Frequently Asked Questions

Equipment commissioning is the process of ensuring that all systems and components of a building are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the operational requirements of the owner and tenants.

Energy management is the process of tracking and optimizing energy consumption to conserve usage in a building.

Energy forecasting for commercial real estate is the process of applying statistics to make predictions about consumption levels and corresponding utility costs in both the short term and long term.

Energy analytics generally describes the process of collecting electrical data and applying sophisticated analytical software and algorithms to deliver insights around consumption and time of use reductions.

On December 18, 2012, the New York State Public Service Commission revised the rules on how landlords sell electricity and offered consumer protections to submetered residents in a residential building (including condominiums, cooperatives and rental buildings).

An electric meter, or energy meter, is a device that measures the amount of electric energy consumed by a building, tenant space, or electrically powered equipment.

Continuous Commissioning, or Monitoring-based Commissioning, uses technology to mine savings from a stream of data from equipment and building systems.

Commercial real estate is a large and complex segment of real estate. Broadly defined, CRE refers to actively managed commercial real estate on an institutional scale.

Building operations consists of the activities necessary to operate, maintain, and manage buildings. This includes maintaining the HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical, and building system configuration.