MACH Energy Named Finalist in NREI & IMN 2016 Commercial Real Estate Awards

Oakland, CA, June 15, 2016 – In the inaugural NREI (National Real Estate Investor) & IMN (Information Management Network) 2016 Commercial Real Estate Awards, MACH Energy was chosen as one of the top three finalists in the award category of “Innovation: Facilities and Property Management”. With smart energy and water analytics, as well as cutting-edge tenant-billing capabilities and automatic budget generation and forecasting, MACH’s software platform is simple, easy to use, and delivers savings on both time and money for our users.

See all the finalists here.

 

About MACH

MACH Energy is a leading cloud-based and mobile provider of CRETech energy and water management solutions for commercial real estate property managers, operators, engineers, and owners. With some of the nation’s most iconic buildings under management, MACH counts hundreds of commercial, REIT, hotel and corporate building owners as customers encompassing hundreds of millions of square feet of properties across the country.

Welcoming Joseph Nugent as MACH's Vice President of Business Development

The MACH Team welcomes Joseph (Joe) Nugent as Vice President of Business Development. Formerly the VP of Business Development at Genea and a senior sales representative at CoStar Group, Inc., Joe is ready to immediately broaden our already extensive list of industry-leading commercial real estate (CRE) relationships, and to drive MACH’s product impact to help building teams to distinguish themselves in this rapidly evolving industry.

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Congratulations, Mr. Sader!

Our Hotel Survey gift card award goes to Mr. Ghassan Sader, congratulations!

Gus (Ghassan) Sader is President and CEO of Sader Hospitality Worldwide. A published international hospitality expert who has received numerous top hospitality awards,  Mr. Sader specializes in financial review, receivership, and asset turnaround for hotels, resorts, and restaurants. With over 45 years experience in hospitality management, Mr. Sader previously worked in seven countries for hotel groups such as Hilton, Hyatt Regency and Omni Hotels. A graduate of the prestigious Institut International de Glion of Montreux, Switzerland, Mr. Gus also completed the Professional Development Program "PDP" on a scholarship at Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.

Happy Tenants, Happy Landlords: 4 Ways Submetering Your Building Will Improve Tenant Billing and More

Happy Tenants, Happy Landlords: 4 Ways Submetering Your Building Will Improve Tenant Billing and More

Submeters are the key to an energy management systems (EMS). These small, easily-installed sensors provide detailed information about a building’s energy performance, area by area. EMS platforms like MACH can automate tenant billing based on the data retrieved from submeters. Like many features of EMS, the submeter-enabled tenant billing mechanism is an asset to owners and landlords as well as tenants. Here’s why:

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MACH Energy Releases Tenant Billing App, an Innovative CRE Mobile Solution Designed to Make Property Manager and Engineering Teams' Jobs Easier

Mobile application for iPhone/iPad enables real-time, paperless meter logging

OAKLAND, CA, April 19, 2016 – MACH Energy, a leading provider of commercial real estate (CRE) energy monitoring and management software services and solutions, announced today the availability of the MACH Energy tenant billing mobile application. This extension of MACH’s tenant billing platform makes building teams’ jobs easier by solving the time-consuming and error-prone task of manual tenant billing and sub-meter data collection for commercial property managers and engineers. Please register here to join our webinar on Thursday, April 21 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific / 2:30 p.m. Eastern to learn how tenant billing and bill back services are saving commercial property executives time and money.

MACH Energy for iPhone and iPad makes it easy to keep track of building energy use and operating conditions for busy operations professionals. Its simple, on-the-go interface drastically reduces the time burden and data-entry errors associated with manual clipboard-based meter monitoring. In addition, the app enables a streamlined and paperless workflow that functions in tandem with MACH’s comprehensive building energy management system (EMS) for CRETech and property management professionals.

