User Manual

Unrestricted 0 – Siemens Smart infrastructure Page 7
Building type Control parameters Selection Customer values
Restaurants,
kitchens
CO
2
VOC
RH
PM2.5
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
4
Guest experience, performance of staff
Health and performance of staff
Guest experience
Health and performance of staff
Hospital rooms,
care homes
CO
2
VOC
RH
Standard
Standard
Standard
Guest experience, performance of staff
Fewer staff absences, better recovery rates
Fewer staff absences, better recovery rates
Retail stores
CO
2
VOC
RH
PM2.5
Standard
Standard
Standard
Optional
Higher sales
5
Higher sales
5
Higher sales
5
Staff health long term
1 Depending on local outdoor climate (i.e. typical fine dust pollution levels, high or low humidity regions)
2 Recommended for luxury hotels for differentiation (“Green, healthy” hotels)
3 Standard in humid climates for guest comfort and reduced room odors
4 Cooking causes humidity increase and damaging PM2.5 levels
5 Hot, humid, bad air affects shopping experience and likely reduces potential sales; good air quality
increases staff performance
6 Monitoring indoor climate parameters for health
and productivity
The first step for ensuring a healthy, productive indoor climate can be to monitor conditions
in the room, most especially in existing buildings. Climate conditions can be monitored either
in the room via a display or remotely via a building automation and control system (BACS).
The room display can even be a standalone sensor with appropriate parameter visualization.
6.1 In-room monitoring
There are various options for monitoring room climate parameters. The most basic is to
display the relevant parameters on the room unit, room thermostat or room unit display.
A simple use case could be to open the window or switch on the ventilation if, say, CO
2 levels
are too high in a meeting room or classroom. Such an approach could be appropriate
in a building with no ventilation system.
In-room monitoring (e.g. via a time series) can also be used to see if PM2.5 or VOC levels are
too high, or if humidity levels are bad, before deciding what improvements should be made
to the room automation system (e.g. improved filters in the air handling unit (AHU)
or addition of humidifier/dehumidifier).
6.2 Remote, multi-site monitoring
The next level of sophistication in monitoring is to track and display the room climate
parameters in a BACS for the building owner, operator or facility manager. A use case could
be to audit the parameter trends in multiple buildings remotely for the purpose of ensuring
that good room conditions are maintained.
Applications with Desigo Room Automation can be integrated with any of the Desigo BMS
software platforms for monitoring the climate parameters. These include Desigo CC, Desigo
Control Point and Desigo CC Compact, Synco IC and Climatix IC.