Posts Tagged: Building Operations

5 Things Learned During Year 1 of DC BEPS

By Laura Morder, PE, LEED Green Associate Local jurisdictions, like the District of Columbia (DC) and Montgomery County, Maryland, require building energy benchmarking requirements as a part of their energy performance programs. If you’re a building owner or operator in DC and are feeling overwhelmed in the face of these new requirements, GHT has prepared the […]

DC’s Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) Program

How will BEPS affect building owners? BEPS stands for Washington DC’s Building Energy Performance Standards – and it’s a key component towards achieving the aggressive sustainability goals set forth by the District to become the healthiest, greenest, most livable city for all residents by within a generation. The plan includes the following goals: 50% reduction in […]

Occupancy vs. Vacancy Sensors

Occupancy sensors provide automated lighting control in enclosed offices, open work spaces, and shared amenity spaces; they are typically deployed with automatic on, automatic off, and time delay settings. When an occupant enters a controlled space, the occupancy sensor indexes lights to ‘ON’ without requiring manual operation of a wall switch. When the occupant exits, […]