NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges in smart connected buildings: Intelligent building automation systems

执行摘要 在过去的二十年中，在被称为楼宇自动化系统（BAS）的技术开发方面取得了重大进展，该技术使能源能够在建筑物层面得到全面管理。这一进步是由建筑和建筑管理部门降低能源使用成本的需求推动的，因为美国70%的总能源支出归因于建筑物，全球40%的碳排放量也是如此，这是一个惊人的数字。BAS的潜在市场规模也很大。美国现有建筑物能源改造的2790亿美元投资机会可以减少6亿吨二氧化碳排放，并可能在10年内节省1万亿美元的能源。 拟议的NSERC IRCC智能互联建筑主席：智能建筑自动化系统将使加拿大公司通过以下方式在全球BAS市场中发挥领导作用：（i）领导开发智能BAS系统（IBAS）的应用研究计划，实现能源管理效率的显着提高; ㈡使加拿大建筑能源管理公司能够在国内和国际上更成功地开发IBAS新产品和服务并使其商业化;（iii）通过公正的技术/产品评估和案例研究中的实际支持，支持建筑行业公司采用IBAS;（iv）促进建筑行业不同利益相关者群体的文化变革，以便在建筑生命周期的所有阶段就IBAS解决方案进行合作;（v）加强乔治布朗学院在研究和培训方面的能力。

Executive Summary Over the last two decades there has been significant advancement in the development of technologies known as Building Automation Systems (BAS), which enable energy to be fully managed at the building level. This advancement has been driven by the need for energy usage cost reductions in the construction and building management sector, as 70% of the total energy expenditures in the US is attributed to buildings, as is 40% of global carbon emissions, a staggering number. The potential market size for BAS is also significant. A $279 billion investment opportunity in energy retrofits of existing buildings in the US could eliminate 600 million metric tons of CO2 emissions and potentially result in a potential $1 trillion in energy savings over 10 years. The proposed NSERC IRCC Chair in Smart Connected Buildings: Intelligent Building Automation Systems will enable Canadian companies to take a leadership role in the global BAS market via: (i) leadership of an applied research program that develops intelligent BAS systems (IBAS) achieving a significant increase in energy management efficiency; (ii) enabling Canadian building energy management companies to be more successful in developing and commercializing new IBAS products and services nationally and internationally; (iii) supporting construction sector companies in IBAS adoption through unbiased technology/product assessment and hands-on support in case-studies; (iv) facilitating cultural change within different construction sector stakeholders groups to enable collaboration on IBAS solutions across all the phases of the building life-cycle; (v) enhancing George Brown College capacity in research and training.