Health Compliance Package – Building Pressure [kPa] Analysis

Objective/Method/Outcome

Objective: Creates a Multipurpose Chart based on Building Pressure Analysis

Method: Analyses the Building Pressure and sorts it into 3 bins- positive, negative, and neutral based on the Neutral Pressure Limits.

Outcome: Triggers an insight.

Description

Analyze the building pressure and sort it into three bins: positive, negative, and neutral pressure. Bin outputs can be used in a Multipurpose Chart.

This rule is part of the CopperTree Standard rule-set.

Building pressure setpoint is not used in this rule, and this rule is designed to determine if pressure is negative consistently.

Note that the rule uses kPa as the unit for static pressure; the high and low limits need to be adjusted if the pressure unit is different.

Diagnosis

  1. Static pressure sensor may be faulty or mis calibrated.
  2. Review building static pressure control.

Message

Building pressure is below the negative threshold.

Rule Template

Insight Type: Fault Detection

Trigger Type: Active High

Default Priority

Medium

Logic

Logic Flow for Building Pressure Analysis

Inputs

Input Unit Tags Description
Building Pressure kPa Building Static Pressure
Threshold – Daily Hours of Negative Pressure Hr The acceptable hours of negative pressure
Neutral Pressure Low Limit kPa Lower Limit for acceptable range of pressure
Neutral Pressure High Limit kPa Upper Limit for acceptable range of pressure

Notes

Default Thresholds:

  • Positive Pressure: >50 kPa
  • Negative Pressure: <-25 kPa
  • Neutral Pressure: -25 to 50 kPa