There is some kind of public or private sports centre in almost every town or city. In larger cities, there can even be several large sports complexes. These are facilities with high energy consumption (domestic hot water, long opening hours, lighting, kitchen areas and restaurants…). Is it possible to save energy in sports centres? Let’s […]
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How much do you know about Energy Management?
Are you an Expert or a Beginner? If you work as a Facility Manager, Energy Manager or if you are Responsible for Energy in any capacity, you will like this quiz. Test your energy management knowledge with these 10 questions. You will find 10 concepts randomly chosen among those used by Energy Managers on a […]
How to Integrate Energy Analysis with Energy Control in Your Building Portfolios
When we talk about energy management, not only does it involve a thorough analysis of the energy consumption that is produced in buildings, but we must also carry out energy and functional control. So, how do we integrate the energy analysis with Building Portfolio Control? Discover the types of control in buildings, and learn about […]
8 Advanced Energy Analysis Tools for Real Estate & Facility Management
When you work in Real Estate or Facility Management sector, and you are part of the energy management department, one of your challenges is to manage a multitude of locations, buildings and building portfolios of different types. This kind of work requires advanced energy management, and to be equipped with the right tools to achieve […]
ISO 41001 for Facility Management: All you need to know
Of the many ISO certifications that exist, one, in particular, affects the facility management (FM) sector. Since 2018, ISO 41001:2018 provides a framework for developing, implementing and maintaining effective facility management. In this article, we review how it can benefit your facilities.
How to Detect the Savings Potential of your Buildings Portfolio
What is smart energy management for those who must carry this out in several or thousands of buildings? The key here is energy analytics, with its first basic steps to detecting the greatest potential savings, and advanced analysis tools to achieve the level of detail that we want. We’ll tell you what an advanced energy […]
What Gamification means for Energy Management
You’ve heard a lot lately about gamification and its application in various fields – such as gamification for energy management – but does it refer exactly to the use of games? Not exactly, although it’s related to game theory. To better understand what gamification is and what it’s all about, we’ll tell you about it […]
How to estimate ROI in a Restaurant Energy Efficiency Project
Whether you manage a single restaurant or thousands of locations in a chain, it’s important to understand the energy behaviour of your facilities. And as the saying goes, you can’t manage what you don’t monitor. A smart system helps you get the full picture of what’s going on in your building(s) so you can make […]
5 Best Practices for Smart Restaurants: Smart Energy Tech
Restaurants are among the most energy-intensive tertiary sector buildings in Europe, using anywhere from 3 to 10x the amount of energy used by the average commercial building, and can account for anywhere from 4-6% of operating costs according to The Carbon Trust. Finding intelligent ways to overcome these challenges while increasing the comfort of your customers […]
The Top 3 Energy Manager Priorities in 2018
The energy manager’s daily to do list is no doubt a long one, with more than a few headaches to solve. But what happens when energy managers are asked to prioritise their tasks and priorities, not just for one day, but the entire year? At DEXMA, our curiosity got the best of us! We asked […]