Building management system with air quality occupant impact assessment

Abstract

A building system for a building. The building system can include one or more memory devices. The one or more memory device can store instructions. The instructions, when executed by one or more processors, can cause the one or more processors to receive, from one or more sensors, air quality measurements associated with one or more spaces of the building, and generate, using the air quality measurements, a productivity score for at least one of the building or at least one space of the one or more spaces of the building. The productivity score can be based on a predicted productivity or effect on productivity of one or more occupants of the building in view of the air quality measurements.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A building system for a building, the building system including one or more memory devices storing instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive, from one or more sensors, air quality measurements associated with one or more spaces of the building;   generate, using the air quality measurements, a productivity score for at least one of the building or at least one space of the one or more spaces of the building, the productivity score based on a predicted productivity or effect on productivity of one or more occupants of the building in view of the air quality measurements; and   initiate, based on the productivity score, one or more actions to improve at least one of the productivity score or an air quality of at least one of the building or at least one space of the one or more spaces of the building.   
     
     
         2 . The building system of  claim 1 , wherein the productivity score indicates a predicted work output for at least one first occupant of the one or more occupants of the building, and wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 predict a number of absences for the at least one first occupant; and   predict an impact to the productivity score based on the predicted number of absences for the at least one first occupant.   
     
     
         3 . The building system of  claim 1 , wherein the air quality measurements include one or more air quality metrics, and wherein generating the productivity score includes:
 assigning weight values to the one or more air quality metrics to generate one or more weighted air quality metrics; and   executing a model to generate the productivity score using the one or more weighted air quality metrics as inputs to the model;   wherein the model is trained using data correlating different values for the one or more air quality metrics to productivity.   
     
     
         4 . The building system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 generate, responsive to generating the productivity score, one or more recommendations for actions to impact the productivity score;   generate a report including the productivity score and the one or more recommendations, wherein the report indicates at least one of a predicted amount of absences, a predicted amount of tasks completed, or a predicted impact associated with implementing the one or more recommendations;   cause a user device to display a user interface, the user interface including the report;   receive, from the user device, a user input indicating a selected recommendation of the one or more recommendations; and   implement, responsive to receiving the user input, the selected recommendation of the one or more recommendations.   
     
     
         5 . The building system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more spaces comprise a plurality of spaces and the one or more sensors comprise a plurality of sensors configured to provide the air quality measurements for the plurality of spaces, and wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 generate, responsive to receiving the air quality measurements associated with the plurality of spaces of the building, air quality profiles for the plurality of spaces of the building, wherein the air quality profiles are generated based on the air quality measurements associated with the plurality of spaces of the building;   update, responsive to receiving second air quality measurements associated with the plurality of spaces of the building, the air quality profiles to reflect the second air quality measurements; and   generate, using the air quality profiles for the plurality of spaces of the building, one or more trends pertaining to air quality of the building.   
     
     
         6 . The building system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more spaces comprise a plurality of spaces and the one or more sensors comprise a plurality of sensors configured to provide the air quality measurements for the plurality of spaces, and wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 generate, using information describing the plurality of spaces of the building, a plurality of space hierarchies, wherein a first space hierarchy of the plurality of space hierarchies associates a first space of the plurality of spaces of the building with a second space of the plurality of spaces of the building;   generate, using the plurality of space hierarchies and a plurality of air quality profiles, a plurality of productivity scores for the plurality of space hierarchies; and   determine, using the plurality of productivity scores for the plurality of space hierarchies, whether at least one productivity score of the plurality of productivity scores for the plurality of space hierarchies is outside of a predetermined range.   
     
     
         7 . The building system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 determine whether the productivity score is within a predetermined range;   cause, in response to determining that the productivity score is not within the predetermined range, a building management system to take action to adjust the productivity score; and   maintain, in response to adjusting the productivity score, the productivity score within the predetermined range.   
     
     
         8 . The building system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions to improve at least one of the productivity score or the air quality of at least one of the building or the at least one space of the one or more spaces include one more control strategies for controlling equipment of the building and wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 transmit, to a building management system, control signals causing the building management system to implement at least one control strategy of the one or more control strategies; and   detect, responsive to transmitting the control signals, an improvement to the productivity score or an improvement to the air quality of at least one of the building or the at least one space of the one or more spaces.   
     
     
         9 . The building system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more spaces comprise a plurality of spaces, wherein the productivity score includes an aggregated value of a plurality of productivity scores of the plurality of spaces, and wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 determine, using the plurality of productivity scores of the plurality of spaces, a difference between a first productivity score of the plurality of productivity scores and a second productivity score of the plurality of productivity scores, wherein the first productivity score of the plurality of productivity scores pertains to a first space of the plurality of spaces and wherein the second productivity score of the plurality of productivity scores pertains to a second space of the plurality of spaces;   determine, using the difference between the first productivity score of the plurality of productivity scores and the second productivity score of the plurality of productivity scores, whether the difference exceeds a predetermined range; and   generate, responsive to determining that the difference exceeds the predetermined range, one or more recommendations for actions that impact the productivity score, wherein the one or more recommendations indicate that occupants move from the first space of the plurality of spaces to the second space of the plurality of spaces or that occupants move from the second space of the plurality of spaces to first space of the plurality of spaces;   wherein the occupants moving causes the difference between the first productivity score of the plurality of productivity scores and the second productivity score of the plurality of productivity scores to be within the predetermined range.   
     
