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June 23, 2013

Where are you looking for your energy efficiency?

In a recent article VERGE and the Built Environment, author Rob Watson pointed out that the average space allocated to workers is rapidly declining. Let’s consider […]
June 15, 2013

It is all about people taking action that saves the energy

In a recent white paper entitled, Intelligent Efficiency: Innovations Reshaping the Energy Efficiency Market, author Stephen Lacey described the findings of Johnson Controls, with respect to […]
June 10, 2013

Square Peg. Round Hole. Integrating BIM and FM

Do you see a vacation as a journey or a destination? The difference may be subtle but it illustrates the difference between traditional FM systems and […]
June 10, 2013

BuiltSpace now available on the Johnson Controls Panoptix marketplace

BuiltSpace is now available for sale through the Johnson Controls Panoptix platform. Find us in the apps catalog here.
May 17, 2013

Influences on choosing energy efficiency

Energy efficiency really is all about people, but also political ideology?
May 14, 2013

BuiltSpace Sponsors Earth Rangers Centre for Sustainabe Technology

BuiltSpace is very pleased to sponsor, and showcase our technology, in one of the most sustainable buildings in the world. The Earth Rangers Centre for Sustainable […]
May 13, 2013

Job Posting: Postdoctoral Fellow, Building Information Modeling for FM

Location: Canada Employer/Institution: partnership between UBC, BuiltSpace and MITACS Position Type: Postdoc Application Deadline: Friday, May 31, 2013 As part of a partnership between UBC, BuiltSpace, […]
April 30, 2013

Quick start to improving building operational efficiency

Quick start to improving building operational efficiency.
April 29, 2013

Best Practice in Building Maintenance. Reactive, Preventative or Predictive?

The US Department of Energy publication, Operations & Maintenance Best Practices, A Guide to Achieving Operational Efficiency (G. P. Sullivan, R. Pugh, A. P. Melendez, W. […]
April 23, 2013

Collaborative Facilities Management System

A collaboration platform where people can work together to improve operational and energy efficiencies in buildings. In 2006 authors Jason Morris and Stephen Ballesty described their […]
April 22, 2013

Pay attention to parasitic energy use in commercial building HVAC systems

A 1999 study by Detlef Westphalen andScott Koszalinski, Energy Consumption Characteristics of Commercial Building HVAC Systems  looked at parasitic energy consumption. Following are some excerpts from […]
April 2, 2013

Now, even your boiler should have its own web site.

Technology has changed in facility management, but a web site for your boiler and other assets? You bet. A web site provides information to people, when […]
January 11, 2013

Retrofits alone won’t get us to our energy efficiency goals

Governments in the USA, Canada, Australia and Europe have set aggressive energy goals to reduce consumption by 20-30 percent. Let’s do the math. According to the […]