While occupancy sensors are certainly better than nothing for energy efficiency, Events2HVAC offers facility managers a lot more flexibility and control over HVAC, lighting and security systems. In comparing the two, you are not really comparing apples to apples.

Why do so many buildings with automation systems run HVAC and lighting in empty rooms? Because facility managers often can't keep up with all the schedule changes required to schedule HVAC and lighting at the room level, so they schedule it for entire buildings instead. The missing link here is an integration between room scheduling software and the building automation system.

There is a lot of buzz online lately about the upcoming 2012 version of LEED certification standards, which is due to be released late this year. This blog post highlights some of the issues and discussion.

Why aren’t more organizations taking active steps for energy efficiency? This article refutes some often-cited reasons and calls for facility managers to take action.

With dumb scheduling there is no communication between schedules set by event planners and the building automation system. Smart scheduling pulls data directly from event scheduling software used by event planners, and automatically sends commands to building automation systems and HVAC equipment in each individual room, saving energy and labor. Which is better for your facility?

Colleges and universities are using green revolving funds to finance hundreds of energy efficiency projects with the same seed money. Can't other organizations do the same?

What makes it difficult for you as a facility manager to achieve energy efficiency goals? This article identifies five common obstacles and steps you can take to overcome them.

California utility companies provide customers with energy use data through a "green button;" and software developers jump to create apps for phones and tablets to make the data more useful.

Property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing offers an opportunity to pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements to facilities, but the federal government is getting in the way of these programs for homeowners. Will you help?

This article provides suggestions and resources for paying for energy-efficiency improvements to buildings through grants, rebates, incentives, and on-bill financing.