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25 Oct

Posted at 08:03h in Building Controls, Energy Management, HVAC, Offices - Commercial Real Estate, Retro-Commissioning by
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Commercial building heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems commonly use variable air volume (VAV) systems for their heating and cooling needs. VAV systems can be more energy efficient when properly controlled and operated. We frequently find these systems performing less than optimally and recommend...

18 Jan

Posted at 08:14h in Analytics, Building Controls, Commissioning, Retro-Commissioning by
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Trust, but verify. Seems reasonable, but sometimes in commissioning I think ‘always verify’ is a better phrase. Investigation is key in retro-commissioning We were completing a retro-commissioning project on community college building in Southern California and noticed something off in the trend data. The economizer on two...

28 Dec

Posted at 08:08h in Building Controls, Energy Audits, Energy Management by
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You can evaluate energy performance and target energy saving projects using graphics like in the case of one of our portfolio clients where we evaluated lighting control system performance looking at lighting power density (LPD) and energy use intensity (EUI). Data visualization is one of...

16 Nov

Posted at 08:17h in Building Controls, Commissioning, Offices - Commercial Real Estate, Retro-Commissioning by
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If you’re looking to significantly reduce your electric and gas utility bills, and don’t want to shell out hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars for new HVAC and lighting equipment, then chances are you’ve considered Retro-Commissioning (RCx) – and if you haven’t, you should! With...

03 Aug

Posted at 08:01h in Building Controls, Commissioning, Energy Management, Grocery, HVAC by
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What you don’t see or know about your building operation can cost you. We’ve found countless times, in virtually every building type, equipment or control system operations gone awry. Sometimes problems can’t be solved relying on data analysis. Today we’re going under the hood of...

27 Jul

Posted at 08:43h in Building Controls, Commissioning, Energy Management, Grocery by
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Utilizing the full capabilities of your control system is one of the most cost-effective ways to save energy. We find very few facilities maximize the full capabilities of already installed systems. Nowhere is this more detrimental than in grocery stores where controls operate the commercial...

29 Jun

Posted at 08:26h in Building Controls, Commissioning, Lighting, Offices - Commercial Real Estate by
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Just as the PC industry faced consolidation in the late 80’s, the lighting industry is also consolidating. Legrand started it off when it bought WattStopper and Vantage/Equinox/LCAP decades ago. Philips is now Signify. Siemens recently purchased Enlighted. GE has begun the process to sell their lighting and control...

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