"Your building was born before Wi-Fi—can it still think in real time?" This question confronts facility managers, property owners, and engineers across America as they grapple with an aging commercial building stock that...
Energy Management
Practical ways to cut run-hours and kWh without hurting comfort: scheduling, setpoints, metering discipline, FDD and quick wins that pay back fast.
Breaking the KPI Barrier: The Changing Metrics of Smart Buildings
The smart building industry has reached a critical inflection point. While traditional key performance indicators (KPIs) like energy efficiency and system uptime remain important, they no longer distinguish truly intelligent...
EV Ready or Not: Is Your Building Prepared for the Electric Wave?
As electric vehicle adoption accelerates across the globe, a fundamental shift in our fueling paradigm is taking place. Gas stations are no longer the primary refueling points—buildings are becoming the new energy hubs. For...
The Metaverse, Digital Twins, and Building Decarbonization
After the former-company-known-as-Facebook rebranded itself in late 2021 to Meta, much of the world discovered the “metaverse”—the next generation of human connectivity that would fundamentally transform how we socialize and work. According to Zuckerberg’s...
Open Building Systems are a Hedge Against Future Uncertainty
The social, environmental and technological challenges for the commercial real estate sector are significant. Many building owners and managers are still adjusting to the disruptions of the COVID pandemic, lock downs, remote working, mask mandates, rising energy costs...
Help Decarbonize Your Building with After-Hours HVAC Automation
Buildings are responsible for a significant chunk of emitted green house gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere. Therefore, they're a leading contributor to global warming. In the U.S., buildings account for 40% of all U. S. primary energy and its associated GHG emissions....
Documenting Your After-Hours AC for NABERS
Counting every kWh your property uses is important for your NABERS Energy Rating assessment. The more detailed your records, the more accurate your rating will be. Getting a true picture of your energy consumption means including and documenting your after-hours air...