{"id":1004730870,"date":"2024-10-01T14:07:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T22:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004730870"},"modified":"2024-10-01T14:53:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T22:53:36","slug":"why-building-automation-is-no-horror-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/why-building-automation-is-no-horror-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Building Automation Is No Horror Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/SSilverman_101713_04-800x620.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"620\" data-attachment-id=\"1004180489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/looking-back-and-ahead\/ssilverman_101713_04-800x620\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/SSilverman_101713_04-800x620.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D300S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1382007108&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Suzann D. Silverman, Editorial Director\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;From the Editor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/SSilverman_101713_04-800x620.jpg?w=800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/SSilverman_101713_04-800x620.jpg\" alt=\"Suzann D. Silverman, Editorial Director\" class=\"wp-image-1004180489\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/SSilverman_101713_04-800x620.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/SSilverman_101713_04-800x620.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/SSilverman_101713_04-800x620.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Suzann D. Silverman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u2018Tis the season for feeling haunted. It\u2019s tough to shake a certain uneasiness in the pit of your stomach as jack-o-lanterns, skulls and cobwebs begin to adorn homes, stores and retail countertops, while Halloween themes proliferate among new movie releases and reruns on television. The spookier, the better, it seems. Ghosts, goblins, gravestones\u2014smart homes that take control and trap you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s a favored theme for sci-fi writers, isn\u2019t it? Technology gone awry, taking over, emotionless and relentless, whether it\u2019s trying to protect or wreak revenge on the protagonists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But let\u2019s face it, that\u2019s really just a manifestation of the human fear of losing control. Sure, malfunctions happen, but in reality building operating technology continues to grow more capable and more beneficial, better able to identify patterns and aberrations and to make small adjustments well before a human could respond or even become aware of the circumstance. It results in a very effective partnership between people and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-fl-body-text-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=832728\" style=\"background-color:#1bb1ae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>READ THE DIGEST<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, automated corrections can make a huge difference when it comes to energy usage and cost savings, Gabriel Frank recounts in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/power-tools-for-cre-energy-efficiency\/\">Power Tools for CRE Energy Efficiency<\/a>.\u201d Even a single-degree adjustment in temperature \u201ccould be 10 percent of the energy usage in the building,\u201d Runwise Co-Founder &amp; President Lee Hoffman told him, with smart controls typically reducing energy use by around 20 percent and actually earning back their cost within a few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Improvements to HVAC in general are a good focal point, Frank writes, since this equipment is such a big energy consumer. But even within that category, there\u2019s a range of possibilities that continues to grow, allowing you to tailor your approach to the property, the portfolio, the geographic location\u2014and the budget. That makes it increasingly easier to meet regulatory requirements and achieve real improvements, regardless of whether your buildings are old or new, urban or suburban. Whether you partner with your neighbors or link up buildings within your own portfolio. Forge an agreement with your utility or create a microgrid. Or just focus on automating data collection and analysis to improve one property\u2019s energy usage. So while you\u2019re watching \u201cAfraid\u201d or \u201cMargaux\u201d or \u201cTau\u201d this Halloween (or Disney\u2019s \u201cSmart House,\u201d which is more my level of horror tolerance), while the house is closing in on you, maybe keep an eye out for some new automation ideas that could benefit your property\u2019s performance. If they\u2019re not yet available, they may soon be. And please, pass the candy bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=832728\">Read the October 2024 issue of CPE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=832728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building technology is becoming increasingly better at identifying patterns and making adjustments, and it\u2019s making a huge difference when it comes to energy usage and cost savings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":755,"featured_media":1004180489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1521,21788],"tags":[52182],"class_list":["post-1004730870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital","category-editors-notes","tag-runwise"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Building Automation Is No Horror Story - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/why-building-automation-is-no-horror-story\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Building Automation Is No Horror Story\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Building technology is becoming increasingly better at identifying patterns and making adjustments, and it\u2019s making a huge difference when it comes to energy usage and cost savings.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/why-building-automation-is-no-horror-story\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-01T22:07:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-01T22:53:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/SSilverman_101713_04-800x620.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Suzann D. 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