Overview of the Dreamwatts smart meter technology that allows you to manage and control your building's energy consumption from your desktop. You can set your thermostats to start and stop automatically, and see clearly where you can save money. Visit bottomlinecomfort.com for a demo.
1. DreamWatts®
Energy Management for
Light Commercial Facilities
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2. Facility Manager Overview
Do you have these Needs?
The Current Situation for Light Commercial Facilities
What DreamWatts Offers Building Owners and Facility Mangers
DreamWatts System Overview
How the DreamWatts Energy Management System Works
Summary of Benefits
Contact PowerMand or your HVAC Services Dealer
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3. Do you need to:
Reduce the energy costs for buildings you manage/occupy
Improve facility management efficiency
More effectively respond to complaints from occupants
Receive alerts when key areas/units go out of range
Bill tenants for energy use/HVAC use outside standard hours
Participate in electric utility demand reduction programs
Get LEED or Energy Star certification for your buildings
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4. The Current Situation
Energy use in most light commercial buildings (i.e. buildings
under 100K sq. ft.) is poorly managed
It is not cost-effective to install high-end control systems /
cost- high-
building automation systems in this type of building
There is no way to remotely monitor or control HVAC system
usage in these buildings, or to respond easily to complaints
Without long-term trend data, it is impossible to improve
long-
the performance of these buildings/get them certified under
LEED or Energy Star programs
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5. What DreamWatts Offers
A highly cost-effective solution for energy management in
cost-
light commercial facilities, esp. for retrofits
Inexpensive to install: uses an existing broadband Internet
connection and a wireless connection to thermostats, etc.
Allows facility managers to remotely monitor and adjust
settings for HVAC systems (and other equipment), ensuring
effective programming while reducing operational costs
Subscription service provides software upgrades with added
features, plus optional service levels for expanded capabilities
Collection of long-term data to our Data Center for trend
long-
analysis and building certification, etc.
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6. DreamWatts® System Overview
Facility Manager
Facility Monitoring Remote:
• Oversight
Commercial Internet hosting
• Control
facility provides 24/7 uptime
• Alarms
•Stores collected data www.DreamWatts.com
•System monitoring
•Sends alarm notifications
Managed Facility
Sub-metering
DreamWay™ Gateway
Existing Local Area Network with
Broadband Internet Access
PowerMand New Devices
Radio Thermostats
Data Center (Inverters, etc.)
120/240 Volt
Circuit Controls
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7. Dealers Install & Configure
DreamWatts is installed and configured by experienced HVAC
Services firms that are Authorized DreamWatts Dealers
These firms work with you to understand your requirements
and bid a configuration that best meets your needs
Since no control wiring is needed for retrofits, disruption of
ongoing business activities is minimized
Dealers provide an initial configuration that you can then
easily adjust based on observed system performance
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8. Simple User Interface
DreamWatts provides the easiest to understand and
simplest to use Graphical User Interface in the industry
Set up thermostat schedules, override limits, PIN codes, etc.
remotely using your Web Browser rather than going to each
thermostat and using a tiny display/multi-function buttons
display/multi-
Use drag and drop to change to your calendar, adjust set
points and timelines, etc.
Get a quick overview of usage trends with interactive charts
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12. Building Performance History
Cooling
Set point
Inside
Temperature
Heating
Set point
Outside
Temperature
Inside Stage 1
Humidity Cooling
Stage 2
Heating
Fan
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13. Set Lockout PIN/Override Limits
Set PIN codes to
lock out changes
Set temperature and
time limits for
temporary overrides
entered at thermostat
Apply temporary
overrides remotely
without limits
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14. Adjust Schedules
2) Select the
Day Type
3) Drag and drop
Occupancy Modes
onto the time line
4) Drag the
start/stop points
as desired
1) Select the
Thermostat
to adjust
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16. Check/Control Loads
Load Control Modules
control & monitor
120/240V circuits
Used for:
Check current
status of LCM Lighting
Check current,
Water Heaters
power and Fans
voltage levels
Pumps
Set temporary
overrides remotely Etc.
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18. DreamWatts
“Building Smart Energy”
Save Money
Improve energy efficiency by effectively managing usage
Measure and manage energy usage to leverage utility programs
Remote oversight and control allows facility mangers to be more effective
while reducing overhead
Low installation, equipment and setup costs provide quick ROI
Subscription service provides long-term growth path as needs change
long-
Improve Building Performance and Marketability
Ensure that buildings are performing according to expectations
Monitor for problems and respond quickly to complaints
Collect long-term data to allow trend analysis/building certification
long-
Provide accurate and equitable tenant billing
Bill flat rate tenants for HVAC usage outside standard hours
Bill triple net tenants for actual energy usage – with real-time reporting
real-
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19. DreamWatts®
Energy Management for
Light Commercial Facilities
Available through Polk Premier Service
Call (800) 299-4824 for more information
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