Report information regarding heating system performance

What does smart-ready service H-3 involve?

H-3 describes how a building reports information on the performance of its heating system. It concerns reporting: the collection and display of data on temperatures, energy consumption and system behaviour.

This service forms part of the Heating domain within the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI). The SRI assesses nine domains in total and uses smart-ready services such as H-3 to determine how intelligently a building manages its technical systems.

What functionality levels exist?

The SRI defines functionality levels 0 to 4 for each smart-ready service. At level 0 there is no reporting on heating performance.

• Level 1: central or external reporting of current performance indicators, such as temperatures or sub-metering of energy consumption.
• Level 2: the same as level 1, supplemented with historical data.
• Level 3: performance evaluation with forecasting and benchmarking, where the system compares performance against a reference.
• Level 4: all of level 3, supplemented with predictive maintenance and fault detection.

The higher the level, the greater the insight a building manager gains into the operation of the heating system.

Why does this service count towards method A?

The SRI has two assessment methods. Method A uses 27 of the 54 smart-ready services and provides a simplified assessment.

H-3 is among these 27 services. This means that reporting on heating performance also counts when a building is assessed using the simpler method.

How does H-3 contribute to the score?

Each smart-ready service is assessed against seven impact criteria, such as energy efficiency and ease of use. These criteria, together with a weighting factor, determine how heavily the service contributes to the final score.

The total SRI score falls into one of seven classes, from above 90 percent to below 20 percent. A higher level in H-3 can contribute to a higher class for the Heating domain.