Fault Detection Diagnostics
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
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52 buildings on-boarded including academic, lab, recreational, and office spaces.
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All major HVAC equipment monitored with FDD.
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Three different Building Automation Systems (BAS) integrated.
- Work order integration with FDD software for performance tracking and transparent adoption.
Achievements and Recognition
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
APPA's Effective & Innovative Practices Award
"UI's Fault Detection & Diagnostics program," APPA's Effective & Innovative Practices Award, Iowa Now, 2018.
Read the APPA award submission
Department of Energy Award for Best Practices in the Use of Fault Detection and Diagnostics
Building Analytics Success Story "University of Iowa," Department of Energy, 2018.