Implementing best practices in operations can significantly improve building efficiency. Today’s technologies create unprecedented energy data for analysis and action. The performance of building systems, operational changes and maintenance efforts can be tracked over time. These technology tools will be transformative if we continue to evolve our energy management practices, review the data, build our plans and act on new information. The goal? Bringing people and technology together to improve building performance.
True corporate energy management involves formal policies; clear accountability, training and incentives for people; and performance measurement. A 2010 survey, “Reducing Waste and Increasing Value through Corporate Energy Management,” measured 83 major corporations against 10 key criteria for adoption of energy management practices.
Once an organization sets its emissions reduction target, the only thing left to do is make it happen. An organization may uncover many paths and projects to reducing its GHG emissions, with a great deal of variance in terms of projected payoffs and ease of implementation.
Energy management is more important to healthcare leaders than to executives in other industry sectors. That’s a key finding in a recent new survey of facilities decision-makers around the world. The Johnson Controls Institute for Building Efficiency, the International Facility Management Association and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering conducted an online survey of...
Planned efficiency investments rebound, motivated by pressure to cut costs, enhance public image, and reduce carbon emissions. During March of 2010, Johnson Controls partnered with the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) to conduct the North America Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI) survey of more than 1,400 decision...
Planned energy efficiency investments remain strong despite global recession, particularly among leaders in China and India. Despite a global recession, investment levels in energy efficiency over the last twelve months have remained strong according to the 2010 Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI). During March and April of 2010, the Institute for Building Efficiency partnered with the International...
How much difference does energy management make toward an organization’s energy efficiency actions? Apparently a great deal, according to a survey of 3,000 facilities decision makers conducted by the Institute for Building Efficiency. The 2010 Energy Efficiency Indicator survey found that organizations that monitored energy usage at least weekly using on-site measurement systems made about...