“Manual collection of sub-meter information and data used to be a long, tedious process for building managers and engineers, and often resulted in costly and time-consuming errors,” said Jon Moeller, CEO of MACH Energy. “Our Tenant billing solution works with both communicating and non-communicating meters, streamlining the process and bringing meter data collection and energy management into the mobile era.”
Available for download to subscribers of the MACH Energy service here, benefits of the Tenant Billing solution for both desktop and mobile include:

  • Get set up quickly and create elegant bills with ease
  • Engage your tenants with customized messaging
  • Maintain all billing history, rates, meter readings and tenant information to effortlessly support any requested audits
  • Upgrade to communicating meters to free up your engineering staff from tedious meter reading
  • Bill tenants for electricity, steam, natural gas, chilled water and domestic water usage
  • Increase cash flow with quick rate calculations from the MACH Energy Tariff Engine, or derive rates from utility bills or lease agreements
  • Allocate tenant usage by meter and/or square footage

 

About MACH Energy

MACH Energy Inc. is a leading provider of CRETech energy management solutions for commercial real estate property managers, operators, engineers, and owners. With some of the nation’s most iconic buildings under management, MACH counts hundreds of commercial, REIT, hotel and corporate building owners as customers encompassing hundreds of millions of square feet of properties across the country.

Increasingly Concerned with Water Use and Scarcity, Commercial Buildings Turn to Energy Management Solutions

Increasingly Concerned with Water Use and Scarcity, Commercial Buildings Turn to Energy Management Solutions

Water seems to be on everyone’s mind recently, especially when it comes to conservation strategies in drought-afflicted states like California. Yet the monitoring of water is just beginning to be a topic of discussion in the CRETech space. Typically, water is a less significant cost for buildings than other utilities such as electricity and gas. So for a long time,property management teams have not prioritized monitoring water consumption. However, the tide is now turning as building owners anticipate possible new water mandates and realize the savings’ potential in monitoring property water usage.

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15 Ways An EAM/CMMS Can Increase Energy Savings

15 Ways An EAM/CMMS Can Increase Energy Savings

Whether you own or lease a building, you typically need lighting, heating, air conditioning, power for equipment and assets, and other services to keep your business afloat and operational. Energy can vary in cost when it comes to the type of infrastructure you have and how you operate on the day to day. Let’s take a look at a hotel cost break down.

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MACH Energy Webinar Highlights: from Energy Codes to Daily Energy Management

On Feb. 24th, we hosted a webinar featuring Mike Zatz from ENERGY STAR EPA, Sara Neff from Kilroy Realty Corporation and Barry Hooper from the City of San Francisco, where they discussed ENERGY STAR Changes, City Benchmarking and the Human Factor in Energy Management.

We’ve made available the slides, recording, as well as Q&A for download.

Thank you!

- Your friends at MACH Energy

A Look Back at COP21 and Lessons for the CRE Industry

COP21 saw the signing of a historic climate agreement – the Paris Agreement – among the world’s 195 countries. This milestone came from commitments of over 5,000 global companies that together represent over $38 trillion in revenue[1]. The Conference’s particular emphasis on energy efficiency and building efficiency, compounded with a general technology transformation in the market, could signify the right timing for the commercial real estate sector to take advantage of these changes and engage with the growing body of stakeholders.

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MACH Insights Webinar - Featuring speakers from ENERGY STAR EPA, City of San Francisco, and Kilroy Realty Corporation

In this webinar presentation and discussion from the EPA, City of SF, and Kilroy Realty Corporation, you can catch up on the latest ENERGY STAR changes and new tools from the EPA. You can also find out more about the City of San Francisco’s Benchmarking progress, and you will also hear insights on an the often overlooked, yet extremely important human factorengaged property managers and building engineers--in ensuring optimal building efficiency. Don't miss out on these valuable insights, and register for our webinar here.

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Industry Survey Reveals Rampant Market Confusion, and More

Industry Survey Reveals Rampant Market Confusion, and More

The results are in from our industry-wide survey of 800 building professionals, and one thing is paradoxically clear: There's rampant confusion in the alphabet soup of building and energy management. Although there is confusion surrounding the actual features distinguishing energy management systems from building management systems, there is no mistaking the growing need among building professionals to reduce energy costs. Given the proven track record of Energy Management Software (EMS) in reducing energy expenditures, it stands to reason that we are approaching the tipping point of the demand for EMS.

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