It is the opinion of these authors that designing a central utility plant (CUP) presents the most exciting engineering challenge in one’s career. 

Our industry has traditionally relied heavily on fossil fuels, including natural gas, to provide heating and hot water for commercial buildings. 

Considering the myriad of options in front of us, where does one start in the process of designing and/or installing a BAS?

Energy dashboard. 

In our day-to-day work as design engineers, this term is typically used in design discussions with an owner to imply some level of building data collection and analysis.