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The Smart Redevelopment Conundrum: New Build vs Retrofit
Smart building technology has demonstrated its worth in recent years, and this is creating some difficult choices for building owners, namely; get smarter or risk losing tenants, and then either retrofit your current building or start fresh with a purpose built smart building. Commercial property owners must consider all the options before they start to […]
The IoT-Ready Alliance Enables Future-Proof Buildings with its First Interface Specification
One year after its establishment, the IoT-Ready Alliance has released its first specification – The IoT-Ready Interface Specification V1.0. The landmark specification defines a socket that allows any type of Internet of Things (IoT) sensor or control module to connect seamlessly to a luminaire or other building system. While it may sound simple, this marks […]
The Empire Smart Building: Making the Case for Retrofitting Historic Buildings
In this era of ultra modern smart buildings we can often forget about the iconic and pioneering buildings of the past but some of these old timers are showing up the new kids on the block. Approaching its 90th birthday, the Empire State Building in New York is one such example. Retrofitted with advanced technologies, […]
Growing Shift to Energy-Efficiency-as-a-Service for Deep Retrofits & LED Lighting Upgrades
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. The retrofit market in commercial and industrial buildings is undergoing a shift in how energy efficiency, lighting and other projects to optimize building technologies are obtained and managed. Organizations across the U.S are being offered a simpler way to access new energy […]
ASHRAE Standard 223P: Building Interoperability With Bricks and Haystacks
Late last month, the ASHRAE BACnet committee, Project Haystack and the Brick initiative announced they are actively collaborating to integrate Haystack tagging and Brick data modeling concepts into the new proposed ASHRAE Standard 223P for semantic tagging of building data. Defined as “designation and classification of semantic tags for building data” the ASHRAE Standard 223P […]
New Energy Performance Directive Aims to make EU’s Building Stock “Nearly Zero Emissions” by 2050
A new year, a new energy directive for buildings. Over the festive period a political agreement on new rules for improving the energy performance of buildings was reached between negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. The new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) aims to renovate Europe’s entire building stock by […]
The Financial and Environmental Cost of Older Buildings
Every business and homeowner knows that older buildings are generally more costly to run and that the key reason is energy efficiency. The inefficiencies of older commercial and residential buildings not only drive costs up for owners and tenants, the environment also pays a high price for their continued existence. Buildings are the single biggest […]
Now is The Time To Get Serious About Energy Efficiency!
The idea that we might be better off foregoing energy efficiency efforts and instead use the saved money to fuel inefficient buildings, is a compelling thought. Although environmentalists would certainly have something to say about it, and it is a depressing thought for those that have strived to develop the energy efficiency sector. Recent comments […]
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