Building a Real-Time HVAC Control System with Python: Lessons from Sensor Integration in Commercial Facilities
Key Takeaways Traditional commercial HVAC systems waste energy by running on fixed schedules, often cooling empty rooms and accounting for over 40% of a building's total energy use . Python can act as an intelligent "brain" to bridge the gap between modern IoT occupancy sensors and legacy Building Automation Systems (BAS). A real-time, sensor-driven system can achieve energy savings of 10-15% while simultaneously improving occupant comfort and air quality. What if the largest single line item on your office building's utility bill was based on a glorified egg timer? The sophisticated HVAC systems keeping our commercial spaces comfortable are often running on rigid, pre-programmed schedules. They have no idea if anyone is actually in the room. These systems just blast cold air into empty conference rooms, burning money by the kilowatt-hour. I recently went down the rabbit hole of fixing this, and it turns out Python is the perfect tool for building a smarter,...
