Energy Management
Energy management includes topics related to the control, purchase, and conservation of energy. Information is included on managerial initiatives to drive energy efficiency and to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint. We also cover tools such as energy management software, intelligent energy management devices and smart grids.
IBM, Honda, PG&E Launch Smart EV Charging Project
IBM, Honda's American arm and Pacific Gas and Electric will collaborate on a pilot project to allow communication between electric vehicles and the power grid, ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: NASA, LEED, Green-e, ASHRAE 90.1, ISO 14001
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes seven items.
NASA's newest building at Ames Research Center at ...
Smart Grid Spending to Reach $46.4bn in 2015; Software and IT Valued at $2.9bn by 2017
Global smart grid spending will grow at a CAGR of 17.4 percent from 2010 to 2015 to reach $46.4 billion, while the smart grid software ...
Industrial Energy Management Market to Grow 21.6% a Year to 2020, Study Says
The U.S. market for industrial energy management software and services will rise from $960 million in 2011 to $5.6 billion by 2020, a compound annual ...
Understanding Load Response Strategies: What’s the Real Value of Your Megawatt Reduction?
Join Constellation Energy, Pike Research's Marianne Hedin and Environmental Leader for a one-hour educational webinar outlining what your enterprise needs to take advantage of ...
The Sustainability Consortium’s Sustainability Measurement & Reporting System
The Sustainability Consortium is developing a standardized framework for the communication of sustainability-related information throughout the product value chain. Here's a ...
Smart Buildings and Cities
Intelligent systems are revolutionizing the way buildings are operated, and an understanding of the latest wave of innovation provides a glimpse ...
Must-Know Metrics for Data Center Energy Management
The focus on energy consumption in data centers is requiring facility and IT managers to begin using some key metrics for monitoring ...
Green Approach to Data Centers ‘Gaining Ground’
The proportion of IT professionals that say green initiatives are a key reason behind their data center consolidation efforts has risen from 34 percent ...
Volvo Sustainability Report: Hazardous Waste Up 14%, Energy Use 7% - But Sales Up 17%
From 2010 to 2011, Volvo Group's energy use rose 7 percent and its hazardous waste production rose by 14 percent - both smaller percentages than ...
Building Energy Ratings Policy Would Save $18bn, Create 59,000 Jobs by 2020, Report Finds
A national building energy rating and disclosure policy would cut energy costs by over $18 billion through 2020, and create more than 59,000 net new ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: IgCC, LEED Milestone, Energy Efficiency Standards, U.S. Army Drops LEED
The ICC has released the 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC), the first model code that includes sustainability measures for the entire construction ...
Lucid Providing Energy, Water Monitoring to Seattle 2030 District
Energy and water monitoring services from Lucid's Building Dashboard product have helped building owners in an area of downtown Seattle to track cuts in ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ASHRAE Guideline 32, Cool Planet, e-Stewards, Greenguard, FSC
ASHRAE's newly published Guideline 32-2012: Sustainable, High Performance Operation and Maintenance aims to give facility managers guidance on operation and maintenance of buildings to ...
Reducing Data Center Power Consumption: Steps to Minimize Your Facility’s Carbon Footprint
Commercial data centers are at the forefront of the growing and highly intense public debate over power consumption and carbon footprints. By assuming ...
SAP Sustainability Report: GHGs Up 8%, But Down 6% Relative to Sales
Software corporation SAP emitted eight percent more greenhouse gases in 2011 than 2010, its first year-on-year rise in such emissions since 2007, but its emissions ...
Green Button Energy Data Initiative Targets Commercial Market
Smart grid firms Itron, OPower, Oracle, and Silver Spring Networks have announced their support for the White House's online Green Button initiative, which aims to ...
QA Graphics Launches Data Manager 3.0
QA Graphics, a company that specializes in control system graphics for the building automation industry, has released version 3.0 of Data Manager, an integral component ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Counterfeit UL, ISO 50001, ISO 14001, UL2703
Solar mounting provider Applied Energy Technologies (AET) has achieved UL2703 compliance for its Rayport and T6 Flush Mount Roof Systems. To obtain the UL ...
Honeywell Launches Cloud-Based Analytics for Building Management
Honeywell has released Attune Advisory Services, a suite of professional services that combines cloud-based tools and analytics with a global network of operations centers ...
