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A facility data manager may be the missing ingredient to help boost onsite efficiency and performance.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Lack of data for building automation control systems can create a host of problems and cost organizations money.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Technology's potential to drive behavioral change in buildings -- and thereby improve costs, effectiveness and efficiency -- is vast. Here are some tips for getting the most out of building tech.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Fixed attributes of a building play a major part in developing its eventual IQ -- and how it will operate.
by Jim Sinopoli
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With the large number of DC powered devices in buildings, and with DC generation now utilized in many newer structures, we need to maximize its use -- and stop conversion waste.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Transitioning to complex, high-performance, energy efficient buildings requires pointing out the failings of current building management systems. Here's why they don't work.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Integrating all the systems involved in running a typical building can have a big payoff in better information and increased functionality. Here's how to make those systems play nice together.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Today's systems are not sophisticated enough to handle complex, higher performing and energy efficient buildings. What needs to be done to get them up to task?
by Jim Sinopoli
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Microgrids are energy efficient, improve power reliability and lower energy costs.
by Jim Sinopoli
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The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's new headquarters is not only ultra green, it's smart too.
by Jim Sinopoli
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The nature of facility management is rapidly changing with the onset of smart building technologies and greater demand for efficiency from the C-Suite. Here's what you can do now to get your buildings in top shape.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Fault detection and diagnostics are at the core of the killer app in today’s building automation and building energy management industry.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Almost every building has at least some level of video system installed. And while security is their prime directive, analytics software coming on the market could give them a role in energy savings as well.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Construction codes already in the pipeline and forthcoming policies and initiatives may soon require building owners and operators to cut energy use by 60 to 70 percent in the near future. Here's what's on the horizon for super-green buildings.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Building management systems have been around for decades -- and some are showing their age as new, more-integrated and more feature-rich systems are hitting the market. Here are four ways BMS companies can stay relevant.
by Jim Sinopoli
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A building's envelope and structure constitute a final frontier for monitoring systems. Some think it's unnecessary to keeps tabs on these components. Here's five reasons why they're wrong.<br />
by Jim Sinopoli
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Very little attention has been given to the quality and management of the data behind energy-related dashboards for building systems. Yet, even the best designed, most intuitive dashboards are trash if the dashboards use inaccurate or incomplete data.
by Jim Sinopoli
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The importance of the handoff of a new building to its operators is often undervalued, misunderstood and overlooked. A poor transition can mean that building operations get off to a bad start and never fully recover.
by Jim Sinopoli