If AI was the buzzword of 2024, then 2025 is proving to be the year that the building automation and smart systems community began to move from hype to application. This year’s Haystack Connect conference confirmed a clear shift: from conceptual digital twin aspirations toward the tangible promise of automated tagging, ontology integration, and the real use of AI [...]
Overview At the 2025 IDEA Campus Energy Conference in Boston, we joined leaders from across the campus energy spectrum, taking to the stage with our long-time client UC Irvine (UCI), and our professional partners Black & Veatch, to share an in-depth look at UCI’s long-term, practical approach to decarbonization. Our presentation—“Practical Decarbonization: UC Irvine’s Three-Decade Journey”—offered a rare, honest [...]
At SkyPosium 2024, Altura’s Data Scientist, Dr. Shadi Tabasi, and I explored key developments and challenges shaping the future of building analytics. From improving data consistency to deploying cutting-edge tools, the event showcased how advancements in data frameworks and analytics platforms like SkySpark are helping building operators manage complex systems more efficiently. Here’s a brief summary of our takeaways: 1. [...]
As the building industry increasingly focuses on sustainability, the importance of decarbonization in the design and construction process has become paramount. In our recent webinar with Cerclos, we offered an in-depth exploration of how to effectively approach decarbonization for large campus building projects. We share insights not only addressing the technicalities of carbon reduction, but also how to [...]
Maximizing existing building energy performance with real-time data Fresh off an incredible experience at #Verge2023, one of Altura's principals and environmental programs leader, Ryan Gaylord, engaged in a captivating conversation with our friend James Darius Ball at GreenBiz. They explored the current state of affairs in sustainable energy tactics and how Altura continues to approach decarbonization harnessing real-time data [...]
This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. Check out Part 1 here. Now that we have discussed the nuts and bolts of structuring a program-wide decarbonization roadmap at the enterprise level, it's time to talk about the good stuff: the benefits! So, how can these steps create real-world benefits for an organization? Let's explore the benefits of implementing [...]
In the global effort to tackle climate change, companies in every industry are setting ambitious goals to slash or eliminate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the next few decades. But even the everyday decisions being made now, like swapping out an old building HVAC system with similar like-for-like equipment, can throw a wrench into a company's plans to [...]
With over 80 million square feet of properties that have undergone extensive renovations over the years, pursuing aggressive energy savings goals is a highly complex undertaking for MGM Resorts International, the Las Vegas-based hospitality company. A variety of building automation systems (BAS) and 24/7 nature of the business creates additional challenges in gathering the necessary data for improving and [...]
How Caltech Transformed into an Integrated Facilities Management Organization Caltech recently presented at the Higher Ed Facilities Forum about how they are using data-driven decision making to transform their facilities department.Check out the following summary of their presentation: http://info.higheredfacilitiesforum.com/blog/how-facilities-organizations-can-optimize-resources-improve-performanceAltura is very proud to be helping Caltech throughout this transformation!
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 meters, HVAC systems, lighting systems, and other building equipment are waiting to be tapped. And there are additional data streams available from the growing number of sensors and cameras that now [...]
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