Building Energy Use Articles & Analysis
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In modern buildings, with the emphasis on indoor air quality and energy efficiency, many governments have already introduced a series of policies and rules. In Europe, the EU's Green Deal emphasizes the dual goals of improving air quality and reducing building energy consumption. In the United States, the US ...
Wind Energy Generation - Application Background: Wind energy systems convert wind energy into direct current (DC) electricity using wind turbines. ...
The din rail energy meter is a widely used energy measuring device in various scenarios. ...
In the field of construction, smart electricity meters, as an important component of smart buildings, can effectively improve the level of building energy management, reduce energy consumption, and promote the development of green buildings. Discussion will focus on the application and value of electricity meters ...
Plastics, such as expanded polystyrene (EPS) and polyurethane foam, are excellent insulators that help to minimize heat transfer. By using plastic insulation materials in buildings, energy consumption for heating and cooling can be significantly reduced, resulting in lower energy bills and a smaller carbon footprint. ...
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According to statistics, 40% of the energy consumption in Europe comes from the building sector. This led the European Commission to create energy efficiency directives to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, introducing the concept of NZEB or Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings. ...
In this article, we will explore the ways in which building automation systems impact energy consumption and how they can be optimised for maximum efficiency. ...
M-Bus has many applications in building and industrial energy consumption data acquisition. For a remote meter reading system, the data transmitted on the line is the important data such as water, electricity and gas consumed by the end user. ...
A baseline helps you track energy use and set goals for reducing consumption. But if you are still manually generating baselines for each building, it can be a time-consuming and error-prone process. Fortunately, there is a better way: you can now automatically generate baselines for your entire building portfolio ...
2022 is shortly coming to an end… As we all know, this year has been particularly tumultuous marked by an unprecedented energy crisis, requiring a shift in our paradigm and making all of us reconsider our rapport with energy and energy management. ...
This blog is co-signed by Morten Petersen, Member of European Parliament. Major cities under water. Unprecedented heat waves. Terrifying storms. These are just a few of the nightmare scenarios evoked by UN Secretary General António Guterres following the publication in April of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate science. The findings could ...
My third article for Forbes talks about moving past awareness of climate change and doing something about it. I noted how buildings are one of the most significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, so we must address how new and existing buildings use energy. And this is especially urgent if we want to achieve the ...
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. ...
Overheating mitigation is essential as it prevents the need to use cooling systems to keep buildings cool, which increases energy consumption. ...
The term ESG may be new to most, and while it has only recently emerged as a global force, it dates as far back as 2005. Its aspirational beginnings vaporised quickly when talk of buildings with poor ESG ratings becoming “stranded assets” entered the narrative. Nobody wants to find themselves with one (or many) of those. A panic of sorts has now set in with one company trying to outdo ...
We have never spent more time in our own homes than we have in the past twelve months. It is no surprise then that consumer spending on home improvements is one sector that continues to experience growth, along with digital entertainment and consumer electronics. At the same time, 2020 has been a wakeup call for many to protect our planet. Tackling the climate emergency continues to gain ...
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 ...
Normally researchers choose a few buildings among some industries to perform normalisations and get results by using indicators useful to the rest of the industry. “Comparing Commercial Building Energy Use Around the World” is one of the most interesting publications in this field. ...
Sometimes this leads to believe that the implemented BAS building can manage the building energy consumption alone. But using a system that has not been developed for this purpose will result in missed opportunities for cost savings and reduction of energy consumption. >>> [Infographic] Difference ...