Ongoing commissioning is not always about the Energy Savings
Since 2009 New York City has required commercial buildings larger than 50,000 ft2 to be retro-commissioned or ‘tuned-up’ every ten years based on the premise that a commissioned building is a more energy efficient building. That’s true, a commissioned building is more efficient, but there is a lot more ‘value’ when looking at the big picture.
Building analytics then and now.
recently purchased a virtual reality (VR) headset and used it to visit places around the world in Google Earth. I flew over petabytes of data towards South America and began searching for Huanchay, a small district 8,500 feet high in the mountains of Huaraz, Peru.
Jefferson’s Building Commissioning Project with Cimetrics Analytika
The new issues of Currents – the energy conservation newsletter for Thomas Jefferson University outlines the Building Continuous Commissioning Project which began in 2013. Jefferson selected a team of recognized experts in continuous commissioning for the project including Cimetrics Analytika.
Coil “Crime Scene” Investigation
Operational forensics is the practice of using building automation system data and data analytics to determine the sequence of events leading up to an incident and to determine root cause. The Executive Overview Imagine walking into your facility on a Monday morning to find water covering the floor. Water damage is everywhere – mechanical rooms, […]
2018 International Green Construction Code Released
Groundbreaking model for building codes helps municipalities save money, protect resources and increase the resilience, safety and standards of living for communities across the globe WASHINGTON, D.C. – (Nov. 8, 2018) – The 2018 International Green Construction Code (2018-IgCC) was released today by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), International Code Council, ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). The IgCC is […]