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Building Energy Analytics Tools: What’s the Latest?
April 4, 2013
What are the capabilities and limitations of building energy analytics tools? Do they save energy? Are they cost-effective? Do they drive down the costs of energy assessments? What are some of the data gathering and metering best practices used with these tools?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EMN-AskES-18 | Author: Andrea Salazar
Detecting and Diagnosing the Faults of FDD
October 17, 2012
Fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) could be a game-changer for commercial building efficiency because it can provide persistent and ongoing commissioning-like savings. However, FDD products must still prove they can perform as promised and do so cost-effectively.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: TAS-F-3 | Author: Lee Hamilton
Making the Move to Continuous Power Quality Monitoring
June 26, 2012
Power quality (PQ) monitoring is typically implemented in commercial and industrial buildings on an as-needed basis. By contrast, continuous PQ monitoring takes a proactive approach, allowing facility managers to identify disturbances and pinpoint their origins before they do serious damage.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: BMS-RB-11 | Author: Bryan Jungers
Emerging Energy-Efficient Technologies
July 19, 2011
By their very nature, the performance of any emerging technology is shrouded in speculation, which makes them difficult to evaluate for inclusion in utility programs. Here, we review four technologies that we think will see significant market uptake over the next four years.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-38 | Author: Bryan Jungers
ZigBee Alliance
August 26, 2004 | Updated: January 20, 2011
We have been contacted by an association called the ZigBee Alliance regarding wireless communications. What can you tell me about the association and what types of applications are their communications suitable for?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-7-04c | Author: Peter Criscione
Strategies for C&I Demand Response: Hotels and Motels
May 6, 2009
Hotels and motels make great candidates for commercial and industrial (C&I) demand-response (DR) programs. Participating allows owners to bolster their "green" image in the marketplace, and incentive payments can offset costs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-7x | Author: John Sustar
BASs for Small Commercial Buildings
February 1, 2009
Are building automation systems (BASs) available for commercial buildings smaller than 10,000 square feet?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-2-09c | Author: John Sustar
Building Automation Systems
January 21, 2009
Installing a building automation system (BAS)—also known as an energy management system—or upgrading an existing BAS can reduce building operating costs by controlling energy-consuming building equipment so that it operates more efficiently and effectively.
Content type: Resource Guide | Document ID: TAS-RG-13 | Author: John Sustar
Hotel Room Automation
December 30, 2008
Lights and HVAC are the two biggest users of energy in limited-service motels. Available studies suggest a 25 to 44 percent energy-savings potential per room for automation products and can be used in virtually any hotel or motel to some degree.
Content type: Resource Guide | Document ID: TAS-RG-11 | Author: Peter Criscione and Ira Goldschmidt
Wireless Hotel/Motel Room Energy Controls
February 1, 2008
What's the latest in wireless hotel/motel room energy control and monitoring systems?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-2-08c | Author: Jessica Rivas
Daylighting Controls
January 8, 2008
Daylighting controls can avoid the common daylighting hazards of underdimming, overdimming and rapid cycling. This Resource Guide covers design and technology fundamentals and alternatives, economics, maintenance, efficiency, market information, and utility program models.
Content type: Resource Guide | Document ID: TAS-RG-3 | Author: Christie Rewey and Ira Krepchin
Occupancy Sensors
October 15, 2007
Occupancy sensors detect the presence or absence of people and turn lights on and off accordingly. Used properly, occupancy sensors can be a cost-effective tool for reducing the operating time and/or light output of lighting systems, cutting energy consumption and peak demand.
Content type: Resource Guide | Document ID: TAS-RG-2 | Author: Kristin Kamm
BAS Costs and Savings
April 30, 2007
A building automation system (BAS) can be a powerful tool for commercial-building energy managers, but it can be difficult to predict energy savings and first costs.
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-4-07c | Author: Peter Criscione
BPL Versus Wi-Fi and WiMAX
June 24, 2005
All of these technologies have promising futures. It's not clear that there is, or will be, a 'best' technology that fits all situations. In addition, there are a host of regulatory and access issues that are still unresolved.
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-6-05c | Author: Peter Criscione
The Future of Building Automation: Facility Managers Speak
March 1, 2005
Commercial facility managers and energy managers have a standard controls protocol and a trained staff among their highest priorities. Many are ready to accept increased automation but are hesitant to adopt wireless connectivity until communication of building control data is secure.
Content type: Focus Report, Research | Document ID: EIC-F-8 | Author: Kathleen Burns
BPL for Small Businesses
January 7, 2005
Are there any utilities deploying broadband over power lines (BPL) to small business customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-12-04c | Author: Peter Criscione
Technological Advances Open Up New Opportunities for Demand-Controlled Ventilation
January 1, 2005
Improved sensor technology and modeling tools have made demand-controlled ventilation easier to implement in facilities ranging from clothing stores to movie theaters. But what’s the potential for energy savings in different types of buildings?
Content type: Core Report | Document ID: ER-05-2 | Author: Peter Criscione, Kristin Kamm, Dan Greenberg
Automated Building Diagnostics: Improving Energy Performance and Occupant Comfort
November 1, 2001
A new generation of building monitoring systems not only automates detection of anomalies in building operations but goes the next step and adds the capability of automating building diagnostics as well. This report examines how these systems work and the possible benefits.
Content type: Core Report, Research | Document ID: ER-01-18 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Having an Out-of-Building Experience: 24-Hour Remote Monitoring and Control Services
July 1, 1999
Energy costs for most buildings can be reduced by making full use of building energy management systems, altering schedules to fit business needs, and reducing the need for on-site service calls. But most corporations have neither the budget nor the skilled staff necessary for such scrutiny.
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: EIC-6 | Author: Lynn Fryer and Brendan Kiernan
Communication and Control Products for Responding to Real-Time Pricing
March 1, 1998
Real-time pricing for electricity can offer users significant energy cost savings. However, getting used to real-time pricing (RTP) and adapting patterns and levels of energy usage to meet the demands of prices that change hourly can be significant challenges.
Content type: Core Report, Research | Document ID: TU-98-3 | Author: Larry R. Rowland
BACnet Opens Doors for Controls: But Watch Your Step!
May 1, 1996
For years, many facility managers and building owners have anxiously awaited the arrival of a standard "electronic language" for building automation systems (BAS). In 1995, ASHRAE approved such a standard: BACnet.
Content type: Core Report, Research | Document ID: TU-96-6 | Author: Larry R. Rowland
Steering the Destiny of Controls: BCBC's Controls Design Manual
February 1, 1996
Traditionally, most of the detailed design work for building control systems is done by the mechanical contractor after the contract for a system (or building) has been awarded. Little input from the user's perspective is sought or included in the design of most control systems.
Content type: Core Report, Research | Document ID: TU-96-1 | Author: Amy Gahran
