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Predictive maintenance for buildings: from sensor to alert with AI

SensIa natively integrates RUL, MTBF, anomaly detection and composite health score on your building's sensors. Four algorithms running continuously, no separate ML pipeline to maintain.

Why predictive maintenance is a game-changer

Corrective maintenance (repairing after failure) costs three to five times more than preventive maintenance (scheduled servicing). Predictive maintenance goes one step further: anticipate failures before they happen, by reading the weak signals sensors emit continuously.

Historically reserved for heavy industry (turbines, production lines), it becomes accessible to buildings thanks to three converging forces: affordable IoT sensors, AI embedded in modern BMS platforms, and protocol standardisation. SensIa integrates four native predictive algorithms on every supervised equipment.

The four native predictive algorithms

RUL (Remaining Useful Life) estimates time-to-failure by linear regression on 90 days of health score. Typical precision ±15% at 30 days.

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) computes the mean time between failures per equipment class, from workflow transition history (status triggered → resolved).

Unsupervised anomaly detection flags behaviours deviating from baseline without manual labelling — a drifting temperature sensor, an overnight electrical consumption spike.

Composite health score aggregates these three metrics plus active alarms state into a 0-100 score per equipment, readable at a glance in the Pulse panel.

How these algorithms run in production

Two pipelines coexist. The polled pipeline runs daily, full org × equipment scan, asyncio Semaphore(10) parallelises up to 10 organisations. For each equipment: component computation (age, work orders 90d, alerts 30d, anomalies, utilisation), 0-100 score, history snapshot, RUL estimation, MTBF/MTTR, persist on entity_record.attributes, LLM-enriched recommendation if at-risk.

The event-driven pipeline triggers on the twin.{thing_id}.changed firehose (transitions, sync bursts, alerts), debounced 60s per equipment, sub-minute latency after change. The polled stays as a safety net.

Native integration in Pulse and ThingPanel

Predictive metrics show up directly in the « Reliability » section of the Pulse dashboard: MTBF, MTTR, Availability per equipment fleet, with drill-down on the top 5 at-risk equipment. The ThingPanel (equipment side popup) displays a dedicated RUL widget: estimated remaining time, confidence level, LLM-generated contextual recommendation (« replace », « repair », « monitor » with justification).

No separate tab to learn: predictive maintenance integrates into existing pages.

Wire to your rule engine

The rul_days variable is automatically exposed to the rule engine. A typical « End of life approaching » rule configures in two clicks: rul_days < 7 fires a critical alert, rul_days >= 14 clears it (anti-flapping hysteresis). Same for health_score, mtbf_days, availability_pct.

You combine these variables with fleet conditions (only the AC units in the Marseille building, for instance) to target your alerts.

Included from the Pro plan

Full predictive maintenance (RUL, LLM recommendations) is included in the Pro plan (€149/month, 50 sensors) and above. The Starter plan (€49/month, 15 sensors) shows base reliability metrics (MTBF, MTTR, Availability) without predictive RUL. The Free plan has no AI layer. The Pro+ plan (€399/month, 200 sensors) adds a customer portal. The Enterprise plan allows training custom models on your historical data with dedicated SLA support.

Frequently asked questions

How often are predictions updated?
The polled pipeline runs daily at 04:00 UTC. The event-driven pipeline triggers sub-minute after every equipment state change (workflow transition, alarm ack, IoT provider sync). In practice, you see your RUL/health/MTBF metrics refresh within minutes of any operational event.
How accurate are RUL predictions?
Accuracy depends on history richness. With 90 days of history, the 30-day RUL is accurate to ±15% at the median. Beyond 60 days of extrapolation, the confidence interval widens — SensIa then flags the prediction as « low confidence ». For new equipment (<30 days of history), SensIa uses reference curves per equipment class.
Compatible with my legacy unconnected equipment?
Not directly: predictive maintenance needs sensors that report continuously. But the cost is low: a LoRaWAN environmental sensor (temperature, humidity, vibration) costs 30 to 80 € apiece, no modification of the supervised equipment. For strategic equipment (industrial boilers, HVAC BMS), a vibration or current sensor adds the predictive layer in 30 minutes of installation.
Minimum plan for predictive maintenance?
The **Pro** plan unlocks everything: RUL, MTBF, anomalies, health score, LLM recommendations, automatic rules. Free shows base metrics but not predictive RUL or LLM recommendations. You can test on Free, validate the value on 1-2 pieces of equipment, then upgrade to Pro.

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