Building management performance indexing and control
First Claim
1. A method for measuring compliance with building air quality attribute set points, comprising the steps of:
- sensing a first attribute of environmental air quality at a first site;
setting a first range of acceptable values for the first attribute;
setting a first penalty function for the first attribute;
comparing the sensed data for the first attribute to the first range of acceptable values and applying the first penalty function as appropriate to assess a first set of points for the first attribute; and
creating an index value that is a function of the first set of points.
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Abstract
A method for measuring compliance with building air quality attribute set points. The method includes the steps of sensing a first attribute of environmental air quality, setting a range of acceptable values for the first attribute, setting a penalty function for the first attribute and comparing sensed data to the first range of acceptable values. The first penalty function is applied as appropriate to assess a first set of points for the first attribute. An index value is created that is a function of the first set of points. In another aspect, the method includes sensing a second attribute, comparing the data against acceptable values and applying a second penalty function as appropriate. The index value is also a function of the second set of points. In yet another aspect, the method includes the step of sensing a first attribute at a second site.
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1. A method for measuring compliance with building air quality attribute set points, comprising the steps of:
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sensing a first attribute of environmental air quality at a first site;
setting a first range of acceptable values for the first attribute;
setting a first penalty function for the first attribute;
comparing the sensed data for the first attribute to the first range of acceptable values and applying the first penalty function as appropriate to assess a first set of points for the first attribute; and
creating an index value that is a function of the first set of points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for measuring compliance with building air quality attribute set points, comprising:
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an air quality sensor producing data values a processor, the processor;
setting a first range of acceptable data values;
setting a first penalty function for the first attribute where points are assessed as a function of a difference that data for the first attribute is outside the first range of acceptable values;
comparing the sensed data for the first attribute to the first range of acceptable values and applying the first penalty function as appropriate to assess a first set of points for each data for the first attribute;
creating an index value that is a function of the first set of points and the second set of points. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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