Honeywell announced today the launch of Honeywell Forge Energy Optimization, a cloud-based, closed-loop, machine learning solution that continuously studies a building’s energy consumption patterns and automatically adjusts to optimal energy saving settings without compromising occupant comfort levels.
Honeywell Forge Energy Optimization, the first autonomous building solution focused on decreasing energy consumption, can deliver double-digit energy savings, decrease a building’s carbon footprint, and can be implemented without significant upfront capital expenses or changes to a building’s current operational processes.
Honeywell Forge Energy Optimization autonomously and continually optimizes a building’s internal set points across hundreds of assets every 15 minutes to evaluate whether a building’s HVAC system is running at peak efficiency. When it finds a need to make an adjustment, it analyzes factors such as time of day, weather, occupancy levels and dozens of other data points to determine the optimal settings per building and makes calculated decisions 96 times per 24-hour period for every building in a portfolio, 365 days-a-year across the system of assets. Repeated results have shown double-digit reductions of HVAC related consumption while not impacting customer comfort.
During a pilot at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Honeywell Forge Energy Optimization demonstrated an initial 10% in energy savings, along with a reduction in complaints related to overcooling. HBMSU is the first accredited smart university in the UAE and is known for its technology and innovation programs.
Following the pilot, HBMSU selected Honeywell as its preferred technology provider for energy optimization. The collaboration will leverage Honeywell Forge as the IoT platform to expand cutting-edge technology adoption such as advanced Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and data analytics across the University’s campus. The platform will provide greater visibility into its building portfolio performance, lifecycle predictability and extension. HBMSU will also benefit from early testing and rollout of new Honeywell IoT technologies, including enhancing the curriculum and learning experience of its students with the technology, furthering its goal of driving innovation in the region.
The collaboration supports HBMSU’s commitment to the UAE’s Strategic Vision and UAE Energy Strategy 2050 to improve the energy efficiency of individuals and corporations by 40% by 2050. It also supports Dubai’s university free zones strategy announced by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, to provide economic and creative free zones in universities, encouraging universities and businesses to collaborate more closely and developing entrepreneurial employees of the future.
“We are honoured to extend our relationship with HBMSU to not only continue improving the performance of its buildings but to also collaborate to give its students first-hand experience with our technologies,” said George Bou Mitri, vice president and general manager, Honeywell Building Technologies Middle East, Turkey and Africa. “We are strongly committed to advancing the adoption of AI-based solutions in the UAE and across the region.”
