Energy Management
Honeywell Focuses on Growing Energy Management Software & Data Analytics Portfolio
October 12th, 2015Tesla Smart Home Battery Systems set for Europe and Beyond
August 6th, 2015Is the Building Internet of Things Across the Chasm?
This article was written by Therese Sullivan from http://buildingcontext.me/. To me it feels like the market for software and services supporting data-driven commercial building operations a.k.a. the Building Internet of Things (BIoT) — is moving into a higher gear. So to think through the shifting momentum, I took out my Crossing the Chasm Colorforms and […]
Understanding the True Benefits of Smart Building Retrofits
Rising electricity prices, climate change and a sagging economy continue to drive public and private institutions to focus on energy efficiency in the built environment. Today, buildings consume around 40% of generated energy, which makes investing in energy efficiency critical in efforts to reduce our unsustainable demand for energy. Let’s remember that building doesn’t have […]
Webinar: The Future of Lighting & Energy Management. How will they Play Together?
Join us for our 6th FREE Webinar in the 2015 Smart Building Series… The Future of Lighting & Energy Management. How will they Play Together? Q&A with Steve Kear of Cylon Controls & Jason Hanna of Digital Lumens. Discussing the Future of Lighting Controls and it’s impact on Energy Management in Buildings. How will Lighting […]
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 […]
Internet Giants go Green and get Data Center Smart
In business, IT infrastructure accounts for a disproportionate share of energy, relative to head count and operating costs. This means energy issues can significantly inhibit business innovation and growth for IT intensive enterprises. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the world’s major data centers. Power and cooling capabilities are maxed out in many data […]
Smart Building + Smart Grid + Storage = The Internet of Energy
Internet of Energy (IoE) is defined as and integrated dynamic network infrastructure based on standard and interoperable communication protocols that interconnect the energy network with the Internet allowing units of energy (locally generated, stored, and forwarded) to be dispatched when and where it is needed. The related information / data follows the energy flows thus […]
Smart Building Synergy Through Building Energy Management Systems & Enterprise Energy Management Software
Both Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) and Enterprise Energy Management (EEM) have major parts to play in delivering Distributed Energy and Demand Response services connecting across Smart Buildings and Smart Grid. This reinforces that together they can also reach across associated applications. This must be synergy personified. Integrating the technical services in buildings is not […]
Why should Energy Management Suppliers be Excited about Connecting BEMS to Smart Grid?
Just look down a listing of Enterprise Energy Management (EEM) suppliers and you will find a mixture of some of the world’s leading ICT organisations and small new start specialist software companies fighting hard to get established in this burgeoning market. The 2 major prongs of the business lie in making Smart Buildings much smarter […]
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