required interactions with the building.