     
         10 . The building system of  claim 1 , wherein the air quality measurements are at least one of:
 total volatile organic compounds (TVOC);   carbon dioxide (CO2);   carbon monoxide (CO);   ozone;   particulates; or   formaldehyde.   
     
     
         11 . A method for predicting productivity of one or more occupants of a building, the method comprising:
 receiving, by one or more processors from one or more sensors, air quality measurements associated with one or more spaces of the building;   generating, by the one or more processors using the air quality measurements, a productivity score for at least one of the building or at least one space of the one or more spaces of the building, the productivity score based on a predicted productivity or effect on productivity of the one or more occupants of the building in view of the air quality measurements; and   initiating, by the one or more processors based on the productivity score, one or more actions to improve at least one of the productivity score or an air quality of at least one of the building or at least one space of the one or more spaces of the building.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the productivity score indicates a predicted work output for at least one first occupant of the one or more occupants of the building, and further comprising:
 predicting, by the one or more processors, a number of absences for the at least one first occupant; and   predicting, by the one or more processors, an impact to the productivity score based on the predicted number of absences for the at least one first occupant.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the air quality measurements include one or more air quality metrics, and wherein generating the productivity score includes:
 assigning, by the one or more processors, weight values to the one or more air quality metrics to generate one or more weighted air quality metrics; and   executing, by the one or more processors, a model to generate the productivity score using the one or more weighted air quality metrics as inputs to the model;   wherein the model is trained using data correlating different values for the one or more air quality metrics to productivity.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 generating, by the one or more processors responsive to generating the productivity score, one or more recommendations for actions to impact the productivity score;   generating, by the one or more processors, a report including the productivity score and the one or more recommendations, wherein the report indicates at least one of a predicted amount of absences, a predicted amount of tasks completed, or a predicted impact associated with implementing the one or more recommendations;   causing, by the one or more processors, a user device to display a user interface, the user interface including the report;   receiving, by the one or more processors from the user device, a user input indicating a selected recommendation of the one or more recommendations; and   implementing, by the one or more processors responsive to receiving the user input, the selected recommendation of the one or more recommendations.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more spaces comprise a plurality of spaces and the one or more sensors comprise a plurality of sensors configured to provide the air quality measurements for the plurality of spaces, and further comprising:
 generating, by the one or more processors responsive to receiving the air quality measurements associated with the plurality of spaces of the building, air quality profiles for the plurality of spaces of the building, wherein the air quality profiles are generated based on the air quality measurements associated with the plurality of spaces of the building;   updating, by the one or more processors responsive to receiving second air quality measurements associated with the plurality of spaces of the building, the air quality profiles to reflect the second air quality measurements; and   generating, by the one or more processors using the air quality profiles for the plurality of spaces of the building, one or more trends pertaining to air quality of the building.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more spaces comprise a plurality of spaces and the one or more sensors comprise a plurality of sensors configured to provide the air quality measurements for the plurality of spaces, and further comprising:
 generating, by the one or more processors using information describing the plurality of spaces of the building, a plurality of space hierarchies, wherein a first space hierarchy of the plurality of space hierarchies associates a first space of the plurality of spaces of the building with a second space of the plurality of spaces of the building;   generating, by the one or more processors using the plurality of space hierarchies and a plurality of air quality profiles, a plurality of productivity scores for the plurality of space hierarchies; and   determining, by the one or more processors using the plurality of productivity scores for the plurality of space hierarchies, whether at least one productivity score of the plurality of productivity scores for the plurality of space hierarchies is outside of a predetermined range.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 determining, by the one or more processors, whether the productivity score is within a predetermined range;   causing, by the one or more processors in response to determining that the productivity score is not within the predetermined range, a building management system to take action to adjust the productivity score; and   maintaining, by the one or more processors in response to adjusting the productivity score, the productivity score within the predetermined range.   
     
     
         18 . One or more non-transitory storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement operations comprising:
 receiving, from one or more sensors, air quality measurements associated with one or more spaces of a building;   generating, using the air quality measurements, a productivity score for at least one of the building or at least one space of the one or more spaces of the building, the productivity score based on a predicted productivity or effect on productivity of one or more occupants of the building in view of the air quality measurements; and   initiating, based on the productivity score, one or more actions to improve at least one of the productivity score or an air quality of at least one of the building or at least one space of the one or more spaces of the building.   
     
     
         19 . The one or more non-transitory storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the productivity score indicates a predicted work output for at least one first occupant of the one or more occupants of the building, and the operations further comprising:
 predicting a number of absences for the at least one first occupant; and   predicting an impact to the productivity score based on the predicted number of absences for the at least one first occupant.   
     
     
         20 . The one or more non-transitory storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the air quality measurements include one or more air quality metrics, and wherein generating the productivity score includes:
 assigning weight values to the one or more air quality metrics to generate one or more weighted air quality metrics; and   executing a model to generate the productivity score using the one or more weighted air quality metrics as inputs to the model;   wherein the model is trained using data correlating different values for the one or more air quality metrics to productivity.