Across commercial buildings, HVAC is often one of the highest energy costs. Most teams know this, but very few have a clear picture of why consumption stays high. Without real-time, circuit-level data, decisions rely on guesswork. Adjust a schedule, change a setpoint, hope it helps.
That approach is understandable, but it leaves a lot of savings hidden.
At Smartcool, we work with sites that already manage their systems responsibly. The challenge is not effort. It is that teams cannot see how individual units behave throughout the day. We regularly find heat pumps cycling far more than expected, or ventilation running long after occupancy. Each of these creates unnecessary energy use.
Wireless submetering now gives facilities teams the visibility they have been missing. With Panoramic Power self-powered sensors, it is possible to map the load profile of HVAC equipment in a few hours, without disruption. Once the data starts flowing, patterns appear quickly. You can spot weekend loads that should not exist, short-cycling units, or equipment operating very differently from what was assumed during commissioning.
When the root causes are clear, improvements become straightforward.
This is where Smartcool optimisation adds value. Using insight from submetering, we help HVAC systems run more efficiently without affecting comfort or operations. Small control adjustments at the right moment create meaningful reductions in energy use. The impact is easy to track because the submetering is already in place.
At a London hotel, analysing the load profile of four heat pumps led to the installation of Smartcool ECO3 optimisation. The result was a 56.6 per cent reduction in peak HVAC energy use and a 39 per cent reduction when comparing consecutive weeks.
The lesson is simple. You cannot optimise what you cannot see. Once the data is available, the savings become clear and often substantial.
If you want to understand where your HVAC costs are really coming from, start by capturing the load profile. The insight alone is valuable.
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