Honeywell Technologies and Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) have announced a co-innovation initiative aimed at using artificial intelligence to predict and manage cooling demand across the resort’s district cooling plant.
RWS, which the release says welcomes 17 million visitors a year, is expected to become the first tourism destination in Singapore to adopt predictive optimisation technologies for district cooling. The companies said the approach is intended to anticipate cooling demand, coordinate equipment operation and reduce wasted energy while maintaining guest comfort.
The initiative builds on a 2023 connected-building deployment at RWS that introduced cloud technology for large-scale building management, according to the release. The new projects add AI and predictive capabilities, which Honeywell said will support RWS’ carbon-neutrality ambition for 2030.
Honeywell and RWS said they will use the Honeywell Singapore Sustainable Buildings Centre of Excellence, established with support from the Singapore Economic Development Board, to develop and test the technologies in the resort environment.
The initiative includes three trials:
Smarter air-conditioning: AI will continuously adjust heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems to use less energy while keeping indoor spaces comfortable. Honeywell said this capability is already deployed in the Resorts World Convention Centre and Illumination’s Minion Land at Universal Studios Singapore.
Cooling that anticipates demand: The district cooling plant will forecast cooling needs and determine which equipment should run and when, with the aim of avoiding producing more chilled water than required.
A clearer view of energy use: Honeywell Forge will consolidate energy data and generate insights intended to identify where energy may be wasted and provide facilities teams with recommendations.
“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 Mr Munish Suri, President, Building Automation, India and APAC, Honeywell Technologies.
He continued, “Resorts World Sentosa is demonstrating how sustainability and operational excellence can reinforce, rather than compete with, the guest experience. By combining RWS’ deep operational expertise with Honeywell Technologies’ capabilities in AI, energy optimisation and intelligent buildings, our three co-innovation concepts are putting this vision into practice. This represents an important step in RWS’ journey from automation to autonomy.”
RWS Senior Vice President, Resort Services, Mr Kess Chiang said facilities management increasingly focuses on anticipating operational needs rather than responding after faults occur.
“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,” Chiang said.
He further shared, “A simple example is room and venue temperature. It should adjust itself to humidity, airflow and changing weather conditions, rather than rely on a fixed setting. The goal is that our guests should never feel too hot or too cold, while using only the energy that is needed. That is how facilities management can lead from the front in improving guest comfort and supporting responsible growth.”
The release also pointed to Honeywell’s previous work on building efficiency, including a long-standing partnership with the Sydney Opera House, which it said helped the venue achieve a 6-Star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia.
