Whether you manage one store or one thousand stores across multiple states, you have many priorities that compete for your time and attention. It’s a job that I do not envy, but the good news is that technology can make your life easier. Without a doubt, an internet-connected Asset and Energy Management System like SiteSage […]
You want to install a system that improves the operational efficiency of your facility, reduces your energy consumption and provides operational visibility but don’t think you can clear the payback hurdles set by your finance department? Here’s help! You can clear those hurdles with utility rebates, programs that help reduce your upfront investment. Utility rebate […]
In a world with constrained resources (chiefly time and money), it’s important to have the correct tools and processes in place to identify opportunities that give you the “most bang for your buck”. One of the biggest pieces of value a quality energy management system (EMS) delivers is culling through a sea of data from […]
Hard-to-find operational efficiency improvements are all around us. For instance: Is your store lit up all night long? How cold or warm is your staff making your facility? How much of your repair and maintenance spend is actually necessary? All great questions that until a few years ago would have required you to be at […]
I have often been struck by the wide range in claims about the effectiveness of an Energy Management System (EMS) in reducing energy usage. I have seen claims of anywhere from 10{9e9e99e0aa33304967f3b3f95b41a9c8b857afbbbf6b3eae28bf86859e197ae9} to 35{9e9e99e0aa33304967f3b3f95b41a9c8b857afbbbf6b3eae28bf86859e197ae9} in expected savings. While this wide range may be attributable to the range in functionality of different systems, I have actually […]
Practicing energy efficiency is a bit like exercise; you know it’s good for you, but you don’t really have the time to deal with it. If this is true for the average homeowner, it is even truer for an operator of multiple small commercial facilities, such as restaurants or retail locations. But, since this is early […]
In a recent post, I wrote about how next-generation Energy Management Systems (which we call “EMS 2.0”) are enabling facilities management firms to be heroes to their clients by providing unprecedented visibility and automated analytics down to the equipment level, allowing service companies to respond more proactively to equipment issues. Similarly, EMS 2.0 can enable managed […]
With the increasing availability of cost-effective networked thermostats, controls, and sensors, many companies and service providers have unprecedented remote access and visibility into their facilities. We call this emergence of increasingly intelligent building systems Energy Management 2.0, or EMS 2.0. So for companies that provide facility maintenance services to their clients, how do you leverage the […]
In my role as sales leader, I travel quite a bit and meet with many customers and prospects who either have deployed or are thinking about deploying an Energy Management System (EMS) for their multi-site retail, restaurant or convenience store concept. Many of these companies have tried systems in the past that were either too […]
Cross-posted from Energy Manager Today By Martin Flusberg, CEO, Powerhouse Dynamics The recent revelation that the data breach at Target originated with the theft of network credentials from one of their HVAC/R contractors has generated significant, and legitimate, attention to the issue of data security of Energy Management Systems (EMS). If you are a developer or […]
Preparation. Skill. Dedication. These are the requirements for those dedicated few: the VPs of Ops and Directors of Facilities responsible for keeping a nation-wide portfolio of sites comfortable, so that the cash registers keep ringing during brutally cold winters and long hot summers. Cue the trumpets: Welcome to the Polar Vortex Olympics. Of course cold […]
I’m sure we all recall the classic scene in the movie Jerry Maguire where the sports agent, Jerry (Tom Cruise) is on the phone with his client, football star Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.). Jerry is asking Rod what he can do for him as he’s negotiating a new contract and Rod has one request – SHOW […]
