Mobile tools for building maintenance

Abstract

Imagine the ability to monitor and control your building systems from your mobile phone. With advances in Information Technology, the integration of mobile devices with building management and automation systems is rarely exploited. Mobile solutions are currently being designed for personal communication and collection of information for various applications. The integration of mobile devices with inventory and stock systems, of which an example would be to check if spare parts are available for repair of a building system, like a pump, or if the part needs to be ordered. My research involves the use of building performance information, collected from sensors, meters and actuators for controlling building equipment, to support maintenance engineers and improve their decision-making process. This research is part of a project named ITOBO (Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable and Optimised Building Operation). ITOBO focuses on applying optimised maintenance procedures based on building performance levels and delve ...