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THE SHIFT

Your plant data stopped being disposable

Most building management systems were configured to hold a couple of days of trend data: enough to chase down a fault, then overwrite. That made sense when memory was expensive. It makes no sense now.

Every machine learning optimization tool arriving on the market runs on the same fuel: accurate, historical operating data. The buildings that have been quietly keeping it are about to have a significant head start.

60–90
The old model
Install a box on site, then wait a full quarter while it works out how the plant behaves.
Savings start after the learning period, not before.
Day one
The new model
Hold a solid history of good-quality data and the optimization engine is trained on it before deployment. It goes live already knowing your plant.
THE FRAMEWORK

The four pillars of optimization readiness

The first three are within reach of almost any building, with the systems you already have plus minor investment in metering and storage. The fourth matters at portfolio scale and is a nice to have, not a blocker.

01
Documentation
As-built drawings, control schematics, and a BMS points list your team can actually read and hand to a contractor.
02
Infrastructure & metering
Utility-grade meters on the loads that matter, trending at intervals fine enough to catch faults before they become failures.
03
Data trending & storage
The point hierarchy, resolution and retention needed to run an energy and mass balance and calibrate performance models to ASHRAE Guideline 14.
04
Portfolio data strategy
Optional. A consistent way to roll plant-level readiness up into a portfolio view, so capital planning can prioritize sites by real savings potential, not guesswork.
WHAT'S INSIDE
Twelve pages, written engineer to engineer
01.
Why your plant data suddenly matters
03.
Protecting the paper trail
05.
The 70% you can't afford to guess at
07.
Turning your BMS into a historian
09.
Resolution, duration and partial data
11.
Savings from day one
02.
The four pillars of readiness
04.
VSDs without a power point
06.
Calibration: the upgrade with two payoffs
08.
How to identify a high-value point
10.
Centralize, but don't wait
12.
The 15-point readiness checklist
SELF-ASSESSMENT PREVIEW
11 / 12
Your optimization readiness checklist
Tick what you have in place. The more boxes you tick, the closer you are to optimizing.
Chiller electrical power measured (HLI or dedicated meter)
VSD power points on pumps and fans exposed to the BMS
Data resolution of 15 minutes or better
At least 6 months of history retained, ideally 12+
Sensors and meters on a calibration schedule
READINESS SCORE
Getting there
9 / 15 boxes ticked

Written for the people who run the plant

Read it before your next capital planning cycle, controls upgrade or BMS renewal.

Facility & operations managers
Know exactly which points to ask your BMS contractor to trend, and what to insist on at handover so the documentation survives the next upgrade.
Energy & sustainability managers
Build the business case for a small metering spend that unlocks a trustworthy baseline, verified savings and defensible emissions reporting.
Building engineers & consultants
The point hierarchy, resolution and retention needed to run an energy and mass balance and calibrate performance models to ASHRAE Guideline 14.
RECOGNIZED BY
CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2025
Best Digital Innovation · Project Delivery
AIRAH Awards 2024
Excellence in Innovation · Sustainability
ARBS 2024
Digital & Software Excellence
HOW READY ARE YOU?

Most buildings are closer
than their operators expect

And the gaps, once identified, are usually quick and inexpensive to close. Download the white paper to self-assess, or let our engineers do it with you.

No Black Box. No Training. No Security Issues.

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