Carbon Management Systems and Methods

1 . A building carbon capture system comprising:

an inlet compressor configured to receive flue gas from a combustion source within a building, the inlet compressor operatively coupled to a VPSA assembly, wherein the VPSA assembly is operatively coupled to a liquefaction assembly;

a plurality of flow/sensor assemblies operatively engaged between the inlet compressor and the VPSA, and the VPSA and the liquefaction assembly; and

processing circuitry configured to receive rate data from the plurality of flow/sensor assemblies and process the data to determine one or more system performance parameters.

2 . The building carbon capture system of claim 1 wherein the combustion source within the building is a natural gas combustion source within a residential building.

3 . The building carbon capture system of claim 1 further comprising a user interface comprising a dashboard displaying one or more system performance parameters.

4 . The building carbon capture system of claim 3 wherein the system performance parameters include system recovery percent.

5 . The building carbon capture system of claim 3 wherein the system performance parameters are acquired at one or more of a plurality of stages.

6 . The building carbon capture system of claim 1 wherein one or more of the flow/sensor assemblies is configured to sense CO 2 .

7 . The building carbon capture system of claim 6 wherein the processing circuitry is configured to use CO 2 rate data to determine the one or more system performance parameters.

8 . A building environment management system, the system comprising:

a building environment optimization module configured to optimize building environmental conditions by modifying environmental parameters; and

a building carbon conservation measure module configured to determine building environmental conditions when the building optimization module is static.

9 . The system of claim 8 wherein the building environmental parameters comprise one or more of temperature, humidity, and/or light.

10 . The system of claim 8 wherein the environmental conditions are optimized for occupant comfort.

11 . The system of claim 8 wherein the environmental conditions include carbon efficiency.

12 . The system of claim 8 further comprising a comparison module configured to compare building environmental conditions during optimization with building environmental conditions without optimization.

13 . The system of claim 8 wherein the building environmental conditions include zone environmental conditions.

14 . The system of claim 13 wherein the zone environmental conditions include HVAC devices.

15 . A method for determining building environmental performance, the method comprising:

optimizing building environmental conditions;

while the optimizing building environmental conditions are static, determining environmental conditions; and

restarting the optimizing environmental conditions.

16 . The method of claim 15 wherein the building environmental conditions comprise one or more of temperature, humidity, light, and/or carbon efficiency.

17 . The method of claim 15 wherein the environmental conditions are optimized for occupant comfort.

18 . The method of claim 15 further comprising comparing building environmental conditions during optimization with building environmental conditions while optimization is static.

19 . The method of claim 15 wherein the building environmental conditions include zone environmental conditions.

20 . The method of claim 15 wherein the optimization is static during one or more specific time periods.

21 . The method of claim 20 wherein the time periods are predetermined.

22 . The method of claim 20 wherein the time periods are random.

23 . A method for optimizing building environmental performance, the method comprising:

setting one or more building environmental setpoints within a building management system; and

using a carbon optimization system to optimize one or more environmental conditions using the one or more building environmental setpoints of the building management system.

24 . The method of claim 23 wherein the building environmental setpoint is temperature.

25 . The method of claim 23 wherein the building environmental setpoint is zone tolerance.

26 . The method of claim 23 wherein the setting the one or more building environmental setpoints is performed by a building superintendent.

27 . A method for engaging/disengaging a carbon optimization system with/from a building management system, the method comprising:

while the carbon optimization system is engaged/disengaged with/from the building management system, determining one or more building management system performance thresholds; and

engaging/disengaging the carbon optimization system with/from the building management system according to the one or more system performance thresholds.

28 . The method of claim 27 wherein the one or more building management performance thresholds comprises meeting an environmental set point.

29 . The method of claim 28 wherein the environmental set point is a temperature.

30 . The method of claim 29 wherein the temperature is within a room.

31 . The method of claim 30 wherein the temperature is within a zone.

32 . The method of claim 27 wherein the carbon optimization system is engaged to optimize an environmental setpoint of the building management system; and the carbon optimization system is disengaged with the building management system when the building management system fails to meet the environmental setpoint.

33 . The method of claim 32 wherein the environmental setpoint is room temperature.

34 . The method of claim 27 wherein the carbon optimization system is disengaged to optimize an environmental setpoint of the building management system; and the carbon optimization system is engaged with the building management system when the building management system meets the environmental setpoint.

35 . The method of claim 34 wherein the environmental setpoint is room temperature.