The University of Iowa

Fault Detection and Diagnostics

Fault Detection Diagnostics

What is FDD?

Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) is a software tool used to proactively discover building system problems and identify optimization opportunities before they lead to alarms, excessive waste of resources, occupant discomfort or system failure in 52 buildings across campus to date and over 100,000 data points collected across those buildings.

"FDD helps our team come up with solutions to larger systemic problems rather than putting out fires at the component level. This moves us towards efficiency and optimization in how we do our work and how we operate our buildings."  Tom Moore, Manager, Building Operations and Maintenance

Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
FDD Program at a Glance
  • 52 buildings on-boarded including academic, lab, recreational, and office spaces.

  • All major HVAC equipment monitored with FDD.

  • Three different Building Automation Systems (BAS) integrated.

  • Work order integration with FDD software for performance tracking and transparent adoption.

Achievements and Recognition

Achievements

Achievements in the first six months:

  • Realized $600,000 in energy savings
  • Shifted to 24 percent predictive quarterly work orders versus reactive
  • Addressed issues related to energy, comfort and maintenance
  • Leveraged FDD on two newly constructed buildings

 

 

Recognition

APPA's Effective & Innovative Practices Award

"UI's Fault Detection & Diagnostics program," APPA's Effective & Innovative Practices Award, Iowa Now, 2018.
PDF icon Read the APPA award submission

Department of Energy Award for Best Practices in the Use of Fault Detection and Diagnostics
PDF icon Building Analytics Success Story "University of Iowa," Department of Energy, 2018.

 

 

Contact Us

Tom Moore 

Manager

Building Operations & Maintenance

319-631-3188