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Overview
The systems that control and operate today’s cities and communities typically function in a largely siloed manner, with little or no connectivity to other systems. Clearly, cities do not function in such a siloed fashion. What happens in one system can affect what happens in other systems throughout the city. Drainage and flood control systems, for example, can impact both traffic management systems and emergency management functions. Power systems have a critical impact on just about every function in the city. If power consumption peaks on extremely hot days, how might a city utilize its energy management systems, intelligent building controls, or lighting controls to reduce peak load? By monitoring and analyzing the usage of city assets, the government can distribute the assets properly to improve operational efficiencies.
Fueled by the advent of new technologies, smart city platforms hold the promise of providing a unified view into the entire scope of city operations, from transportation and parking to lighting, energy, and health and safety. This unified approach to operations is yielding significant economic, environmental, and social value.
Sometimes, however, it is difficult to articulate the value proposition that smart city platforms bring to their local governments and municipalities. Many end users do not fully realize the benefits of deploying a true smart city platform to tie together the many sources of disparate data in operating domains. Smart city platforms offer the potential to reduce maintenance costs and installed cost of systems. Energy and maintenance savings are often the low-hanging fruit. ARC was fortunate to get several excellent speakers and panelists to articulate the value of smart city platforms at the recent ARC Industry Forum in Orlando.
Building Clarity on Realizing Value from Data in the Built Environment
Our first presenter was Raynor Smith of Building Clarity, which describes itself as an outcome-based intelligent building solution provider. Building Clarity partners with SAS for that company’s advanced data analytics capabilities. As we learned in Mr. Smith’s Forum presentation, Building Clarity specializes in taking all these disparate data sources in intelligent buildings and applying advanced analytics and expertise to deliver business results such as significantly reduced energy consumption and carbon footprint.
Mr. Smith oversees the delivery and integration of engineering, construction, and advanced analytics to public and private sector clients throughout the southeast United States. He outlined some of the key strategic objectives of today’s cities, many of which revolve around reduced energy consumption, increased efficiency, and carbon neutrality. Buildings and the built environment are the cornerstone of overall city operations, housing essential government and public safety functions, as well as being the repository of essential city data and records and mechanical assets.
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Keywords: ARC Industry Forum, Smart City Platforms, Building Automation, Transportation Management, Smart City Projects, ARC Advisory Group.