Granted Patent B2

US 12,535,797 · App. 18/141,088 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Inventors: Robbie G. Davis (Kew Gardens, NY); Katianne Pechauer (Milwaukee, WI); Surabhi Shroff (King of Prussia, PA)

Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH

G05B19/4155G05B15/02G05B2219/25011G06F18/24G06F30/13G06Q40/04G06Q50/06

Abstract

Claims (98)

1 . A building management system (BMS), the BMS including one or more memory devices storing instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

obtain a sustainability goal established for a building, the building including a plurality of pieces of building equipment, and wherein the sustainability goal pertains to a sustainability performance of the building;

determine, using a baseline value for the sustainability performance of the building and the sustainability goal, a target sustainability level for the building;

generate, using the baseline value for the sustainability performance of the building and the target sustainability level, a plurality of energy conservation protocols, wherein a first energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols includes a plurality of actions that meet at least a portion of the sustainability goal or at least a portion of the target sustainability level for the building, wherein generating the plurality of energy conservation protocols comprises:

detecting a difference between one or more predetermined operational metrics pertaining to at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment and operational data pertaining to the at least one piece of building equipment; and

generating a set of actions that adjust operation of the at least one piece of building equipment to decrease the difference between the one or more predetermined operational metrics and the operational data;

receive an indication to accept a subset of the plurality of actions included in the first energy conservation protocol; and

implement, responsive to receiving the indication to accept the subset of the plurality of actions, the subset of the plurality of actions included in the first energy conservation protocol.

2 . The BMS of claim 1 , wherein implementing the subset of the plurality of actions included in the first energy conservation protocol includes:

controlling, using one or more control actions that pertain to the subset of the plurality of actions included in the first energy conservation protocol, the at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment; and

detecting, responsive to controlling the at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment, that the building has moved towards the target sustainability level.

3 . The BMS of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

detect that a first piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment has been replaced by a second piece of building equipment, wherein the second piece of building equipment performs a role similar to that of the first piece of building equipment;

determine, responsive to the second piece of building equipment replacing the first piece of building equipment, an impact of the second piece of building equipment to at least one of the sustainability goal or the target sustainability level; and

provide, to a user device, the impact of the second piece of building equipment to at least one of the sustainability goal or the target sustainability level.

4 . The BMS of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

detect, using operational data of the building, an equipment fault condition for the at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of equipment;

determine that the equipment fault condition impacts the sustainability goal;

update at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols to include a first action that addresses at least a portion of the equipment fault condition; and

execute the at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols, wherein the at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols addresses the equipment fault condition.

5 . The BMS of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

cause a device to display an element, wherein the element includes at least one of the sustainability goal, a current value for the sustainability performance of the building, or at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols;

receive an indication to update at least a portion of the element, wherein the indication includes a user defined energy conservation protocol; and

update the element to include the user defined energy conservation protocol.

6 . The BMS of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

execute at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols;

determine, using operational data for the building, a current value for the sustainability performance of the building, wherein the current value for the sustainability performance of the building is determined in response to a predetermined amount of time;

determine a second difference between the current value for the sustainability performance of the building and the baseline value for the sustainability performance of the building; and

determine, responsive to the second difference being larger than a predetermined threshold, that the at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols has moved the sustainability performance of the building towards the target sustainability level.

7 . The BMS of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

monitor, using operational data for the building, a status of a particular action included in at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols;

determine, responsive to monitoring the status of the particular action, that the status of the particular action has remained the same;

cause a device to display an element, wherein the element includes a notice to execute the particular action; and

determine, using second operational data for the building, that the particular action has been executed.

8 . The BMS of claim 1 , wherein determining the target sustainability level for the building includes:

determining a second difference between the baseline value for the sustainability performance of the building and the sustainability goal;

generating, using the second difference between the baseline value for the sustainability performance of the building and the sustainability goal, a sustainability value that meets the sustainability goal; and

determining an amount of time to reach the sustainability value, wherein the amount of time is established by the sustainability goal.

9 . The BMS of claim 1 , wherein generating the plurality of energy conservation protocols further includes:

determining, using the operational data pertaining to the at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment, a role in the baseline value for the sustainability performance of the building for the at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment;

wherein generating the set of actions comprises generating, responsive to detecting the difference between the one or more predetermined operational metrics and the operational data, a set of actions that adjust the role in the baseline value for the sustainability performance of the building for the at least one piece of building equipment by decreasing the difference between the one or more predetermined operational metrics and the operational data.

10 . A method for reducing carbon emissions for a building, the method comprising:

obtaining, by one or more processors, a sustainability goal comprising a carbon reduction goal established for the building, the building including a plurality of pieces of building equipment;

determining, by the one or more processors using a baseline carbon emission level for the building and the carbon reduction goal, a target sustainability level comprising a target carbon emission level for the building;

generating, by the one or more processors using the baseline carbon emission level and the target carbon emission level, a plurality of energy conservation protocols, wherein a first energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols includes a plurality of actions that meet at least a portion of the carbon reduction goal or at least a portion of the target carbon emission level for the building, wherein generating the plurality of energy conservation protocols comprises:

detecting a difference between one or more predetermined operational metrics pertaining to at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment and operational data pertaining to the at least one piece of building equipment; and

generating a set of actions that adjust operation of the at least one piece of building equipment to decrease the difference between the one or more predetermined operational metrics and the operational data;

