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AN INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REAL-TIME BUILDING ENERGY MODELING AND FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSTICS
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Real-time MonitoringEngineeringBuilding Energy ConservationEnergy MonitoringBuilding Information ModelDesign IntentBuilt EnvironmentReliability EngineeringEnergy Fault DetectionManagementBuilding AutomationSystems EngineeringData IntegrationSmart InfrastructureBuilding Information ModelingSmart BuildingComputer EngineeringStructural Health MonitoringBuilding Information ModellingBuilding PerformanceSmart GridConstruction ManagementIndustrial InformaticsData Modeling
It is common that a building consumes 20% more than its design intent. The inconsistency between design and operation is a driving force. To address this issue, we present an integrated infrastructure for real-time building energy modeling, visualization and energy Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD). A building information model (BIM) based database is developed for the purpose of storing building operational, simulation and FDD analysis data. A BIM to building energy modeling (BEM) middleware is developed to automatically generate energy modeling codes. A connector is developed in Building Control Virtual Testbed (BCVTB) which enables the storage of building energy management system (BEMS) data into a BIM based database in real-time fashion. Finally, this infrastructure is implemented in a real-building and continuously performs its data collection and visualization functions.