Genentech/Roche has innovation in its DNA, and is now showing all the markers of a leader in data-driven strategies for facilities management and building operations. Genentech/Roche cut the ribbon on its latest building in South San Francisco on May 21st, with California Governor Jerry Brown holding the scissors. The Governor came to call attention to how such private … Continue reading Genentech Manages Large Portfolio of Critical Facilities by ‘One Set of Numbers’ Rule
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Davis California Revs Ahead in Utility-Side Data Analytics
The University of California at Davis is where the 'father of the plug-in hybrid & electric vehicle, Professor Andrew Frank, first explained the potential load-leveling synergies between electric cars, the electric grid, and the electricity used at home and work. It was an inspiring vision for the 80's, 90's, and 00's, and it is now actually … Continue reading Davis California Revs Ahead in Utility-Side Data Analytics
Field Report on California’s Pioneering Program to Fund School Energy Efficiency Upgrades
Jim Maclay of Altura Associates has a lot of experience setting up California K-12 Schools and Community Colleges for Connected Building Commissioning (CBCx). California has launched a tax-payer funded program to provide funds to schools to kick-start their energy efficiency upgrade efforts. Prop 39 funds have Measurement& Verification and reporting provisions that schools and local governments across the … Continue reading Field Report on California’s Pioneering Program to Fund School Energy Efficiency Upgrades
Last Month in the Automation Ballet
Mobile App Developers, Enterprise IT Vendors and Controls System Integrators Compete and Cooperate to Make Machine Learning Accessible to the Masses and Robust Enough for Commercial Building Operations and Facilities Management Mobile app developers would have you believe that tiny acts of automation — like dimming a connected light, locking a door or adjusting a … Continue reading Last Month in the Automation Ballet
Round up the Right Data, Not Usual Suspects
“Round up the usual suspects,” is one of the classic quotes from the 1942 film Casablanca. When this phrase is muttered as the plan of action, you’re far from the truth. The 1995 crime thriller ‘The Usual Suspects’ picked up on that thought and built it into one of the most twisted plots of all … Continue reading Round up the Right Data, Not Usual Suspects
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