How can a hospital retrofit its lighting system without affecting patients at all? The strategy that Edward-Elmhurst Health chose was to skip all the lights the patients see.
Seasoned facility managers know there are many ways to reduce energy use indoors and outdoors. While production facilities, warehouses, and labs use the most power, external areas like parking lots and garages shouldn't be overlooked.
Ken Rackowski, Executive VP, Control’s Division, recently contributed to Commercial Property Executive’s viewpoints Section, which is their forum for guest columns and commentary.
The Efficiency Solutions division of Mantis Innovation was the Former Patriots Player Visionary Sponsor at National Grid's 2017 Customer and Partner Energy Efficiency Summit on October 19th.
Our homes, businesses, schools, and governments collectively consume more than 70 percent of the natural gas and electricity generated in the country.
In recent years, building management systems (BMS) have become smart and as a result, the Internet of Things is a topic being discussed by facility managers with greater frequency.
A dense data center does not inherently mean that it will have greater efficiency (typically, quite the opposite is true).
Tier II and Tier III markets are experiencing a rise in hosting demand as content moves to the edge. These smaller facilities in outlier locations extend the “edge” of the Internet further from the traditional Internet hubs such as New York City.