Methods and apparatus for managing corrosion in buildings

A computer program product for managing corrosion of a piece of equipment disposed in a building, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising computer readable program code configured to perform the steps of:

• receiving first data relating corrosion rate to a plurality of environmental conditions;
• determining, by at least one hardware processor of the computer program product, a quantitative relationship between corrosion rate and the plurality of environmental conditions from the first data;
• receiving, from one or more corrosion sensors, second data indicative of one or more environmental conditions within the building;
• determining by the at least one hardware processor of the computer program product, a corrosion rate affecting the piece of equipment disposed in the building at least in part by applying the determined quantitative relationship to the second data;
• and
• modifying by the at least one hardware processor of the computer program product an aspect of an environmental control system of the building at least in part in response to the determined corrosion rate, wherein the environmental control system receives, directly, the determined corrosion rate and regulates the environmental conditions within the building using the determined corrosion rate.

An apparatus for managing corrosion of a piece of equipment disposed in a building, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor, coupled to the memory, and operative to perform the steps of:
• receiving first data relating corrosion rate to a plurality of environmental conditions;
• determining a quantitative relationship between corrosion rate and the plurality of environmental conditions from the first data;
• receiving, from one or more corrosion sensors disposed in the building, second data indicative of one or more environmental conditions at a plurality of locations within the building;
• determining a corrosion rate affecting the piece of equipment disposed at one of the plurality of locations in the building at least in part by applying the determined quantitative relationship to the second data;
• and
• modifying an aspect of an environmental control system of the building at least in part in response to the determined corrosion rate, wherein the environmental control system receives, directly, the determined corrosion rate and regulates the environmental conditions within the building using the determined corrosion rate.

An apparatus for managing corrosion of a piece of equipment disposed in a building, the apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving first data relating corrosion rate to a plurality of environmental conditions;
• means for determining a quantitative relationship between corrosion rate and the plurality of environmental conditions from the first data;
• means for receiving second data indicative of one or more environmental conditions within the building;
• means for determining a corrosion rate affecting the piece of equipment disposed in the building at least in part by applying the determined quantitative relationship to the second data;
• and
• means for modifying an aspect of an environmental control system of the building at least in part in response to the determined corrosion rate, wherein the environmental control system receives, directly, the determined corrosion rate and regulates the environmental conditions within the building using the determined corrosion rate.