New York real-estate company Thor Equities has partnered with California-based Buildings IoT to improve building health for its new-construction property on West Fulton Street in Chicago.

As the master systems integrator for the project, Buildings IoT implemented its OnPoint Enterprise platform to deliver building management that monitors, reports, analyses and provides command-and-control functionality across the property’s disparate building systems.

“We are positioning 800 Fulton Market as a technology-first new building offering unique amenities, beyond the norm, to tenants of all types,” said Peter McEneaney, senior vice president at Thor Equities. “We chose to work with Buildings IoT based on their understanding of data from multiple systems including but not limited to HVAC and lighting. The advanced analytics capabilities inherent in Buildings IoT’s solutions allow us to easily view building health holistically and make modifications as needed, increasing our tenants’ comfort and better serving their needs while also conserving energy and expanding the lifespan of our equipment assets.”

The OnPoint Enterprise platform is a cloud application that addresses several use cases at once for commercial office buildings of all sizes. Within the eighteen-story 800 Fulton building, OnPoint links 12 building systems and integrates more than 8000 data points from operational equipment and IoT sensors present in every part of the 46,000 square metre space. Those data are then analysed and presented through a single pane of glass to help operators identify issues and implement remediation actions where necessary to keep the building running as designed throughout its life.

“800 Fulton is a visionary project, as the building incorporates several systems that we don’t typically see integrated into building management,” said Brian Turner, CEO of Buildings IoT. “It is still relatively rare for buildings to install and integrate indoor environmental and occupancy sensors beyond those that typically come in lighting systems. Our system affords Thor’s tenants and their employees and customers a safer, healthier and more comfortable in-building experience.”

With building sensors strategically installed throughout the building and API integrations via OnPoint’s data translation engine IoT Jetstream, owners and operators can monitor the health of their building and use that information to make strategic decisions backed by current and historical data from various systems.

Innovative smart building design features present at 800 Fulton include: smart restroom technology for touchless fixtures and up-to-the-minute reporting on the status of supplies; indoor environmental quality monitoring for common area and amenity spaces; occupancy sensing for high traffic areas; and mechanical equipment calibrated to prioritise fresh air throughout the building.

The 800 Fulton building is Leed Platinum certified and Well certified, two designations that mark the development as advancing the efficiency and health of the built environment.

In addition to helping provide healthier indoor environments, smart building systems from Buildings IoT can help reduce operating costs, increase the lifespan of building assets, and decrease energy waste and carbon emissions from buildings.

Buildings IoT simplifies smart buildings with software and services for every aspect of building management including command-and-control from a single pane of glass, analytics enhanced by machine learning, and a building-domain-centric data management platform. It also designs and installs building controls and automation systems, offers IT-managed services and device testing for cyber-security vulnerabilities, and provides data-driven maintenance to some of the world’s largest building portfolios.

Thor Equities develops, leases and manages office, industrial, laboratory, residential, hotel and mixed-use assets in urban locations worldwide. The company operates in major cities around the globe and has a property portfolio totalling $20bn with a development pipeline in excess of 4.6 million square metres. In addition to its US holdings, the company has assets in European gateway cities including London, Paris, Madrid and Milan, and is the largest developer in Mexico through its Latin American division with a development pipeline of over 1.6 million square metres.