The quote, “If you can measure it, you can manage it” is often attributed to management guru Peter Drucker. However, those who have done literature review believe that Renaissance mathematician and astronomer Rheticus coined the phrase back in the sixteenth century….
Fundamental Series on Building Analytics: What is an Energy Information System?
The energy crises of the seventies, beginning with the oil embargo in 1973, followed by the oil shock in 1979, are generally regarded as the catalysts that led to an increased focus on energy conservation. Energy supply problems caused dramatic increases…
CopperTree is Proud to Present Enhanced Insight Management
Kaizen’s new Insight Log is all about turning Insights into action. An Insight represents an opportunity to save money, reduce consumption, and optimize building performance. To better enable you to take advantage of these opportunities CopperTree Analytics is proud to present the…
Fundamental Series on Building Analytics: How can Predictive Analytics Help Save Energy & Improve Occupant Comfort?
Since time immemorial people have been trying to predict the future. “From the weather forecast to the time the GPS says we’ll reach our destination, our lives are built around futuristic fictions.” Popular Science, Max Saunders/The Conversation, August 22, 2019 In…
Fundamental Series on Building Analytics: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Deep Learning… What’s the Difference?
It would be difficult nowadays not to come across a piece of news, article or posting related to Artificial Intelligence, or AI. Whether it is smart appliances and home automation systems with intelligent digital assistants, autonomous vehicles, advanced medical diagnostics, virtual…
Fundamental Series on Building Analytics: How to evaluate the different Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics technologies available today – Part 2
Let’s resume our discussion tackling AFDD technologies with three more evaluating criteria, analysis methodology, fault proficiency, and implementation process. This framework, designed to help organizations make informed decisions, offers a practical guide to everyone considering building analytics today. We invite you to…
Fundamental Series on Building Analytics: How to evaluate the different Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics technologies available today – Part 1
Our previous blog in this series ended with the question, “why implement fault detection and diagnostics in buildings?” Whether you are already convinced that your organization needs to jump on the Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics (AFDD) bandwagon, or you are…
Fundamental Series on Building Analytics: What is Fault Detection and Diagnostics?
We have all experienced the frustration of not having our household appliances or electronic devices work as intended. During those times, we wish we would quickly know what is wrong, learn how to fix them, and move on with our lives….
BAS Alarms vs Building Analytics: How do they differ?
Building Automation System (BAS) alarms can be set up in controllers to generate a notification whenever something of interest has occurred. For instance, for primary systems such as Boilers, an alarm can be set up to notify the building operator whenever…
A Case for Virtual Metering
This is a tale of two buildings, Building A and Building B. Both buildings have electrical and natural gas services provided by their local utility companies, with main physical meters sending energy consumption data to their respective Building Automation System (BAS)….