Smart Building Management System

Overview

1) Integrate the traditional ventilating, fire, plumbing and drainage, and electricity systems of a building, we acquire the real-time operation data and apply artificial intelligence to enhance energy efficiency of systems operation.

2) Provide a Cloud-based facility management system to monitor and control the systems operation with preventive measures.

3) Apply Internet-of-Things smart hardware and sensors to building systems, enabling the occupants to have control to the HVAC, lighting and monitoring the indoor air quality.

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Technical name of innovation
Smart Building Management System
Research completion
2020
Commercialisation opportunities
IP licensing, Collaboration for product development, technology development in various application segments; Product distribution
Problem addressed

The legacy building management systems are running by different providers that do not interface and operate together, this incurs a high maintenance and operation cost. Our one-stop cloud-based application platform optimizes the daily operation, the smartphone application also allows occupants to control their environment with comfort, this enhances the premise value with energy efficiency.

Innovation
  • Integrate the legacy building management system, providing one-stop cloud platform for facility mangement to optimize their daily operation with cost-saving on energy.
  • Leveraging the Internet-of-Things technology, apply low-cost smart hardware and sensors, enhancing the indoor environment quality and providing the conditions of system operation.
  • Tenants can access doors and lifts in touchless manner by using their identity pre-set in smartphone application. With the smart building upgrade, tenants can also have direct control to the building facilities, including the HVAC, lightings, access control units and etc.
Key impact
  • Reduce the cost for installation and re-cabling for the revamp of existing building management systems into a smart one.
  • Facility management can get the operation conditions of the building systems while saving the energy consumption and enhancing the comfort of tenants.
  • Touchless and keyless access to building facilities, including the mailbox, access control units and lifts with the use of smartphone application
  • Maintain the immunized building with energy efficiency.
Award
  • PolyU Tech Launchpad Fund (2020)
  • Technology Innovation Award of World Chinese Entrepreneurs Organization (2020)
  • Gold Medal in the 2nd Asia Exhibition of Inventions (AEI) Hong Kong (2019)
  • Champion of Hong Kong Value Creation for Technology, Autumn (2019
  • Global Innovation Award, TechConnect (2017)
Application
  • Commercial buildings and offices
  • Residential estate and clubhouse
  • Shopping arcades
  • Hotels
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)

With over 80 years of proud tradition and ranking among the world’s top 100 institutions, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) aspires to be a leading university with world-class research and education.

PolyU is a home for educating thinkers, discoverers, innovators and communicators in delivering positive impact. We are committed to nurturing tomorrow’s leaders today, through a holistic education that provides graduates unrivaled placements to thrive in communities, industries and businesses.

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