Energy & Sustainability
How does occupancy-based HVAC control work?
How occupancy-based HVAC control works, which signals to use, how to treat CO2 and how to design fallbacks.
Energy & Sustainability
How controls, metering and operations relate to energy use in buildings. Practical guidance for owners, designers and operators working on connected,…
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What is the Smart Readiness Indicator for buildings?
What the EU Smart Readiness Indicator assesses, its optional legal status and how to use it as a planning tool.
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What is the difference between BMS and an energy management system?
How a BMS and an energy management system differ in users, data and outputs, and how to allocate functions between them.
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What should building owners know about the EPBD and building automation?
What the recast EPBD requires of building automation in non-residential buildings and how to assess what you have.
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How can buildings coordinate solar panels, batteries and EV charging?
How a building can coordinate solar, batteries and EV charging through ranked objectives, constraints and layered authority.
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How can a hotel reduce energy use without affecting guest comfort?
How hotels can cut energy area by area, starting back of house, while protecting comfort and the guest experience.
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What is building energy submetering and where should meters be installed?
What submetering is, where meters should go and how to specify, phase and commission a metering programme.
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How do you measure and verify smart building energy savings?
How to measure and verify energy savings using IPMVP options, adjusted baselines and a complete M&V plan.
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How do smart water meters and leak detection systems work?
How smart water meters and leak detectors work together, how to use night flow and how to map detection to response.
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How can smart lighting reduce energy consumption?
How smart lighting reduces energy use through schedules, occupancy and daylight control, and how to keep savings persistent.
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How much energy can smart building controls save?
What published controls savings figures mean and how to build a credible estimate for one building without double counting.
Energy & Sustainability
How does fault detection and diagnostics reduce building energy waste?
How fault detection and diagnostics finds energy waste, what the evidence shows and why the resolution process matters most.
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What is continuous commissioning and how does it improve building performance?
What continuous commissioning is, how it differs from other commissioning approaches and what it takes to sustain.
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