ATLANTA,
June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Honeywell (NYSE: HON), a global leader in Connected
Buildings, today introduced Honeywell Vector Space Sense, a
software solution that shows where, when and how building spaces
are used at any given point in time. As a result, the building
operations team can make better-informed real estate and space
usage decisions that provide opportunities to optimize costs and
promote better building experiences for occupants.
"From higher levels of employee productivity to healthier
environments that help drive cost savings, Connected Buildings have
real benefits for owners, operators and occupants," said
Vimal Kapur, president and chief
executive officer, Honeywell Building Technologies. "Honeywell
Vector Space Sense is the latest example of how Honeywell is using
cutting-edge technology to enable smarter, data-driven buildings
that work for their organizations."
Recent studies indicate most offices around
the world are underutilized by as much as half of their actual
capacity due to factors such as shifting work schedules, mobile
technology usage and changing business needs. However, many
facility managers lack the comprehensive insights required to take
action to address these usage issues. This can lead to overpaying
for unused space, wasted energy usage, off-temperature spaces and
other inefficiencies that negatively impact an organization's
bottom line.
Honeywell Vector Space Sense helps address this issue
by gathering and analyzing data from multiple sources
throughout a building to deliver actionable insights that help
personnel better utilize, optimize and prioritize building spaces.
The facility team can view these insights through detailed,
information-rich dashboards and reports incorporating visualization
methods like maps, usage profiles, overall trends and other metrics
to show where, when, and how space is used, along with
opportunities to optimize usage and help reduce costs. For example,
organizations can gain the necessary insights to repurpose unused
spaces for more productive uses, make better-informed decisions
about future space investments or divestments, and better align
building equipment schedules with actual usage patterns.
Honeywell Vector Space Sense is in use at London Health
Sciences Centre, a London,
Ontario-based hospital network with 15,000 employees that
covers 1.9 million square feet and served more than 1 million
patients in 2017. The hospital network chose to implement the
technology to better understand the use of its clinical and office
spaces, following complaints of overcrowding and office expansion
requests. With Honeywell Vector Space Sense, the network discovered
that overcrowding in certain areas only happened at specific times,
while other spaces often went unused for long periods of time. This
information helped inform better space reallocation and
scheduling.
"Hospitals are complex systems, and not only are the
operational costs high, so are the stakes. There's no room for
error when it comes to using your space most effectively," said
Derek Lall, director of facilities
management, London Health Sciences Centre. "As a regional acute
hospital, we must strike a balance between efficiency and comfort
to ensure we're delivering the best care possible and getting the
most out of available resources. Honeywell Vector Space Sense is
helping us do that by providing a level of insight all in one place
that we'd otherwise have no way of obtaining."
Backed by a cloud-based infrastructure,
Honeywell Vector Space Sense follows a three-step process
that starts with gathering space utilization data from multiple
sources such as smart lights, bluetooth beacons, mobile apps, and
other sensor-connected devices and equipment. The solution then
applies analytics to the collected data, using customized
algorithms and space utilization models to deliver actionable
insights—the third and final step.
"Expenses associated with unused building spaces
often go unnoticed, simply because it's so difficult to get an
accurate, moment-by-moment view into how building spaces are used,
or if they're being used at all," said John
Rajchert, president, Building Solutions, Honeywell Building
Technologies. "Honeywell Vector Space Sense takes the mystery out
of space usage through real-time, IoT-enabled insights that give
organizations the real picture of where and how people are using
spaces, so they can get the most out of their
buildings."
Honeywell Vector Space Sense is part of Honeywell's
Connected Services portfolio, which includes other technologies
such as the Honeywell Vector Occupant App that leverage the
connectivity of buildings to improve how they operate and the
experiences they offer for those who visit and work within them.
For more information, visit
https://buildingsolutions.honeywell.com/en-US/solutions/SpaceSense/Pages/default.aspx.
The technology was highlighted during the Honeywell
LIVE: Building Spaces: Sensing + Insights =
Action, an online broadcast event that can be
replayed at
https://hwll.co/SpaceSense.
About Honeywell Home and Building
Technologies
Honeywell Home and Building Technologies (HBT) is a global
business with more than 38,000 employees. HBT creates products,
software and technologies found in more than 150 million homes and
10 million buildings worldwide. We help homeowners stay connected
and in control of their comfort, security and energy use.
Commercial building owners and occupants use our technologies to
ensure their facilities are safe, energy efficient, sustainable and
productive. For more news and information on Honeywell Home and
Building Technologies, please visit
http://www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
Honeywell
(www.honeywell.com) is a
Fortune 100 software-industrial company that delivers industry
specific solutions that include aerospace and
automotive products and services; control technologies for
buildings, homes, and industry; and performance materials
globally. Our technologies help everything from aircraft,
cars, homes and buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and
workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and
more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell,
please visit
www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
Contact:
Media
Jessie Timmerman
Honeywell
+1-763-954-6071
+1-763-257-4245 (mobile)
jessie.timmerman@honeywell.com
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