US 12,174,601 B2
Building system with occupant health analysis based on water usage
Jonathan D. Douglas, Mequon, WI (US); Terrill R. Laughton, Milwaukee, WI (US); Rachel D. M. Ellerman, Shorewood, WI (US); and Kirk H. Drees, Cedarburg, WI (US)
Assigned to TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH)
Filed by Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Nov. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/525,227.
Prior Publication US 2023/0152760 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. G05B 15/02 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16H 50/70 (2018.01); G16H 50/80 (2018.01)
CPC G05B 15/02 (2013.01) [A61L 2/10 (2013.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16H 50/70 (2018.01); G16H 50/80 (2018.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A building system of a building comprising one or more memory devices storing instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive water usage data from one or more network connected water valves, the water usage data indicating water usage by one or more occupants within the building;
derive an occupant hydration metric by:
identifying a number of toilet or urinal flushes based on the water usage data, wherein at least one of the one or more network connected water valves is configured to flush water on a toilet or urinal of a bathroom of the building; and
identifying the occupant hydration metric based on a number of occupants within the building and the number of toilet or urinal flushes; and
cause one or more pieces of building equipment to perform one or more operations based on a value of the occupant hydration metric, the one or more operations improving physical health of the one or more occupants.