It is an alarming fact that many building energy management systems (BEMS) have either never been serviced or have received little or no maintenance in years. To enable users of its systems to address this potentially costly problem, a comprehensive BEMS audit should be carried out.
While these organizations have been working together for years, they have never before attempted to coordinate their efforts into developing one comprehensive code. Now, they have committed to such a task and intend to release a green code in 2018.
Linda Wigington runs the Thousand Home Challenge, a deep retrofit initiative geared at inspiring and enabling owners of existing homes to reduce their energy use by 70 percent or more.
John Galyen, president, Danfoss North America, addressed energy productivity at the Alliance to Save Energy’s (ASE’s) Energy 2030 On the Road campaign, Sept. 29, in New York City.
Daintree Networks Inc. and CoR Advisors® have released findings from their “State of Building Energy Management Survey,” distributed to building owners and managers, which indicated that a majority have no energy monitoring and reporting capabilities.
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) has awarded a contract to TDIndustries for the implementation of a pilot program to monitor and report on electricity use in AAFES stores in the United States and abroad.
GridPoint, a provider of data-driven energy management systems (EMS), has announced an enhanced energy management solution powered by MicroStrategy® Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software platforms. GridPoint said the collaboration enables it to develop more robust enterprise-wide energy analytics.
Universal Devices has introduced “Energy Management In a Box.” The new offering, a low-cost system configured for the small and medium business (SMB) market, complies with California’s Title 24 building requirements and further extends demand response (DR) using the OpenADR specification.