October 2, 2009—While the number of LEED-certified buildings is on the rise, 25 percent of certified new buildings do not save as much energy as their designs predicted, and the majority do not track energy consumption once in use, according to Convia/A Herman Miller company.
Recognizing the importance of building performance optimization before and after receiving LEED certification, Convia has introduced an Energy Track Reporting Tool that displays a space’s actual energy usage on a simple and intuitive dashboard interface, says the company.
Energy monitoring chips built into Convia-enabled control components allow for accurate reporting via the Energy Track tool at a zone (e.g. a private office, individual workstation, or workstation cluster) or circuit level. This granular and highly accurate data allows facility managers to optimize their building’s performance now and into the future, says Convia.
The tool gives facility managers an integrated system to control and accurately report energy usage, and eliminates the need to purchase both a control system and an independent metering device.
Energy Track also records the occupancy of any space equipped with an occupancy sensor. Facility managers can now see how often an area is being used, and for what duration. As usage patterns emerge, facility managers gain insight into what are the most and least productive places in a building.
An Energy Track demonstration is available on Convia’s Web site. For more information visit the Convia Web site.
