Your questions answered: Lighting and lighting control design

Your questions answered: Lighting and lighting control design

Summarize the codes and standards that apply to lighting systems. Understand the owner’s project requirements for lighting. Understand how to design lighting systems to meet the OPR. Determine how to implement commissioning, training and operations and maintenance manuals. Illustrate the steps for designing a lighting system that meeting the building occupants’ needs. Lighting insights: A…

Planning for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity at Facilities

Planning for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity at Facilities

Following the tragedy and carnage recently caused by Hurricane Ian, facilities managers everywhere are asking how they can be prepared for future natural disasters. Norman Campbell, Federal Team Manager at Go Electric, recently hosted the Facilities Management Advisor webinar “What Could Go Wrong? Evaluating Facility Risks for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity,” sponsored by Avetta…

Driving future change: California Air Resources Board’s Southern California Headquarters raises the bar for all-electric building design

Driving future change: California Air Resources Board’s Southern California Headquarters raises the bar for all-electric building design

Interdisciplinary collaboration. Next-generation innovation. The culmination of collaborative innovation, the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) new Southern California Headquarters – Mary D. Nichols Campus establishes one of the most advanced vehicle emissions testing and research facilities in the world, as well as the largest zero net energy (ZNE) structure of its kind across the United States — setting a…

Commissioning: Bridging the gap between construction and operations

Commissioning: Bridging the gap between construction and operations

  Focusing on operational and energy conservation deliverables during the design can save money and time during the lifetime of the building. Specifying metering and trending during the design and establishing trends during construction allows the building to build the framework for ongoing monitoring. Commissioning can be leveraged as the gateway between construction and operations…