(Newswire.net — November 11, 2021) — Building management all around the world has become slow, inefficient, and costly. Furthermore, manual building management is something not worth spending for anymore. With the advancement in technology, more and more new innovative inventions are taking place by the bay. Smart buildings and technologies are one of them. These technologies automate the system of building management and thus make it super cost, time, and energy-efficient. Furthermore, these buildings become more sustainable too.
Sustainability goals
One of the biggest goals of intelligent building technologies is to make a sustainable building. Furthermore, they also want to come up with a building that promotes the well-being and health of the workers in addition to the environment outside it. The atmosphere is greatly affected by all industries and other sectors. That is why different sectors are open to the fact that industry should be involved in shifting to smart building models.
Frameworks and certifications followed
Assessment systems always use some frameworks and certifications to assess the sustainability of a building. We will be going through some significant ones and what they are.
LEED
Leadership in energy and environmental design is one of the most used systems in the world to assess and evaluate a green building. A green building is a building that is beneficial for the environment and sustainable; LEED’s main aim is to make such a platform that provides regulation that can help make a building healthy, green, and cost-efficient.
BREEM
Another one on the list is BREEM. It’s an acronym for building research establishment’s environmental assessment method. As the name states, this is one of the most extended methods through which the sustainability of a building is tested. To assess whether an intelligent building is performing its tasks as it should, BREEM is relied on for its evaluation.
Green Globes
Third on the list is another evaluation program, which is the green globes. It is a relatively new one and is in the form of an online assessment. This is a certification that rates a green building’s design, its working, and overall functionality. Again, this helps to keep a check on whether a smart building is helping or not.
Fitwel
Another certification that checks the performance of a healthy building is Fitwel. It is a world-renowned testing certification agency for green buildings.
Conclusion
Smart buildings are a great way to contribute to a healthy environment. These are checked by many evaluation protocols specifically designed to assess the performance of smart buildings. These include LEED, BREEM, and other certifications.