receiving, by the one or more processors, an indication to accept a subset of the plurality of actions included in the first energy conservation protocol;

implementing, by the one or more processors responsive to receiving the indication to accept the subset of the plurality of actions, the subset of the plurality of actions included in the first energy conservation protocol; and

detecting, by the one or more processors responsive to implementing the subset of the plurality of actions included in the first energy conservation protocol, that the building has moved towards the target carbon emission level.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

detecting, by the one or more processors, that a first piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment has been replaced by a second piece of building equipment, wherein the second piece of building equipment performs a role similar to that of the first piece of building equipment;

determining, by the one or more processors responsive to the second piece of building equipment replacing the first piece of building equipment, an impact of the second piece of building equipment to at least one of the carbon reduction goal or the target carbon emission level; and

providing, by the one or more processors to a user device, the impact of the second piece of building equipment to at least one of the carbon reduction goal or the target carbon emission level.

12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

detecting, by the one or more processors using operational data of the building, an equipment fault condition for the at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of equipment;

determining, by the one or more processors, that the equipment fault condition impacts the carbon reduction goal;

updating, by the one or more processors, at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols to include a first action that addresses at least a portion of the equipment fault condition; and

executing, by the one or more processors, the at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols, wherein the at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols addresses the equipment fault condition.

13 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

causing, by the one or more processors, a device to display an element, wherein the element includes at least one of the carbon reduction goal, a current carbon emission level or at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols;

receiving, by the one or more processors, an indication to update at least a portion of the element, wherein the indication includes a user defined energy conservation protocol; and

updating, by the one or more processors, the element to include the user defined energy conservation protocol.

14 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

executing, by the one or more processors, at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols;

determining, by the one or more processors using operational data for the building, a current carbon emission level, wherein the current carbon emission level is determined in response to a predetermined amount of time;

determining, by the one or more processors, a second difference between the current carbon emission level and the baseline carbon emission level; and

determining, by the one or more processors responsive to the second difference being larger than a predetermined threshold, that the at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols has moved the sustainability of the building towards the target carbon emission level.

15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

monitoring, by the one or more processors using operational data for the building, a status of a particular action included in at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols;

determining, by the one or more processors responsive to monitoring the status of the particular action, that the status of the particular action has remained the same;

causing, by the one or more processors, a device to display an element, wherein the element includes a notice to execute the particular action; and

determining, by the one or more processors using second operational data for the building, that the particular action has been executed.

16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein determining the target carbon emission level for the building includes:

determining, by the one or more processors, a second difference between the baseline carbon emission level and the carbon reduction goal;

generating, by the one or more processors using the second difference between the baseline carbon emission level and the carbon reduction goal, a sustainability value that meets the carbon reduction goal; and

determining, by the one or more processors an amount of time to reach the sustainability value, wherein the amount of time is established by the carbon reduction goal.

17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein generating the plurality of energy conservation protocols further includes:

determining, by the one or more processors using the operational data pertaining to the at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment, a role in the baseline carbon emission level for the at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment;

wherein generating the set of actions comprises generating, by the one or more processors responsive to detecting the difference between the one or more predetermined operational metrics and the operational data, a set of actions that adjust the role in the baseline carbon emission level for the at least one piece of building equipment by decreasing the difference between the one or more predetermined operational metrics and the operational data.

18 . One or more non-transitory storage media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement operations comprising:

obtaining a sustainability goal established for a building, the building including a plurality of pieces of building equipment, and wherein the sustainability goal pertains to a sustainability performance of the building;

determining, using a baseline value for the sustainability performance of the building and the sustainability goal, a target sustainability level for the building;

generating, using the baseline value for the sustainability performance of the building and the target sustainability level, a plurality of energy conservation protocols, wherein a first energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols includes a plurality of actions that meet at least a portion of the sustainability goal or at least a portion of the target sustainability level for the building, wherein generating the plurality of energy conservation protocols comprises:

detecting a difference between one or more predetermined operational metrics pertaining to at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment and operational data pertaining to the at least one piece of building equipment; and

generating a set of actions that adjust operation of the at least one piece of building equipment to decrease the difference between the one or more predetermined operational metrics and the operational data;

receiving an indication to accept a subset of the plurality of actions included in the first energy conservation protocol;

controlling, using one or more control actions that pertain to the subset of the plurality of actions included in the first energy conservation protocol, the at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment; and

detecting, responsive to controlling the at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment, that the building has moved towards the target sustainability level.

19 . The one or more non-transitory storage media of claim 18 , the operations further comprising:

detecting that a first piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of building equipment has been replaced by a second piece of building equipment, wherein the second piece of building equipment performs a role similar to that of the first piece of building equipment;

determining, responsive to the second piece of building equipment replacing the first piece of building equipment, an impact of the second piece of building equipment to at least one of the sustainability goal or the target sustainability level; and

providing, to a user device, the impact of the second piece of building equipment to at least one of the sustainability goal or the target sustainability level.

20 . The one or more non-transitory storage media of claim 18 , the operations further comprising:

detecting, using operational data of the building, an equipment fault condition for the at least one piece of building equipment of the plurality of pieces of equipment;

determining that the equipment fault condition impacts the sustainability goal;

updating at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols to include a first action that addresses at least a portion of the equipment fault condition; and

executing the at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols, wherein the at least one energy conservation protocol of the plurality of energy conservation protocols addresses the equipment fault condition.

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