Category: News And Events
Leveraging Analytika: Cimetrics Partners with National Grid for Energy Efficiency
In the pursuit of optimized energy management, businesses are increasingly turning to innovative solutions to balance operational excellence with sustainability. Leading this charge is Analytika, a pioneering monitoring-based commissioning tool developed by Cimetrics. Through a strategic partnership with National Grid, Cimetrics is empowering facilities to maximize energy efficiency and drive sustainable practices.
Ivy League University saves $315,000 in annual energy costs while improving comfort, sustainability, and being an environmental steward to the community.
Download the full case study This University (we will refer to it as “ILU”) is composed of more than 150 buildings. The campus includes classrooms, dormitories, laboratories, libraries, museums, arenas, and administrative offices. More than 7,000 students are currently enrolled. The Challenge ILU’s environmental sustainability goals include a holistic approach for research, education, and financial
The Leaking Preheat Valve Mystery
This leaking preheat valve case is unique. It is a rare issue due to the site location and the conditions under which it occurred, and it took time and collaboration to solve. It required both data analysis and field investigation to identify the fault and determine the root cause.
Dashboards and Beyond – Register for July 18th webinar
The Smart Energy Analytics Campaign is a program led by the U.S. Department of Energy that encourages the use of a wide variety of commercially available Energy Management and Information Systems (EMIS) technologies and ongoing monitoring practices to help uncover those energy-saving opportunities and improve building performance for the long run. Several times a year
Cambridge City report on Net Zero Action Plan
Cambridge, MA is on the path to becoming a net-zero community. A net zero-energy community (ZEC) is one that has greatly reduced energy needs through efficiency gains such that the balance of energy for vehicles, thermal, and electrical energy within the community is met by renewable energy. In 2015 City Council unanimously adopted the Net Zero Action Plan, a 25-year
BACnet — A Foundation for Building Analytics
Since its approval as an ANSI/ASHRAE standard in 1995 and as an ISO standard in 2003, BACnet has become the most common network protocol in modern building automation systems. Although BACnet was not originally designed to enable analytics, it has a number of features that have facilitated the implementation of analytics applications, not the least
Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturer saves $152,173 in annual energy costs in a single R&D building while improving comfort, sustainability, reliability and compliance.
Download the full case study The Challenge GPM had a global objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption by 20% from 2012 levels, by 2020. To this end, GPM was interested in implementing energy conservation measures and technologies, which help achieve these goals while improving the overall reliability of their operations. Results achieved
A New Deal for Buildings A White Paper from CABA
Redefining how we build, manage and maintain facilities in the 21st century The past decades have brought about dramatic developments in technology, business practices, and approaches. Today, the building automation industry is grappling with the impending disruption brought about by information technology, specifically the “digitalization of everything” under the moniker of the Internet of Things.
Alternative Method for Busy Building Owners to Join the Smart Energy Analytics Campaign
U.S. DOE is now offering an alternative method for busy building owners to join the Smart Energy Analytics Campaign. As we wrote in our previous article, this campaign is designed to promote the use of energy-saving building analytics platforms, also known as energy management information systems, in commercial buildings. DOE says that these platforms can
ASHRAE new Building EQ portal
As Designed Rating Now Live in ASHRAE’s Building EQ Portal ASHRAE’s Building Energy Quotient (Building EQ) Portal provides a quick energy analysis that compares your building to similar buildings within the same climate, helps to identify means to improve your building’s energy performance, and provides data on Indoor Environmental Quality.
