You may have recently seen news coverage around Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg who has inspired an international movement to fight climate change. She has gained international attention by speaking at the UN Climate Talks, at WEF in Davos, and recently has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. If we had voting power, … Continued
“Any powerful idea is absolutely fascinating and absolutely useless until we choose to use it.” – Richard Bach Or how about the old adage, “Actions speak louder than words”? The essential nugget here – clever clichés notwithstanding – is that our behaviors determine our success. We can think long and hard about what we’re going … Continued
Forrester Research reports 74% of firms say they want to be data-driven, but only 29% are actually successful at connecting analytics to action. As is often the case, we can get caught up in the mechanics of a thing and lose sight of our purpose. Mechanics are important, for sure, and initial insights can be … Continued
Protecting valuable assets in network closets, server rooms and data centers is a key element to reliable systems that are the backbone of most businesses today. By monitoring environmental conditions that surround expensive IT assets, you can have peace of mind knowing that if temperature, humidity or electricity supply starts to change beyond desired thresholds, … Continued
According to a report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), offices represent the largest commercial building sector based on energy consumption, the number of buildings, and floor area. ACEEE claims the average office building can save 18% of its whole building energy use through smart technologies. “Smart” technologies, which the report defines … Continued
Those ripples in the proverbial pond are catching hold and building into more opportunities for Buddy Ohm to deliver value to our customers. Back in November, we certified a volumetric water meter into our Works with Ohm program which has enabled us to offer more customers the benefits of instant feedback on their water usage. … Continued
At Buddy, we believe that every occupied space – be they offices, homes, schools or cities – will use ‘smart’ technology to become more efficient and sustainable. We also believe as many others do, that intelligent lighting will be the foundation for such smart spaces. And that’s why we’re here; to enable people to live … Continued
Once a month your utility bill falls in your lap and you review it. Your detailed billing information includes your service dates, previous reading, current reading, kWh usage, cost per kWh, and of course what you owe. If you’re lucky, you get a graph. This is what the average bill looks like. Source: National Grid … Continued
At Buddy, our vision is to ‘make every space smarter.’ We’ve found that technology, when coupled with sound processes and domain expertise, drives significant results in a building’s performance and bottom line. We’ve also found that many of our customers don’t have the resources or time available to leverage increasing amounts of building data to … Continued
Through 2017 disclosures from 7,000 corporations (including 70% of the S&P 500) and 750 cities in seven key US states, the CDP (a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts) reports that substantial numbers of companies and cities are already on their … Continued
Effects of climate change are getting worse. Global emissions are projected to hit yet another record high in 2018, growing an estimated 2.7 percent over the previous year. While we know that China and India are big contributors of carbon dioxide, emissions in the US grew 2.5% from 2017-2018 even with more than 100 US … Continued
Organizations of all sizes around the world are making energy savings a business priority. They’re recognizing the need to collect relevant, timely data about their energy use in order to make informed energy resource decisions. No matter what kind of business or organization, regardless of the type of structure, Buddy is working with companies around … Continued
The roll-out of Buddy Ohm with Ingram Micro Spain is complete, extending Buddy Ohm distribution into all regions of Spain, the Balearic & Canary Islands and Portugal. Buddy representatives were initially introduced to customers at the Ingram Micro Digital Summit in Madrid and our shared launch at the recent Microsoft IoT in Action event in Barcelona. … Continued
Buddy Platform was a first-time exhibitor at Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Chicago last week. We packed up our Buddy gear in Seattle and descended on the windy city for a two-day event chock-full of opportunities for all interested in sustainability in the built environment. Greenbuild is serious about sustainability. All the sessions were … Continued
As we encounter new opportunities around the world, we continue to add new equipment to our Works with Ohm program. This allows us to expand the Ohm ecosystem consistent with customer requirements. The Elster V100 Kent volumetric water meter (25mm and 30mm types) is the most recent addition to the Works with Ohm program. We … Continued
It’s always satisfying talking to IoT community members and demonstrating the real impact Buddy Ohm can have for our clients. It’s also exciting when our partners see the opportunities for their customers in our solutions. This October, the Buddy team focused on spreading Buddy goodness through our channels and partners at several key industry events … Continued
Hospitals consume large amounts of energy because of how they are run and the many people that use them. They are open 24 hours a day; thousands of employees, patients, and visitors occupy the buildings daily; and sophisticated heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems control the temperatures and air flow. They are critical in … Continued
As featured in the Australia & New Zealand Property Journal, September 2018. Future-gazing is a difficult art. It’s almost impossible to predict which technology innovations will transform how we live and work in a decade’s time. There is, however, value in bringing the horizon a bit closer, and examining how the Internet of Things (IoT) … Continued
Buddy Platform is pleased to announce the launch of our new Customer Support Center intended to simplify and speed access to information. Our new Customer Support Center’s purpose is to provide our customers, partners and end users a curated repository of high-quality content meant to serve as quick reference on how to best use our … Continued
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc. After it therefore because of it. It means one thing follows the other, therefore it was caused by the other. While this sounds good – and even better in Latin – it rarely plays out that correlation equals causation. In this case, however, we’re betting on the causal relationship between … Continued