Carbon emissions from buildings, such as those from air conditioning, heating and lighting, account for approximately 40% of the carbon footprint in most industrial countries. Legislation will increasingly oblige organisations to reduce the carbon footprint of their property portfolio(s). Local renewable energy sources, which may include micro-generation, combined heat and power and waste to- energy [...]

Shaspa delivers a “carbon dashboard” so that organisations can see how they meet targets to reduce emissions and quantify the environmental and financial benefits. When a company outsources building management it defines a service level agreement which may include certain parameters, such as emission levels. The service provider supplies the information about emissions as part [...]

Creating a shared space might be as simple as giving a management team a better perspective on their energy use, or empowering employees to contribute to savings by giving them information that lets them see the consequences of their behaviour. And as more elements within our physical spaces become network-connected, the Shaspa Social Energy Meter [...]

Changing Landscape Of late, environmental sustainability has emerged as an important goal for many businesses. Some businesses have realized that their day to day operations result in a negative environmental impact while some view increased efficiency in energy and resource use as a way to reduce costs and thus increase profits. One emerging driving factor [...]

A smart home is a home that is equipped with technology to enable occupants to remotely control or program an array of automated home electronic devices by entering a single command, manage their energy usage intelligently and interconnect with the different technologies in the home. Smart Home technology is expanding rapidly as new electronic technologies [...]