Honeywell Technologies and Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) have launched a co-innovation initiative to make RWS Singapore’s first tourism destination to use predictive optimisation for district cooling.

The project aims to reduce energy waste, improve guest comfort and support RWS’ target of carbon neutrality by 2030.

Cooling is among the largest and most complex energy demands at a major resort. By forecasting demand and coordinating equipment before conditions shift, the systems avoid producing excess chilled water while keeping hotels, attractions and public spaces comfortable.

AI will continuously adjust HVAC systems to cut energy use while the district cooling plant will forecast how much cooling RWS needs and decide which equipment should run and when. Honeywell’s Forge platform will consolidate energy data, flag potential waste and give facilities teams practical recommendations.

The smarter air-conditioning solution has been deployed at Resorts World Convention Centre and Illumination’s Minion Land at Universal Studios Singapore.

From automation to autonomy

The initiative builds on a 2023 partnership that installed Singapore’s first large-scale cloud-based building management system at RWS. That deployment included smart dynamic energy optimisation, fault detection diagnostics and reliability-centred maintenance, with Honeywell targeting up to 4GWh in annual energy savings while preserving guest comfort.

Honeywell and RWS will also use the Honeywell Technologies Singapore Sustainable Buildings Centre of Excellence, established with support from Economic Development Board, to develop and test the technologies.

The centre uses Honeywell Forge to help building operators monitor, manage and optimise energy use through predictive analytics.

“The next frontier in building efficiency is not simply automating individual systems such as HVAC, chillers and district energy infrastructure. It is enabling interconnected systems to work intelligently together, continuously and proactively optimising energy use as conditions change,” said Munish Suri, President of Building Automation, India and APAC at Honeywell Technologies.

According to Kess Chiang, Senior Vice President of Resort Services at RWS, facilities management must anticipate problems rather than react to them.

“Facilities management goes beyond fixing things when they break. It means staying ahead – using technology to make the resort more comfortable, reliable and efficient for every guest,” he said.