December 31, 2019
Replacing fossil fuel powered vehicles with electric vehicles is a key strategy for reducing GHG emissions, but if this strategy is effective really depends on where you […]
December 11, 2019
Perhaps it’s karma… In researching this post, I was very surprised to find that my own grand uncles and cousins were key innovators in petroleum…with grand […]
December 2, 2019
Job Location: Vancouver BC Canada In this job posting, you won’t find a huge long list of responsibilities, or an even longer list of required qualifications. […]
November 3, 2019
The real new stories in California are not the wildfires, or climate change, it’s what the energy utilities are doing about them…it seems that financial risk […]
October 25, 2019
I’m looking forward to CoRETech 2019, in Silicon Valley. With talks on digitally transforming a corporate real estate portfolio, AI/machine learning, location based services, creating […]
October 20, 2019
The Smart Building says…the pump is not running. Is this a problem? Your Smart Building should know and act if required. It’s easy to put sensors on […]
October 1, 2019
Rooftops aren’t friendly places for people or equipment War Story #56 Check in with Scott onsite. Obtain access to unit located on north east roof via […]
September 26, 2019
Earlier this week, 16 year-old Greta Thunberg berated world leaders at the UN on their failure to act on climate change. Tomorrow, youth across Canada will call […]
September 16, 2019
Where’s the value prop? The internet of things, and now digital twins, promise to reshape the built environment, but many…including many of the key technology vendors…struggle […]
September 13, 2019
Why does Australia report energy use intensity values significantly lower than North America? We asked the same question, and built this dashboard so we could […]
September 11, 2019
Cities are responsible for over 70 percent of global energy consumption and CO2 emissions, mostly from buildings, marking a significant opportunity to focus climate change mitigation and adaptation […]
September 3, 2019
A Use Case Imagine walking into a building, as a facilities manager, building operator, tenant, occupier, guest or service contractor… …simply scanning your smart phone around […]