Improved building system technology is making today’s smart buildings safer, more energy efficient, and more attractive to tenants. But ESD, now Stantec Studio Leader and Senior Security Consultant Coleman Wolf says building automated system (BAS) improvements could come with new vulnerabilities. (Read more about intelligent building security.)
Companies across the United States could save roughly $1 billion annually in energy costs by replacing 10-to-20-ton rooftop air conditioning units (RTU) with ones that meet the high performance RTU specification.
Andrew Lehrer commented on the significant efficiency gains available in the article “Understanding High-Efficiency Rooftop Air Conditioning Units” for Building Operating Management magazine. “Further, evaporatively-condensed RTUs may reduce kilowatt per ton performance by 25 percent or more,” he added.
