Beyond Energy Efficiency to Smart Buildings: KDC BAS Success Story
With recent energy cost increases, companies are showing heightened interest in optimizing building energy management. Aging facilities and standalone system operations make it difficult to meet the rising energy demand, emphasizing the urgent need for more integrated and intelligent building management systems.
“With the existing system, it was difficult to accurately grasp energy usage, and responses to problems were delayed, causing many difficulties…”
This honest confession from a client reflects a reality many companies resonate with. KDC provides building automation and energy management system (BAS) solutions to address these client challenges, assisting in the transition to smart buildings, while leading energy efficiency maximization and innovation in operational management.
The limitations of traditional building management systems were clear: energy waste due to standalone operations, unpredictable operations due to a lack of real-time data, and difficulties in rapid response during issues were main factors hindering business operational efficiency.
Moreover, increased energy consumption directly leads to rising costs, weakening corporate competitiveness, which underscored the urgency for proactive energy management system construction.
Different systems within buildings (heating, lighting, ventilation, etc.) were not interconnected, making integrated management impossible, thereby reducing energy efficiency and user convenience.
KDC accurately identified these issues and focused on maximizing energy efficiency and enhancing operational management efficiency through customized BAS solutions.
KDC offers not just a simple system replacement, but a smart BAS solution capable of organically connecting and integrally managing the entire building.
The core product, BAS, integrally controls key facilities such as boilers, air conditioners, lighting, power, and heating, focusing on maximizing energy efficiency.
The solution’s core is the ‘scafa UI-based 2D/3D interface’. It provides intuitive and visual information to users, facilitating real-time monitoring and control.
It is designed to enable immediate response to issues by providing an at-a-glance understanding of the building’s energy flow, much like playing a game.
The controller, capable of expanding up to 160 Tags, adapts flexibly to buildings of various sizes.
Using a DCS (Distributed Control System)-based 32bit RISC CPU ensures stable performance, while supporting standard protocols such as Modbus RTU/TCP ensures compatibility with various equipment.
Scheduling and self-diagnosis features further enhance system operational efficiency. The product name is KDC BAS, and its core functions include integrated control, user-friendly interface, scalability, compatibility, and automation features.
After adopting the KDC BAS solution, clients experienced immediate changes. They achieved not only reduced energy consumption, but also increased operational management efficiency and improved user satisfaction.
For a public institution, the adoption of BAS led to achieving over 20% annual energy cost savings, thanks to efficient heating and cooling control, unnecessary lighting extinguishing, and proactive response through real-time energy monitoring.
Rapid response to issues minimized downtime caused by equipment failures.
“In the past, we were unsure where to start with issues, but now the system directly indicates the problem areas, allowing for quick resolution.”
Another client’s manager highlighted the convenience in maintenance aspects.
User reactions are also positive. Contributions to maintaining a comfortable indoor environment, convenient system use, and energy savings have enhanced user satisfaction.
“The indoor temperature seems to be maintained more consistently than before. Knowing it helps save energy makes me even more satisfied.”
This result from the KDC BAS solution considers not only energy efficiency but also the user experience.
The KDC BAS is not simply a system to reduce energy costs but a core force elevating the building’s value and creating a smart future.
As evidenced by significant delivery achievements, KDC has already secured over 600 public institution-centered construction references, a strong testament to technological reliability and extensive delivery experience.
Building off this experience, KDC is actively seeking entry into overseas public procurement markets through successful experiences in the domestic procurement market.
It has secured market entry possibilities in Southeast Asia and the Middle East based on K-certified products and is accelerating the development of intelligent control systems combining 4th industrial technologies.
A noteworthy point is KDC’s motor control optimization technology, enhancing energy efficiency by eliminating fixed losses via the VFVD (Variable Frequency Variable Duty) method.
Moreover, high efficiency in partial load regions achieves 83% efficiency at an average load rate of 12%, minimizing energy consumption.
BAS/BEMS integrated operation maximizes user convenience by enabling control and data analysis from a single UI.
The expandable design optimized for the field supports flexible expansion of tag numbers and input/output modules to respond to diverse field requirements.
KDC continues to enhance AI-data-based energy prediction/control system research and development to lead the future smart building market.
This evolution aims not merely an automatic control system, but an intelligent system analyzing and predicting building energy use patterns to present optimal energy management strategies.
Such efforts are expected to contribute to market expansion, particularly in countries implementing mandatory BEMS policies.
KDC will aggressively target markets in countries implementing mandatory BEMS, such as Korea, Japan, the European Union (EU), Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai).
In conclusion, the KDC BAS solution is a core solution for building smart buildings that not only enhances energy efficiency and reduces operational costs, but also improves building value and provides a comfortable environment for users.
With over 600 successful references and continuous technological innovation, KDC is positioned as a leader in the smart building automatic control and energy management system sector.
KDC will continue to do its utmost to support clients’ successful transitions to smart buildings.
The success story of KDC goes beyond technological excellence, showcasing the importance of customer-centric management by accurately identifying client needs and providing customized solutions.
KDC will continue to lead the smart building market through ongoing technological innovation and close cooperation with clients, contributing to building a sustainable future.
This holds significant implications for companies concerned about energy efficiency.
Smart building automation presents clear value beyond simple facility control, focusing on energy optimization and operational efficiency improvement.
The KDC BAS defines a new standard in building management based on customer-centric design and advanced technology.
