DASH-RE

A smart building management dashboard to help property managers optimize resource consumption, reduce costs, and maintain sustainable operations.

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Inspiration

Looking at the codebase, DASH-RE was inspired by the growing need for sustainable building management in commercial real estate. We noticed that property managers often struggle with monitoring and optimizing resource usage across multiple buildings. Working with CBRE at the hackathon, we wanted to create a solution that would make building resource management more data-driven and efficient.

What it does

  • Monitors electricity and water usage in real-time across different building components (HVAC, lighting, water systems)
  • Provides visual analytics through heatmaps and usage rings to track resource consumption
  • Compares actual usage against predetermined goals to identify over-consumption
  • Manages maintenance reminders with priority levels to ensure timely upkeep
  • Generates cost-saving insights by analyzing usage patterns
  • Offers a timeline calendar view to track resource usage patterns over time

How we built it

  • Frontend: React with Tailwind CSS for styling for clean and crisp UI
  • Backend: Flask Python server with SQLAlchemy for database management
  • Database: PostgreSQL for storing building data, usage sessions, and maintenance reminders
  • APIs: RESTful architecture with dedicated endpoints for buildings, resources, and maintenance
  • Real-time Monitoring: Custom tracking system for electricity and water usage

Challenges we ran into

  • Implementing real-time data visualization while maintaining performance
  • Creating an intuitive UI that could handle complex data relationships
  • Managing multiple resource types (water, electricity) with different measurement units
  • Designing a flexible database schema that could accommodate various building configurations
  • Integrating maintenance scheduling with resource monitoring

Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • Built a fully functional full-stack application in a weekend
  • Created an elegant UI that makes complex data easily digestible
  • Implemented sophisticated resource tracking algorithms
  • Developed a scalable architecture that can handle multiple buildings
  • Successfully integrated the CBRE design system into our application

What we learned

  • Advanced React component architecture and state management
  • Flask backend development with SQLAlchemy
  • Real-time data visualization techniques
  • Building maintenance systems architecture
  • Commercial real estate resource management principles

What's next for DASH-RE

  • Implement machine learning for predictive maintenance
  • Add a period view for weekly, monthly and yearly data
  • Develop an emailing system for the reminders feature of the application
  • Integrate with IoT sensors for automated data collection
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