Data analytics has an interesting application in the operation of building facilities in the Education sector.

The administration of energy supplies in educational centers using a digital platform can improve the energy efficiency of the facilities of Schools, College and University Campus.

FACILITIES DIGITAL ADMINISTRATION:

The advantages of Data Analytics technology in schools are the following:

• Development of an energy management system EnMS for educational centers

• Control of electricity, fuel and water consumption

• Energy and economic savings in energy bills

• Optimization in the operation of the facilities

• Reduction of GHG emissions and calculation of carbon footprint of the academic institution

• Investment in new digitalization and Big Data technology

• Training, Information and Communication on Energy and the Environment

An online data analytics platform serves educational institutions as an energy accounting tool. It allows the digital supervision of energy supplies and the overall control of electricity, fuels and water consumption.

Data Analytics systems comprise a set of activities that are based on the discovery, interpretation and detection of patterns in the data.

Main features include the following:

ENERGY DATA ANALYTICS:

-Total energy supervision of facilities 

-Energy bills accounting 

-Visualization of utilities data by regions, cities or countries

Digital Information by areas (Engineering, Maintenance, Procurement, Sustainability)

A Data Analytics system offers solutions to several departments such as Maintenance, Administration, Procurement, Engineering and Sustainability.

Thanks to data analytics, the Administration will find answers to basic questions at diagnostics level such energy efficiency performance of facilities, metric of descriptive statistics of consumption, cost prediction and prescriptive recommendations.

At one click on the internet, the building manager will find answers to very important questions, such as the following:

SUPERVISION OF THE OPERATION OF SCHOOLS:

How much is the overall schools energy consumption?

Which facility has the highest consumption for the organization?

What is the performance of facilities?

Which anomalies found in HVAC operation?

How much will be the savings in electricity, gas and water supplies?

How much is the investment in energy efficiency projects?

What is the yearly variation in energy consumption?

With time series data available, then are carried out descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analysis. 

A set of algorithms and logical rules, statistical metrics, fault detection and diagnostics, correlation, classification,filtering and clustering procedures are often used.

ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE:

An Energy Analytics Software provides a whole analysis of data of energy supplies and facilities. 

Just get digital energy information.

 The main characteristics of an Energy Analytics system are the following:

-Online energy data analytics platform

-Visualization of energy data and control data

-Operational diagnosis of technical facilities

Big Data application collects energy consumption and facilities control data. It provides data visualization in interactive control panels through an online web platform.

The system develops energy planning at an organizational level; defining objectives, indicators of consumption, costs and energy performance of facilities.

The online software allows the monitoring of energy efficiency actions, establish performance indicators and realise savings by energy efficiency projects.

Of course, the implementation of a Data Analytics system can optimise energy management and improve the operation of schools.

 OPERIT is energy analytics and diagnostics in the operation of schools.