Energy Management in Education This is a DEXMA successful customer story, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), using our Energy Management Software on its facilities around campus, DEXMA (old: DEXCell). We interviewed the Head of Sustainability and Equal Opportunities Office so he could explain their experience with us. UPC – Our project has been the Energy […]
Are you interested in starting an energy efficiency project in your facilities but lack the resources to implement it? There’s no need to ditch the idea and lose out on the benefits that go with it. Have you ever heard of Energy Performance Contracting as a financing tool?
Whether you are considering investing in an EMS or you already have a solution in place to save energy costs in your business, make sure you take into account all the available options, research as much as you need to and find the customised software that works best for you. Using an Energy Management Software is simple, but you need to keep these 5 ideas in mind:
In the resource planning battlefield of your company, getting your Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to grasp the value of energy management is no easy job. When presented as an investment towards reducing costs, the most common answer is that of “maybe some other time” or “there are other priorities right now”. There will always be other projects, competing for priority and financing. Shedding light on the importance energy management really has, is a matter of understanding and presenting the successive benefits that come from it.
When talking about energy management, there are some words or terms that always come up.
The following is a dictionary with some of the relevant terms that will help you throughout the energy management process. Even though we have tried to make it as complete as possible, we would like to continually update this version with words you would like us to include.
If there’s a word you think fits well in the energetic literature please mention it in a comment. We will gladly expand this Energy Management Dictionary with as many terms as the energy efficiency community considers necessary.
Green Hotel Have you ever tried searching for a green hotel in Spain? You’d think there would be plenty in the 3rd-most visited country on Earth. But only just recently – on 29th October 2014 – did Breeam® Spain recognise Le Méridien Barcelona with an assessment for sustainable buildings. The establishment became a green hotel by applying several measures in support […]
The term ISO 50001 may not tell you anything in itself, but it can actually mean a lot to your business and your energy management. It establishes energy management requirements with guidance for use, but what does this imply? Keep reading to understand basic facts about ISO 50001 certification.
The ISO 50001 was first published in 2011 and has since spread worldwide. Why? To harmonise the requirements for a clear, documented continuous process to reduce energy consumption in organisations.
This article includes the basic facts about ISO 50001. We will cover topics such as its purpose, its target users, its components, among others. Let’s start with what an Energy Management System is. If you want more detail, you can see this other article about how software can help you achieve your ISO 50001 certification.
Do you ever get the feeling that your company’s energy bills are way too high?
Do you keep repeating yourself that there’s nothing you can do to reduce your company’s energy bill?
Have you thought about ways to cut energy costs but have no clue where to start?
Barcelona, 18 September 2014 – DEXMA, a Barcelona-based company that offers energy management software for corporate, tertiary, and industrial buildings, has raised €1 million in new funding. Boyser, owned by the Serra family that co-founded Fluidra, invested in the company together with existing shareholders. These funds are in addition to the €540,000 of public financing recently raised through […]
