Building Energy Management Systems
Understanding the True Benefits of Smart Building Retrofits
June 10th, 2015The Universal Smart Energy Framework (USEF): Interview with Frits Bliek, Technical Director
April 21st, 2015Smart Building Management System Combats Office Drowsiness
New studies into common afternoon drowsiness experienced by office workers have created an opportunity for the smart building industry to tackle the issue. While most experts agree that mid-afternoon is a perfectly natural time to sleep, the office environment simultaneously adds additional drowsiness drivers and a sleep-impeding atmosphere. This universal workplace phenomenon, known as the […]
Unlocking the Value of Big Data in Smart Buildings
Technical solutions and innovations are kick starting a smart building revolution; advances in lighting control, physical security, building management systems and the Internet of Things (IoT), among others. Each has created a multitude of control benefits and sensory opportunities, but that has also produced masses of unstructured data that demands a new style of data […]
Microsoft & Iconics Partner on Washington Smart Buildings Project
King County in Washington State, US, is launching a 2-year pilot project of the Smart Buildings Energy Tracking System (SBETS); new software that helps reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. Using software developed by Microsoft partner Iconics and MacDonald Miller Facility Solutions; SBETS is based on Microsoft’s cloud and business intelligence platforms. The pilot project […]
Energy Storage Technology Starting to Feel More at HOME
Sonnenbatterie has resurrected discussions on the residential and commercial energy storage market. The German storage integrator, who has sold over 4,000 battery systems across Europe, raised almost $10 million of venture capital for their expansion across the Atlantic. The firm collected $9.4 million led by Munich Venture Partners, a cleantech VC specialist and Chrysalix SET, […]
Daintree Networks Takes Building Energy Management Software Into The Cloud
According to a press release yesterday, Daintree Networks is making their ControlScope software available as a subscription-based cloud application, in an approach they are calling Building Energy Management Software as a Service (BEMaaS) Companies will be able to buy monitoring and optimization services that allow them to stay on top of changes in their building […]
Lighting Controls Supply Side Structure & Distribution Channels Need to Undergo Major Surgery
The major challenge for Lighting Controls companies of applying new technology in LED Lighting and Wireless Communications across both the Retrofit and New Construction building markets will require the supply structure and distribution channels to undergo major surgery if it is to achieve a CARG of 12% to 2020. Prior to the 1990’s the Lighting […]
Will LED Lighting Controls Open the Door to The Internet of Things in Buildings?
Will the confluence of the Internet, Wireless Technology and LED Lighting create the perfect storm that opens up the opportunity for the Internet of Things (IoT) to rapidly establish itself in buildings? Each new LED fixture can now be a node on an intelligent network turning off the lights when people aren’t around or dimming […]
Why 2014 is a Good Time to be in the Lighting Controls Business
Network based lighting controls have failed to gain much traction over the last 5 years despite the benefits that they can deliver for improving operating costs and reducing CO2 emissions. So why will the influx of LED lighting into the commercial building market open up new opportunities for controls? This is now the most exciting […]
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