The system displays current figures – accurate to the hour – for things like the power and water consumed in the building, the temperature, and greenhouse gas emissions. The system can also compare these figures with industry benchmarks for the same type of building or with the building’s own prior performance, showing at a glance how the building ranks, say, in terms of energy efficiency and the progress that has been achieved over a given period.

Besides these basic functions, the Green Building Monitor™ can display other environmental information, such as hints on how to save energy, information on the company’s efforts to reduce its eco footprint, or related ecological facts. Other information too – weather forecasts, or the company’s current stock price, for instance – can be displayed. The information presented can also be combined with images and short videos to deliver a richly varied information mix that keeps people engaged.

The Green Building Monitor™ is part of an energy management solution for buildings that continuously monitors and logs consumption data for expert analysis. In line with their needs and requirements, customers can choose from a modular set of related operational monitoring and optimization services to go with the system.

Siemens Building Technologies offers the Green Building Monitor™ as part of a coordinated portfolio of equipment, solutions and services that enables customers to make their buildings more economical and more environmentally efficient.