The “flight to quality” is happening across property types. The challenge is that the definition of “quality” has changed significantly in the last two years. This change generally falls into three broad categories: ESG reporting, building efficiency and health/wellness for occupants.
Read MoreThe primary issue when it comes to maintenance is that incumbent providers do not meet the needs of modern owners and operators and, at the same time, the value of real-time monitoring is not being realized because of the siloed, disparate nature of those solutions.
Read MoreTo make significant reductions, there will have to be improvements to the infrastructure on which buildings run. These fall into three broad categories: Conservation (eliminating waste), energy efficiency (improving baseline efficiency), low carbon fuel selection (electrification)
Read MoreThe same portfolios that have invested huge amounts of money and time in standardized millions of end points in a secure data warehouse still have their engineers doing their operational workflows the same way they have for decades. Why is that?
Read MoreDue to popular demand, this article expands on one of the categories covered in Enertiv’s comprehensive buyer’s guide for operations technology in commercial real estate: indoor environmental monitoring, HVAC maintenance, and ventilation monitoring.
Read MoreComparing technology solutions on an apples-to-apples basis continues to be difficult. Expertise in financial analysis, property management, or even building engineering doesn’t necessarily translate to understanding how technology could be deployed to streamline work and reduce costs.
Read MoreEnertiv’s clients consist of REITs and private real estate companies. They own and/or operate a broad mix of properties. Their investment strategies and lease structures vary widely. Some are comfortable with technology, others are just getting started.
Read MoreIn each of the hundreds of assets that the Enertiv Platform has been deployed in, there have been at least one or two issues which stood in the way of maximizing net operating income. Now, finding and fixing as many of these issues as possible is gaining priority.
Read MoreASHRAE guidelines, while critical, have proven insufficient for commercial real estate. This is not because they are ineffective, it’s because simply implementing guidelines in the background hasn’t been enough to make tenants comfortable to return to buildings.
Read MoreIndividual technologies have advanced quite a bit since then, but smart buildings remain just around the corner. Meanwhile, day-to-day work like maintenance rounds and expense forecasting are often still reliant on manual, paper-based processes. Why is that?
Read MoreReady or not, offices, apartments, warehouses and hotels are going to have to learn how to manage people flow like airports, air quality like hospitals, and equipment uptime like manufacturing plants.
Read MoreTo add to the difficulties of managing a property under dramatic changes to occupancy and with limited staff, owners and operators must also find ways to improve air quality monitoring awareness. Fortunately, technology has made that initiative easier and more affordable.
Read MoreOne week ago, Enertiv sourced 5 data-driven insights for operating buildings during the COVID-19 outbreak. The obvious next step was to benchmark the hundreds of buildings in Enertiv’s dataset to determine to what extent these best practices were being implemented.
Read MoreEnertiv has identified 5 data-driven insights to shave operating expenses during the COVID-19 outbreak by combining granular data from hundreds of buildings with the knowledge of some of the most sophisticated operators in commercial real estate.
Read MoreThe case for digitzing operations early in a building's lifecycle is simple; at no other point will there be the level of concentrated engineering and design intellect put into the asset. Here's how technology can help maintain that ideal state.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, temperatures are falling, and building operators are bracing for a host of winter-related challenges…
Read MoreWhile consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices have drawn most of the press attention, it is the enterprise-scale Internet of Things adoption that is arguably having a larger impact.
Read MoreNot too long ago, building operations in commercial real estate was a black box. The performance and condition of the critical infrastructure, especially in older assets, was simply impossible to determine without being physically present.
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