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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 […]
March 6, 2013

February 26, 2013

Quick start to improving building operational efficiency

Every dollar of operating cost saved, adds about $18 dollars to the capitalized value of your building. If your world is full of paper drawings, documents […]
February 15, 2013

Would you pay more for a well maintained and documented building?

A vehicle with full maintenance records almost certainly will command a premium over the same vehicle without similar proof of maintenance. Does this hold true for […]
February 10, 2013

Your buildings don’t need to be Smart to be Connected.

Using technology to better understand current conditions in a building has been dubbed the Smart Building. Real time monitoring of energy consumption and environmental conditions allow […]
February 5, 2013

January 26, 2013

Smart Planet, Smart City, Smart Buildings, now Smart Chairs!

Smart Chairs?. Yes, they are here. Productivity is about people, and now it’s getting personal. This chair actually monitors your posture to help you improve comfort […]
January 26, 2013

New study shows that Canada can achieve an 80% carbon reduction by 2050

New study shows that Canada can achieve an 80% carbon reduction by 2050.
January 24, 2013

Green Button will accelerate your energy efficiency efforts and simplify access to your Smart Meter data.

Green Button is catching on. Quickly. Is your utility committed to this standard method of accessing your Smart Meter data? Check it out here. BuiltSpace supports […]
January 23, 2013

Scan. Fix. Save. Managing Assets and service histories using QR codes

Strategically placed QR codes permanently placed on equipment can simplify asset management, especially when operations and maintenance responsibility for assets are shared by facility staff and […]
January 22, 2013

Scan. Fix. Save. Using QR codes to improve tenant service.

The use of QR codes strategically placed in the building allows tenants to easily report a problem for that location. For instance, a QR code can […]