Many commercial and industrial organizations have been upgrading their lighting as of late. Ever notice how one night a bright parking lot seems to pop up out of nowhere? It’s happening all over the place.
Property management energy efficiency means making strategic decisions for saving energy across a portfolio of managed properties. These properties could include apartment buildings, office space, parking garages, or leased spaces managed by a 3rd party.
The humble Variable Frequency Drive, or “VFD” is an operations team’s best friend. Fundamentally, the VFD HVAC solution allows you to control motor speed.
Commercial facilities engage engineers to perform energy assessments to uncover potential efficiencies. These audits can take anywhere from an hour to multiple days, depending on the number of facilities involved and types of efficiency measures.
One of the most cost-effective energy efficiency upgrades available to facilities, LED lighting has a longer lifespan and higher lumen output than its predecessors.
Higher ed facilities are an ideal candidate for LED lighting and controls projects.
Data centers are notorious for their inefficient use of energy. At the end of 2017, Forbes reported global data center electricity use to be about 416 terawatts (4.16x 1014 watts) or 3% of the total electricity consumed.
What’s both central to the HVAC system and a large consumer of energy costs for your facility? The Air Handling Unit (or AHU). Air Handling Units condition and circulate air in a building or facility as part of the HVAC system.