Building Automation, Building Technology, Emerging Technology, Intelligent Efficiency, Interviews, Whole Building
A Zondits Interview: Smart Apartments by Dwelo
Zondits recently sat down with Mike Rovito, CEO of Dwelô, to talk about how the company is working to make apartment living and management smarter. Ali Jackman, ERS for Zondits, July 31, 2018 Can you describe the products and services that Dwelo offers? Dwelo provides smart apartments to large owners and managers of multifamily housing. […]
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Building Automation, Building Technology
Daintree Networks Expands GE’s Current Portfolio
GE’s Current Acquires Daintree Networks to Expand Building Automation Platform LED Inside, April 25, 2016. Image credit: geralt Today Current, powered by GE (NYSE: GE), announced the acquisition of Daintree Networks, an Industrial Internet provider of building controls solutions for commercial facilities. This acquisition will enable Current to expand its building automation platform and its energy-as-a-service […]
Building Automation, Building Technology
Energy Efficiency Takes Center Stage at Carnegie Hall
Energy Efficient Solutions Help Carnegie Hall Secure LEED Silver Certification ACHR News, August 25, 2015. Image credit: Palm Beach Daily News Carnegie Hall, the nearly 125-year old iconic New York City music venue, has announced its award of a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, making […]
building automation, Carnegie Hall, HVAC, LEED certification, Siemens APOGEE
Building Automation, Building Technology
Penn State is Using Automated Controls to Reduce GHG Emissions
Penn State uses digital building automation systems to boost sustainability Penn State News, August 11, 2015. Image credit: drocpsu Since Penn State has 20.5 million square feet of building space at University Park campus alone, the building automation systems are a major component of the University’s overall energy reduction and conservation efforts. The automated controls have […]
building automation, campus sustainability, Controls, energy management system, Penn State
Building Automation, Building Technology
San Mateo County Community College is Taking Building Automation to the Next Level
California Community College District Aims To Improve Energy Efficiency with Analytics Campus Technology, July 9, 2015. Image credit: werner22brigitte The San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) has launched an energy efficiency project designed to reduce energy waste and create a cohesive facility management system across its three colleges and 82 buildings. The 40,000-student district has […]
building analytics, building automation, community college, San Mateo County, SMCCCD
Building Automation, Building Technology
Building Controls that Give Employees the Power to be Comfortable
Enduring Summer’s Deep Freeze New York Times, July 4, 2015. Image credit: jarmoluk Why is America so over air-conditioned? It seems absurd, if not unconscionable, when you consider the money and energy wasted — not to mention the negative impact on the environment from the associated greenhouse-gas emissions. Architects, engineers, building owners and energy experts sigh […]
air conditioning, ASHRAE, building controls, Comfy app, office comfort
Building Automation, Building Technology
The $3 Billion Retail Industry Savings Opportunity
Energy Efficiency Solutions for Retail Chains Triple Pundit, March 4, 2015 Twenty billion dollars. That is a lot of money. $20 billion is roughly the Gross Domestic Product of Nepal. It’s also rumored to be the annual budget of the NSA. $20 billion also happens to be the value of energy used each year by the retail industry […]
building automation system, energy efficiency, retail, saving, technology
Building Automation, Building Technology
Carnegie Mellon & IBM Announce Smarter Buildings Partnership
Carnegie Mellon & IBM Apply Analytics for Smart Buildings Mobile Enterprise, March 6, 2015 Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) unveiled a new smarter buildings partnership with IBM to pioneer use of a new cloud-based analytics system for reducing energy and facility operating costs. By doing so, the institution expects to save approximately 10% on utilities, and […]
Building Automation, Building Technology
Smart Building Technology Catches Second Wave
Clean Tech Stages A Comeback In The Smart Building Space Tech Crunch, February 5, 2015 After the clean tech boom went bust, the industry seemed to disappear from the tech world’s focus as quickly as the billions of dollars that had been invested. But one sector — energy efficiency — has made a quick comeback with a little help from the Internet of […]
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