building energy management Articles
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Sustainability as a matter of social context: information technologies and the environment
The paper focuses on the potential of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to improve the sustainability of residential buildings. While ICT can contribute to improving building energy efficiency (e.g., energy management systems) there are also plausible scenarios of an increasing energy demand triggered by ICT use. The main argument of this paper is that harnessing the sustainability ...
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ENERinTOWN: Monitoring & control of energy consumption in municipal public buildings over the internet - Project description and final conclusions
Within the framework of the “Intelligent Energy Europe” European Commission programme, the ENER-in-TOWN project was recently completed. The project bares the more detailed title “Monitoring and control of energy consumption in municipal public buildings over the internet” and addresses the necessary minimisation of energy consumption in municipal, or more generally public, buildings and ...
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The 4 Essential Checklists to Succeed in your Energy Projects
DEXMA wants to support any professionals in their building management projects. After all, isn’t increasing energy efficiency the number one goal of every professional in the sector? Here are 4 checklists to support facility managers, energy managers, sustainability managers and any other professionals in their quest for effective energy management in buildings: energy management in buildings: ...
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Building energy management systems are critical tools to reach sustainability goals and to curb waste
According to the European Commission, buildings in the European Union (EU) are responsible for 40% of the region’s energy consumption and 36% of its greenhouse gas emissions. If building energy and water consumption is not properly monitored, through the use of energy management systems (EMS), it becomes difficult to control how much is used and wasted. Left unchecked, this hurts both the ...
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Assessment of energy saving potentials for protected spaces in commercial buildings
This paper presents the energy conservation improvement potentials of a protected space in a tropical building, which is subjected to various building services and safety requirements. Field measurement was conducted in this study, where the actual environmental conditions of a selected protected lobby and the major sources for space heat gain were systematically measured and studied. Besides, ...
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The PVmet is now a standard for every SunEnergy1 installation - Case Study
SunEnergy1, an engineering, procurement and construction company based in North Carolina, designs, builds and manages solar energy producing installations. With installations totaling tens of thousands of solar panels, SunEnergy1 has become one of our leading purchasers of the RainWise PVmet solar energy and environmental monitoring weather station. David Giles, Operations & Maintenance ...
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Rectify dry cycling of gas boilers and reduce energy costs by 25%
Building engineers, energy and facilities managers tend to overlook that many gas boilers waste energy through dry cycling when they are not actively contributing to the building heating and hot water demand. It is often thought that existing building management systems (BMS) and building energy management systems (BEMS) are optimising the boilers to remove dry cycling. However, the BMS is ...
By Vital Energi
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Gas boiler load optimisation controls can rectify dry cycling and reduce energy costs by 25%
Dry cycling of gas boilers can waste a great deal of energy, even when BMS optimisation is in use. Installing gas boiler load optimisation controls can reduce this waste and help boilers run more efficientlyBuilding engineers, energy and facilities managers tend to overlook that many gas boilers waste energy through dry cycling when they are not actively contributing to the building heating and ...
By Vital Energi
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6 Common Mistakes in your Predictive Maintenance Plan
Carrying out a predictive maintenance plan is a smart way to avoid future costs, you know that. And in order to do this, you will need predictive maintenance software and a plan. But what are the most common mistakes made in a maintenance programme of this type? Here is a list of the 6 most common errors made by building managers and/or facility managers. What is a Predictive Maintenance Plan? ...
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Interoperability Profiles – A Better Way to Buy Grid Technology
Imagine browsing online for a new computer app. Once you have located the app, you swiftly hit the ‘download’ button – and immediately realize you’ve purchased the Windows version, which is incompatible with your Apple device. You have become a victim of technology tribalism. If your device represents a utility’s service territory, and the app represents new ...
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The 5 key indicators that distinguish good building management from bad
The Building Management Systems (BMS) market will surpass $44 billion (USD) this year, according to Future Market Insights, with growth driven by investment in smart cities and energy-efficient buildings. Sales are also expected to continue accelerating at a 7.8% CAGR through 2031. Historically, demand for building management systems has grown at a pace of 5.7% CAGR between 2016 and 2020. The ...
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4 lessons in renewable energy planning: The Philippine Experience
When it comes to renewable energy, the Philippines is one of the world’s more ambitious countries. The country set out to triple its share of renewable energy by 2030 based on 2010 levels. The Philippines has one of Asia’s highest electricity rates, in part due to high costs of importing fossil fuels. Enhancing the country’s energy security and keeping power costs down have been ...
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Building Technologies: Who’s Who?
Technology is transforming the way we use buildings, and the impact they have on our environment. There’s a long list of tech tools available now in the market to improve your building’s performance. This could make it complicated for the energy manager to understand who’s who in this market, and what building technology you can apply to each area of your building to improve its overall ...
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Prove ROI and Get Funding for an EMIS
A growing number of colleges and universities today have established goals for reducing energy usage or a commitment to become carbon neutral. However, achieving these goals is challenging without a centralized view of campus building data. In a recent AASHE webinar co-hosted by Lucid, Justin Owen, Energy Manager at Weber State University, explained why implementing an energy management ...
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Indoor Air Quality management in universities [Case Study]
As someone who works in the education sector, you're well aware of the crucial role that Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) plays in maintaining a healthy environment for students, teachers, and other visitors. Whether it's classrooms, libraries, or other areas, it's essential to maintain optimal IAQ levels to promote the well-being and productivity of everyone who uses these spaces Indoor air quality ...
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Can low-income housing be energy efficient and affordable?
Residents of low-income housing need energy efficiency more than others, but are less likely to be able to afford it. How to escape the Catch-22? In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the local housing commission is completing floor-by-floor renovations in the five-story Baker Commons public housing facility with the goal of reducing energy use at least 20 percent. In Pittsburgh, Uptown Lofts — ...
By Ensia
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Building Management System helps DECC to cut carbon emissions by 20%
DECC surpasses 10:10 pledge to cut emissions by 10% in 2010 thanks to building management system and energy-efficiency ...
By Vital Energi
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The role of Energy Management in Sustainable Building Certifications
For years, the real estate sector has been using a range of sustainability, quality and energy efficiency certifications to catalogue the building stock and highlight the best-rated buildings. The ability to categorise portfolios of buildings according to their ‘green’ credentials is very useful in positioning them better in the sales and rental market, as well as in attracting ...
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Lack of funding: main barrier for energy efficiency improvements
New Energy Efficiency Indicator survey for Europe shows companies place increasing priority on energy management, but they struggle with funding. In a context of rising energy costs and expected government mandates on energy efficiency, executives in Europe are placing a high priority on energy management in buildings, but struggling with funding, according to a survey. This is the ...
By Vital Energi
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The Smarter Digital Twin: Using Electrical System Simulation to Improve Safety, Reliability, and Sustainability
If you’ve been following my blog series, you may have noticed a common thread: data drives effective decision-making. Whether you are acting on sustainability, energy efficiency, electrical resilience, safety, or any other aspect of improving operations, data is the feedstock of analytics. And the analytic tools that convert data into actionable insights are getting smarter. In a previous ...
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