The end of the year is the perfect time to organize expectations into actionable resolutions. 2015 has been a rockstar year in the energy world, so let's make saving energy a priority for 2016! Here are 10 "New Year’s Resolution" building management tips to help you get started!
Read MoreThe success of MACH Energy's energy management software - MACH Insights - has solidified our ongoing relationships as well as expanded our portfolio of clients and properties. With that growth, however, come new demands and challenges. Here to help ensure that we continue our growth trajectory while exceeding client expectations is our new board advisor, Tom Donoghue, a 27- year commercial real estate veteran.
Read Morehow exactly does EMS save building management teams money and deliver on ROI? Here are some exemplary aspects of how MACH’s EMS works.
Read MoreProperty managers and building engineers like yourself have worked hard almost the entire year to make sure their buildings run efficiently. And our mission has always been to make your job easier. So for Thanksgiving, we handpicked several energy-saving tips that can help your homes also run more efficiently during this holiday season!
Read MoreMACH Energy and Electronic Tenant Solutions help make jobs easier for property management and building personnel. As Greenbuild kicks off, we wanted to give ETS a shout out on their recent recognition for doing so here:
Read MoreIn our recent industry survey and white paper on building and energy management, we found out that many building professionals use the terms Building Automation/Management Systems (BAS/BMS) and Energy Management Software (EMS) interchangeably. We thought we could clear up some of the confusion.
Read MoreFrom around the country, the MACH Energy team recently descended in San Francisco for a bi-annual team meeting, where the theme was "customer-centric." We stayed at a hotel that uses our software and hosted customers at our reception along the Embarcadero. We also had the opportunity to dialogue with Ian O'Neil, the CEO of our new partner Electronic Tenant Solutions, and to discuss how their software solution is also helping to make the jobs of property teams easier. We traded war stories and industry information: Needless to say we learned a lot from talking with our customers, partners, and of course, each other!"
Read MoreEven though it feels like the summer heat has barely subsided, winter is just around the corner! Taking a few precautions and applying some best practices this fall can help you save both money and energy once the cold hits. Here at MACH, we’ve had a lot of experience with buildings (and winter!) We’re happy to share some pro tips, and we’ve also prepared a WINTER CHECKLIST to help you in your building prep.
Read More“The continuous baselining and benchmarking of real time building operations against past norms helped us achieve and keep a high Energy Star score. MACH’s advice on data acquisition and metering […] improved our visibility into building operations and adding a point for our LEED-EB Gold rating.”
–Thomas Wilson, Director of Engineering @ Moody Rambin
Read MoreOur warmest congratulations to Amber Begnal, who became the lucky winner of our 1st $500 amazon gift card after completing our industry research survey.
Amber manages 5 buildings in the Arlington, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie and Midcities areas in Texas From the MACH team, congratulations again!
We’re kicking off the second leg of our survey, so you still have a chance to win a $500 amazon.com gift card by taking our survey.
In my previous "Use it or Lose it" post, we discussed how it’s impossible to save what you don’t measure. Essentially, measurement of data has to be tied into a system in order to implement effective management of energy and water resources.
I’d like to elaborate a little today. The lack of access to utility energy usage data access has long been extremely problematic, but both market and regulatory pressure have resulted in some broad-sweeping changes.
Read MoreEight years ago, our long-term customer ING Clarion predicted that “going green (would not be) a trend, but a way to build and invest for the future”. The most recent USGBC Green Building Facts reinforces their position as an industry thought leader, because this year, it is estimated that 40-48% of new nonresidential construction will be green, equating to a $120-145 billion opportunity. Various studies have shown that “green" buildings offer substantial cost savings, better health, and enhanced productivity among other increasingly apparent economic, social and environmental benefits. Recent research from companies like Ecova echo that view, wherein the basic premise is that "more companies are using energy management" systems and software.
Read MoreAmong the highlights of the BOMA conference in LA this year were the people, the show, but also the sessions themselves where you get to learn a lot in a short amount of time.
Read MoreWalt Homan, our company CEO and co-founder, passed away last Sunday, July 5. He was many things: A leader, a mentor, a visionary, a loyal friend, loving husband to Jan, devoted father to Jeff, an unabashed Audi fan, a San Francisco 49’ers enthusiast and a proud alum of UC-Berkeley.
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