After careful analysis and consultation, an energy manager at a large corporation has set an energy reduction target of 190 ekWh/m2 (18 ekWh/ft2) in her regional portfolio, a goal to be achieved within the next four years. Her team has prepared…
Fundamental Series on Building Analytics: How Does an Energy Information System Help Manage Building Energy and Why is it Needed?
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…