building energy management Articles
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S2N Adopts Pass SCADA System
We are happy to announce the signature of a cooperation agreement with Process Automatika Ltd. The cutting edge more-than-SCADA PASS SCADA system, fully developed by Process Automatika Ltd., will form an integral part of our SENSORS2NET wireless data collecting and transferring system. Its structure retains the basic principles of process control, yet it breaks with its traditions at several ...
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Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)
Inadequate indoor ventilation is now being combatted by intelligent heating ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC). HVAC systems are now being developed and integrated in a standard way to establish a balance between adequate ventilation to prevent sickness, and also energy efficiency. Building management systems are one solution to address the balance, whereby widely ...
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To strengthen smart building sustainability and resilience, building owners should look to artificial intelligence and machine learning
For many commercial building owners, the ability to capture and analyze facility performance data is rapidly emerging as a high priority and as a competitive differentiator. By focusing on data that pertains to both energy consumption and building asset maintenance, building owners, thanks to new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities, can now drastically reduce these two ...
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Does organising matter? Tracing connections to environmental impacts in different housing estates
Much of the research on buildings and the environment is of a technical-economic nature. But so far, this has not led to any great changes in practice. This article brings organising into the research agenda: Does organising matter for the environmental performance of buildings? If so, how? This question is investigated by a comparative analysis based on an empirical approach. Two housing ...
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President Obama signs executive order reducing federal GHG emissions
On March 19, 2015, the White House published an Executive Order signed by President Obama that would further a preference for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioPreferred products. Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade sets new greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets for federal agencies to reach by 2025 and increases renewable energy use and building efficiency, while ...
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Eco Expo Asia 2017 attracts strong participation of international pavilions to exhibit with new theme
Eco Expo Asia is set to present its 12th edition at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong, from 26 to 29 October 2017. Organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and co-organised by the Environment Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the expo serves as a gateway to the flourishing green market in Asia. It has obtained a positive ...
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Building support for locally relevant climate tech
Climate Innovation Centers can promote clean technologies but need backing with a coordinated effort, says policy specialist Ambuj Sagar. Technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help people to adapt to climate change will be a key part of how developing countries respond to the climate challenge. But the relatively limited capabilities of these countries mean using such ...
By SciDev.Net
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Five circular economy start-ups that you will invest in
Innovation is the backbone of the circular transition. Emanuele Bompan, editor-in-chief of Renewable Matter, and circular economy expert Antonella Totaro have scouted all around the world five groundbreaking start-ups that will play a key role in the circular economy. Here is their story: MilkBrick Net-zero water building is the goal set by Giangavino Muresu, CEO of Milk Brick. This ...
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