As pressure grows to improve the performance of existing buildings, AI could provide a pathway to greater efficiency without requiring wholesale replacement of existing systems. Speaking at the MARVEX Power Talk Business, Hossain Towhid Iftakher, Sales Director, Carrier Abound, South East Asia, highlighted how an AI-powered analytics platform can sit above existing building equipment, using operational data to identify faults, optimise energy use and improve facility management. The approach is particularly relevant to ageing building stock, where owners face the challenge of improving performance while managing the cost of major upgrades.
“AI can tell you what you really need to change and what you don’t. It gives building owners two benefits: energy optimisation and operational efficiency,” Hossain said.
For the industry, this solution is a game-changer, moving from costly replacement of ageing equipment to using data to understand how existing assets are actually performing and where intervention will deliver the greatest value. With HVAC accounting for a major share of building energy use, Hossain said MARVEX provides an important platform for engineers to encounter these digital solutions alongside the physical equipment they are designed to optimise.