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Three autonomous vehicle questions for real estate
Three autonomous vehicle questions for real estate

Google's Waymo launch has us asking if AVs will be fast or slow, shared or owned, and will they roam the open range? The answers here would mean big changes to real estate.

The 6:1 preventive maintenance golden rule
The 6:1 preventive maintenance golden rule

If 15-30% of the work is reactive, your building is breaking the "world class" benchmark for the PM/CM ratio set in 1979.

Is hacking a BMS easy?
Is hacking a BMS easy?

A conversation on cybersecurity in the built environment, hacking a BMS, and what you can do to stop it, with Fred Gordy from Intelligent Buildings.

What’s the difference between LEED and WELL?
What’s the difference between LEED and WELL?

A conversation on healthy building spaces, the difference between LEED and WELL, and people and buildings, with Darin Bernstein of Cushman & Wakefield.

Will Tesla lower your power bill?
Will Tesla lower your power bill?

We look at load growth in Palo Alto, CA with assumptions about Tesla sales there to measure the impact of electric vehicles on the local utility's sales figures and budgets.

When process loads set peak demand charges
When process loads set peak demand charges

Tasty electricity savings can result from shifts in process loads. Gridium Snapmeter helps customers understand when process load is operating and if alternate scheduling could save money.

How autonomous cars will impact city streets
How autonomous cars will impact city streets

Lyft sees autonomous cars servicing the majority of rides within 5 years, driving a 3rd transportation revolution and massive changes to urban infrastructure.