Senfi Supports Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by admin in Announcements, Tech on March 29, 2023

Senfi Supports Sustainable Development Goals

With the increase in concerns of environmental health and people’s interest, the United Nations has provided a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including water, energy, climate, transport, people health and well-being, sustainable cities and communities etc.

In line with the United Nations SDGs, Senfi smart building services cloud not only convert buildings and cities into smart ones where operations can be monitored, but also helps buildings and cities become sustainable through the use of autonomous workflow engine combining with data from sensors and AI/analytics. Let’s look at how Senfi works.

Monitoring and automated alerts
Connected to all the sub-systems and sensors, Senfi consolidates and processes the data in the cloud, and combines data with 3D model of the building to provide a digital twin and analytics charts.

As a common data environment, Senfi can effectively collect and manage asset and facility data, operational data and real-time equipment data to provide a full picture of the building environment. Building owners can easily pull out information on overall energy and water usage, or dive deep to uncover the breakdown of individual usage.

Rules can also be set in Senfi’s workflow engine to constantly monitor situations in the building, and automatically send out alerts/notifications to the relevant personnel when qualifying conditions are met. Senfi can help to detect issues automatically, offloading some of the manpower needed for manual monitoring.

Autonomous sustainability with AI and control systems

Aside from monitoring building operations, Senfi works with AI and analytics to forecast patterns in operations. This allows operators to discover consumption patterns and incorporate them into automatic workflow which helps to reduce energy, water and material consumption during off peak hours.

Sensors data can also be used to help moderate energy usage. One such example is space sensors being deployed to feedback room temperatures into Senfi workflow, which will then tell the Chiller to increase/decrease chilled airflow so as to maintain stable comfortable room temperature at minimal energy usage.

On-demand services

Instead of scheduled cleaning of building, cleaning can now be requested on-demand, based on sensor data. Based on sensors, Senfi can monitor facilities usage frequency and determine if the facility requires cleaning. This reduces resource and manpower wastage, while ensuring building occupants’ good health and comfort.

Last but not least, Senfi can intelligently incorporate robotics into building operations, in areas such as cleaning, delivery, inspection, security and others, which helps to improve work productivity and efficiency while relieving strain on manpower.

Do visit our website for more details on using Senfi to create sustainable environment.

New Milestone Update for Senfi On-Premise Solution

Posted by admin in Announcements, Tech on February 23, 2023

New Milestone Update for Senfi On-Premise Solution

G Element is excited to announce a new milestone update for our Senfi On-Premise solution. Senfi On-Premise solution enables building end-users to harness the full capabilities of the Senfi Cloud solution without requiring Internet connectivity, allowing users, who have security concerns or run sensitive facilities, to experience the full power of a smart building digital twin on premise.

Below is the updated capability comparison chart in this milestone update:

Functions	Senfi On-Premise	Senfi Cloud
Internet Connection	Not required	Required
Data storage	On-Premise Servers	Cloud
3D Model Support	✓	✓
Open source integration to 3rd party systems	✓	✓
Automation	✓	✓
Charting	✓	✓
Reports	✓	✓
Two-Factor Authentication for Senfi login	✓	✓
Single Sign-On support	✓	✓
Login Authentication (OIDC over OAuth 2.0 Standard Flow and OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials Flow)	✓	✓

Senfi On-Premise solution uses servers on premise for data storage, eliminating the need for internet connection to access cloud database. Functionalities such as 3D model support for BIM, 3DS Max files etc, integration to sensors and 3rd party systems, automation, charting and reporting are maintained in Senfi On-Premise solution.

Communications between Senfi client and server are secured and encrypted. User logins are authenticated either via Senfi login or Single Sign-On (using OIDC over OAuth 2.0 Standard Flow and OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials Flow). For added security, Senfi login also supports two-factor authentication using Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) which also works without internet access.

Do contact our sales at businesssenfi.io for more information.