Intelligent building

Question 1

Definition of Intelligent Buildings

Answer 1

An intelligent building can be described as one that will provide for innotative and adaptable assemblies of technologies in appropriate physical, environmental and organizational settings, to enhance worker productivity, communication and overall satisfaction

Question 2

Objectives of Intelligent Buildings

Answer 2

Building Management: The maintenance of a healthy, low cost flexible environment in which the worker has control. Tasks include the environmental control of the building including user building automation systems - climate control (HVAC) , lighting, security access, fire, maintenance, lighting controls, (HVAC) controls, access controls.

Space Management: Is the management of change and minimization of operating costs by means of computer aided facility management (CAFM)

CAD (2D/3D)
   - cost estimation/ databases
Facility management information systems (FMIS)
   - Space databases
   - organisation databases
   - equipment databases
   - cost monitoring systems
Personnel access systems

Business Management: Tasks for business management includes processing, storing and presenting information as well as communications - voice, data image, public networks, wifi, video confresncing, word processing, satalite services etc.

Question 3

Key Design/ construction characteristics of IB’s

Answer 3

floor depth
storey height
Floor size configuration
Floor loading
planning grid
communications infrastructure
building skin (cladding)
life cycle analysis

Question 4

Reasons to build IB’s

Answer 4

aspiriations rising
set themselves apart from others
cut costs
stay ahead of the game
reduce tax bill
speak global language
improve well being
future proof corporate brand

Question 5

Benefits of intelligent buildings

Answer 5

1/ improve productivity
2/ improve occupant well being
3/ improve security services
4/ improve layout planning
5/ reduces maintenance costs and efficient operations
6/ reduced energy consumption