Greta Thunberg has everyone talking about climate change, but this conversation started long before she was born. Architecture 2030, a non-profit organization established in 2002 to respond to this crisis, led the charge. Their goal is to reduce energy consumption and...
The sun pours energy down on us day in and day out. It’s just there for the taking. It is exciting to imagine how we can grab solar and power our increasingly plugged in world. Renewable, unlimited, free. Until it is dark. In residential buildings, peak demand can...
We’ve pulled together 9 reasons around why you should focus on energy management in 2020 Energy management covers much more than selecting energy-efficient systems and changing to LED lighting. Energy costs are one of the largest expenditures that a facility has...
Industrial Energy Management should be a top priority for facility managers but building an Energy Management Program for your facility is a challenge. The EPA recognizes the impact energy savings in the industrial sector can have and so created the internationally...
Building system managers are becoming familiar and invested in Master Systems Integration. It makes sense to integrate and automate the systems in a building to work together more efficiently. Another benefit of this smart building technology is that data gathering...
Energy benchmarking is a key part of a building’s efficiency plan. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, about 5.6 million commercial buildings covering about 87.1 billion square feet of floor space account for nearly 20% of energy consumption...
