Smart Sensors and Controls New Commercial What are Smart Sensors and Controls? Smart sensors are devices that monitor conditions of the physical environment and building equipment such as temperature, air flow, moisture, humidity, lighting and daylighting levels,...
Demand Control Ventilation New Commercial What is Demand Control Ventilation? Ventilation systems in commercial buildings, whether passive or active, help maintain the proper mix of gases in the air, control odors, and exhaust contaminants from occupied spaces...
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) New Commercial What is Combined Heat and Power (CHP)? Combined Heat and Power (CHP), also known as cogeneration, is a type of distributed energy resource that produces both electricity and thermal energy onsite, using one primary...
Chilled Beams New Commercial What are Chilled Beams? Chilled beams are room air recirculation systems integrated with acoustic ceilings or independently mounted that rely on radiant heat transfer from chilled or heated water coils to cool or heat a space. Chilled...
Insulation New Commercial What is Insulation? Insulation includes materials that reduce the amount of heat lost from a building. Properly insulating a new building relates to creating an efficient building envelope. The building envelope or the physical structure...
Energy-Efficient Windows New Commercial What are Energy-Efficient or High-Performance Windows? Windows form part of the fenestration system of a building and play a key role in maintaining a highly insulated building envelope (see Insulation). The fenestration system,...
