Building health analysis and management system

A building monitoring system comprising:

• a first sensor configured to detect a first condition in the building;
• a second sensor configured to detect a second condition in the building;
• a communications port configured to communicate with a server over a network, the server storing a problem database including a plurality set of rules, wherein each of the plurality set of rules are directed to buildings having closely aligned characteristics, the server sending a building-specific set of rules from the plurality set of rules stored on the external server upon a request for the building-specific set of rules from the plurality set of rules;
• a memory for storing the building-specific set of rules, each rule in the building-specific set of rules configured to identify one or more issues in the building based on the at least one of the first or second conditions in the building;
• and
• an HVAC controller operatively coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, the memory, and the communications port, the controller configured to:
• apply the building-specific set of rules to the first and second detected conditions in the building to identify the one or more issues;
• and
• provide a notification to a remote device via the communications port.

A method for monitoring a status of a building, the method comprising:

• storing, on an external server to the building, a problem database including a plurality set of rules, wherein each of the plurality set of rules are directed to buildings having closely aligned characteristics;
• requesting, from a controller located within the building, a set of rules from the plurality set of rules stored on the external server;
• receiving, at the controller located within the building, a building-specific set of rules from the plurality set of rules stored on the external server;
• where each rule in the building-specific set of rules defines:
• a rule defined event;
• and
• an issue occurs if said rule defined event occurs over a predefined length of time;
• monitoring, with the controller within the building, one or more sensed conditions of one or more sensors located within the building over time;
• applying, iteratively, with the controller, the building-specific set of rules to the one or more sensed conditions of the one or more sensors to identify when a rule defined event occurs;
• and
• issuing a notification to a user, with the controller, the notification including the rule defined event and the issue associated with said rule defined event.