Decarbonization, legislation and energy retrofits
The real estate industry has always had two competing imperatives – build and maintain. Decarbonization and energy efficiency projects usually fall to the “maintain” department, while the heaviest capital budgets are reserved for “build” projects.
Engineering change at NexusCon
InSite attended the inaugural NexusCon gathering of buyers, vendors and thought leaders in the smart buildings and energy efficiency industries.
Maximizing Energy Efficiency: Fall ECM Strategies for HVAC Systems
As summer fades into fall, it’s crucial for building operators to optimize HVAC systems that may have been running in override mode. This article explores key strategies for enhancing energy efficiency, including adjusting overrides, leveraging economizer modes for free cooling, and
Smart sustainability in the built environment – optimizing building performance for impact
The built environment is seeing owner- and operator-centered pressures collide as sustainability and, more specifically, operational performance goals come to the forefront.
From Fantasy to Efficiency: How AI Leverages Building Data to Optimize Energy Consumption
It’s fun to dream about a smart building being run by a humanoid-interactive robot called JARVIS or Sophia. Having a “humanoid”/Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant, like the “do-it-all robots” seen in the movies, could be quite helpful.
The Importance of Data Quality in Built Environments
Data is central to how InSite delivers its value to customers in developing ESG strategies, achieving operational excellence, and enabling sustainable operations. As the built environment becomes richer in data, managing the data quality becomes of paramount importance.
Leveraging FDD to Improve IAQ, Generate Energy Savings, and Secure Utility Rebates
Stakeholders are being challenged with balancing a plethora of constraints such as: thermal comfort guidelines, energy management, occupant health and safety requirements, equipment maintenance, and efficient facilities management.
High Performance Buildings Series: Automated Ongoing Commissioning (AOCx)
As an energy engineer for at InSite, I’m constantly aware of the energy reductions that come from optimizing your buildings. Turn off your lights, save energy. Set back your thermostats, save energy.
Do You Know the ROI on Your Building Analytics?
Even with the readily available data and control, many executives struggle to maximize the capabilities of their available resources. Simply calculating year-over-year returns don’t capture the potential savings and systems optimizations.
High Performing Buildings Series: The Basics of Benchmarking
Throughout the process of energy optimization or systems optimization, Benchmarking is a useful process to understand the potential opportunities for improvements, as well as measure progress from the successes from implementation.
High Performing Buildings Series: Electric Demand Analytics
The Demand heat map is one of the many tools property managers and building engineers can utilize through InSite to gain actionable intelligence by investigating their facility’s energy usage and refining their operational schedule.
4 Ways Technology Can Improve NOI
Real estate owners and operators are increasingly turning to technology to reduce costs and improve net operating income in the face of flattening revenue progression.