Executive Summary Commercial real estate faces a persistent challenge: billing disputes over after-hours HVAC and demand response services that strain landlord-tenant relationships and delay cost recovery. This article explores...
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.
Portfolio-Wide Data Governance: From Sensors to Environmental Reports
New laws about climate and energy use have made data management a top priority for companies. In Europe, large companies must start following new reporting rules called CSRD in 2024, with their first reports due in 2025 (KeyESG,...
Edge-AI Retrofits: Bringing Real-Time Fault Detection to 1990s-Era Buildings
"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...
How to Improve Efficiency in Your HVAC System
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are a critical component of any building's infrastructure. They are responsible for maintaining indoor air quality and ensuring a comfortable environment for building occupants. However, HVAC systems can also...
What is Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD)?
Fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) is the process of identifying and analyzing malfunctions or failures within a building’s systems to detect and diagnose faults as early as possible. Early detection minimizes the impacts of downtimes, prevents future failures, and...
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...