Critical Assessment of Utilities Management in Crisis Conditions
Building utility management in crisis situations is crucial for ensuring energy efficiency and conservation. This work evaluates the effectiveness of existing technologies, legislation, and techniques in managing public service systems during emergencies. It emphasizes the need for enhanced energy conservation measures and efficient policy schemes to address the utility needs of buildings under crisis conditions.
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Development of Utilities Management Platform for the case of Development of Utilities Management Platform for the case of Quarantine and Lockdown Quarantine and Lockdown Critical Assessment of Utilities under Crisis Conditions Asst. Prof. Dr-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides School of Engineering, Frederick University, Cyprus, 9 9th th Global Conference on Global Warming Global Conference on Global Warming August 1-4, 2021 Virtual Meeting, Croatia This work is a part of the dissemination activities of the research project eUMaP , funded by Marie Sk odowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (MC RISE), under Grant agreement ID: 101007641 01.08.21 Dr.-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides 1 Sustainable Energy Research Group
Presentation Structure 1. Introduction 2. Overview of conducted studies 3. Critical analysis of review findings 4. eUMaP project 5. Conclusions 6. Q+A 01.08.21 Dr.-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides 2 Sustainable Energy Research Group
1. Introduction Building Building utility and water use measures affect a building utility management management: the awareness of how different energy, pollution, Figure 1: Figure 1: Twelve Attributes of Effectively Utilities Management 01.08.21 Dr.-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides 3 Sustainable Energy Research Group
2. Overview of Conducted Studies (1) 01.08.21 Dr.-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides 4 Sustainable Energy Research Group
2. Overview of Conducted Studies (2) 01.08.21 Dr.-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides 5 Sustainable Energy Research Group
3. Critical Analysis of Review Findings In order to enhance energy quality and maximize cost-effective energy conservation in buildings, there is an urgent the the large large variety variety of of established established technology, technology, legislation, Although devices, techniques, and technical know-how to appropriately and effectively operate critical public service systems are available, their potential potential is is not not being being exploited exploited The employment employment of of adequate adequate devices devices in order to extract quantitative and time-consuming profiles through the buildings utility needs in crisis services is a critical measure that needs needs to to be be addressed Energy conservation should be of high priority within all EU MS; thus, through relevant directives and regulations, the efficiency efficiency policy policy scheme scheme should should be be launched launched urgent need legislation, and need for for cities cities to to comprehend comprehend and funding funding sources sources their full full addressed the establishment establishment of of an an energy energy 01.08.21 Dr.-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides 6 Sustainable Energy Research Group
4. eUMaP Project Directly addresses the challenges and and sustainability sustainability of of public conditions conditions, including power outages, water shortages, and insufficient telecommunication connections, by enabling enabling the the the resources resources based based on on real real- -time time data data that is introduced into an integrated open open building building utilities utilities management management platform platform. development of an innovative holistic framework for the design of sustainable services platforms and contribution to the development of integrated platforms, based on Building Information Modeling (BIM), Geographic Information System (GIS), and Internet-of-Things (IoT) and the transition of this practice from the research level to the market. challenges in relation to the completeness, public utilities utilities systems systems that emerge under completeness, integrity, under crisis integrity, crisis the efficient efficient management management of of integrated 01.08.21 Dr.-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides 7 Sustainable Energy Research Group
4. eUMaP Project - Objectives Focus on the energy, water, waste and telecommunication network aspects of smart smart buildings buildings and provision of the required inventory the demand demand and and supply supply of of utilities utilities in in smart smart buildings Develop the required knowledge and framework that would lead to the efficient efficient data data management management of of public public utilities utilities; Allow the implementation of real real- -time integration of BUMS, BIM, IoT technologies; Offer, evaluate and validate new new business business models under hypothetical crisis scenarios for given areas of interest; Develop methodologies and tools for the timely competent authorities and bodies on utility needs; Employ, explore, and familiarize with novel creation creation and and configuration configuration, such as IoT, Big Data and GIS. inventory towards profiling buildings; time measurements measurements through the models in in real real- -life life scenarios scenarios timely and and targeted targeted information information to novel tools tools in in the the field field of of BIM BIM design, design, 01.08.21 Dr.-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides 8 Sustainable Energy Research Group
5. Conclusions While several electricity-predicting analyses have been conducted, the outbreak outbreak is is not not acknowledged acknowledged, and several studies just address the forecasting precision and neglected consistency. The study findings will enable enable policy policy- -makers makers to to comprehend crisis crisis situation situation in energy generation, supply, transmission, and consumption and identify identify the the challenges challenges in in the the energy energy system Local or regional-level policy-making can be assisted in planning measures measures, the preparation preparation of of the the energy energy supply the evolving evolving function function of of the the energy energy system system by establishing energy forecast forecast models models to ensure an adequate supply of energy in buildings. the comprehend the the impact impact of of a a system. planning restricted system/infrastructure, and energy demand restricted supply system/infrastructure demand 01.08.21 Dr.-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides 9 Sustainable Energy Research Group
Development of Utilities Management Platform for the case of Development of Utilities Management Platform for the case of Quarantine and Lockdown Quarantine and Lockdown Critical Assessment of Utilities under Crisis Conditions Asst. Prof. Dr-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides School of Engineering, Frederick University, Cyprus, 9 9th th Global Conference on Global Warming Global Conference on Global Warming August 1-4, 2021 Virtual Meeting, Croatia This work is a part of the dissemination activities of the research project eUMaP , funded by Marie Sk odowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (MC RISE), under Grant agreement ID: 101007641 01.08.21 Dr.-Ing. Paris A. Fokaides 10 Sustainable Energy Research Group