The Master Systems Integrator: Orchestrating the Symphony of Smart Buildings
If you are at all connected to the smart buildings ecosystem, you have no doubt heard more and more about the concept of the Master Systems Integrator (MSI). [...]
Using Data to Increase Velocity as the World Slows Down
Altura Principal Jim Meacham contributed an article in the Spring 2020 edition of the Project Haystack Connections Journal. Excerpt: The unprecedented “lock-downs” and stay-at-home orders across the U.S. and [...]
Altura’s Work at Caltech Featured in ASHRAE Journal
Altura engineers Adam Rohloff and Jim Meacham discuss Connected Commissioning in the February 2016 edition of ASHRAE Journal. The article outlines the process, challenges, and benefits of data-driven commissioning in [...]
Don’t Go It Alone When Retrofitting
by Jim Meacham, PE, Principal, Altura Associates Today, building owners embarking on an energy upgrade have more data and more choice than ever before. Digital data from power [...]
TODAY’S CHALLENGE: How can your organization finance energy efficiency projects?
It’s a situation we come across all the time: 1) Altura is brought in to provide retro-commissioning (RCx) or an audit for a building/portfolio, 2) we uncover a [...]
Avoiding The Energy Management Software Trap: Leverage Your Human Capital
At a recent visit to the expo at a commercial real estate conference, I noticed what seems to be a growing trend: an amazing number of firms, big [...]
