Achieving ideal operational efficiency in commercial buildings relies on more than access to information and training — it depends on the informed actions of building personnel.

We're getting closer to realizing the fantastic future envisioned by TV's "The Jetsons" half a century ago — and all our engaging new home tech suggests an even better future for energy efficiency.

Lester Shen's new white paper, “Human-Building Interaction: Design Thinking and Energy Efficiency,” a user-centered approach that focuses on how occupants interact with buildings to consume energy.

Senior Mechanical Engineer Russ Landry explains why many condensing boilers don't achieve their expected efficiency, then offers solutions to optimize their performance.

RTUs represent a large piece of commercial energy consumption. We’ve produced animations to show how they work and how economizers can improve their efficiency. 

Instead of forcing people to adopt new behaviors, HBI can help leverage existing ones.

How can we apply an approach based on usability to help people reduce their energy use in the buildings where they live and work

“Sustainability is the long-term goal and green buildings are one of the ways to get there... the briefest definition of green buildings is that they are common sense buildings.” 

A guest post from NYSERDA’s Craig Kneeland

An interview with Michael Blasnik about understanding the actual performance of buildings using measured data.