Industries and Sectors
Airports, Railways & Public Spaces
Encompass Blue for Airports, Railways & Public Spaces
Airports, railways, and public spaces not only consume a large amount of energy but are also high-risk zones for the spreading of germs, bacteria, and viruses. Public transport areas are flooded with thousands of people in motion at any given time. This requires the HVAC system to run continually and maintain high sanitation, comfort, and safety standards. Blue IoT’s Encompass Blue offers a sustainable, cost-effective program with minimal interruptions, which can help substantially reduce energy consumption in such spaces. COVID-19 risk mitigation protocols such as IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) monitoring and airflow & filter management ensure a safe environment for all the staff and travellers.
Another big concern within such spaces is compromised cybersecurity because public transport networks are intricate and need strong cybersecurity against ransomware attacks. Encompass Blue’s cloud-based platform is based on a non-IP network, assuring a very low risk of cyber-attacks.
Encompass Blue’s interoperability and congruent indoor environmental monitoring can deliver a well-balanced environment across the entire infrastructure, allowing for pleasant comfort levels for all occupants.
Problem That We Are Facing
- Several buildings and zones within those buildings with no way to monitor and control all systems from one place
- High energy usage and subsequent costs
- High rate of unplanned maintenance and inconvenience to travellers, staff and visitors
- Data overload for Facilities Managers and Building Managers
- High impact on carbon footprint
- Infrastructure disruption due to tedious system installations and maintenance
- Staff and cleaning contractors leaving the entire HVAC system running
- No interoperability between building systems
- Lack of data visibility and access
- Remotely ensuring accurate people-counting due to COVID-19 protocols
- Inadequate airflow management with growing concerns during COVID-19
- Concerns regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus
- Complaints from travellers, staff and visitors about discomfort and poor environmental controls of the existing HVAC system
- Difficulty achieving a high WELLS rating for the infrastructure
How Encompass Blue Can Help
Full visibility of all aspects of the HVAC system with remote accessibility from any device, anywhere and anytime
Encompass Blue can deliver energy savings of 20% to 50%, thus optimising profits
Contribute to carbon neutrality
Predictive maintenance can substantially reduce the costs and inconveniences of unplanned maintenance
Data interpretation by domain expert engineers
Wireless sensors and controllers allow for minimal implementation time and on-site disruption
Allows HVAC to work during set times as well as based on movement
Interoperability between all disparate buildings and zones, allowing for a collaboration of data that is accessible from one place
Automation for accurate people counting and proximity measuring in buildings
COVID-19 risk mitigation protocols such as strong airflow management with tight monitoring of pressure differentials across filters, anti-microbial sprays, and air purification options
Improved health, wellness & safety of travellers, staff and visitors
High amount of data collection and analysis in real time help in highly effective and localised environmental controls, maximising comfort across different buildings and zones
Investment & ROI
- Typically a two to three-year payback including capital and ongoing subscriptions, with significant recurring savings.
- Increased space utilisation with substantial savings on rental/employee cost per sq ft far exceeding utility savings.
- Compelling business case for C-Suite with actionable insights.
Encompass Blue by Blue IoT is the world's first IoT smart cities platform suite, which delivers world-leading savings of 20 to 50% of total energy use, maintenance costs, and the subsequent carbon footprint.