We work hard to cultivate an open line of communication between our customers, partners, and our staff. Through the years here on our Energy Management blog, I’ve focused on some of Telkonet’s industry experts: Jason Tienor, our CEO; Jeff Sobieski, our CTO; Justin Lendowski, HVAC sales engineer, and more. There are other industry experts at …
Sophisticated energy management platforms are capable of collecting reams of data. It’s a powerful tool if you know how to harness it. Telkonet engineers have built powerful data trackers. But what can you do with this data? The raw data in and of itself has limited value. It becomes a powerful tool when that data …
Want an easy way to save up to 25% on your energy expenditure? By running clean HVAC equipment your property’s energy savings will increase up to 25%, according to a recent ASHRAE study) Autumn is an ideal time to perform preventative maintenance on your HVAC systems and switch schedules in your energy management system. Justin …
OK, we’re off by a day. It’s October 1. Nevertheless, student housing facilities represent a significant percentage of Telkonet’s audience. The fall semester has arrived. This is a good time to remind facilities engineers that they have remote control of dorm room climate controls. And if they don’t, they should. Students had the summer off. …
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A Handy List of In-Room Energy Management Industry Terms, Part 2 Based on the numerous questions we receive and conversations we have with customers, we’ve compiled a handy list of industry terms. In this post, we present communication protocol terms. API Technology An API (Application Programming Interface) enables an application from one company to “talk” …
A Handy List of Energy Management Industry Terms, Part 1 Based on questions we receive and conversations we have with customers, we’ve compiled a handy list of industry terms. In this post, we present: Networking Terms Technology Terms Industry Integration Terms The EMS Proposal Process Terms HVAC Terms Next month, in Part 2, we’ll present …
NPR reports that in a recent survey from the U.S. Travel Association, almost two-thirds of Americans said they “desperately” needed a vacation after the last year. With vaccinations and accumulated paid time off, many of them just might get one. We’ve gathered some of the most popular trends in hospitality technology this year as our …
At Telkonet, we are fond of talking about the Internet of things in terms of Zigbee, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. But IoT consists of a long list of protocols. We have selected eight of today’s most popular IoT communication protocols. In this post, we offer an overview of their uses, advantages, disadvantages, and technical details. Bluetooth …
State-of-the-art energy management systems collect a massive cache of relevant, granular data. One of the countless ways to take advantage of this mountain of data is to set up alert triggers. Configure alerts to warn you of potentially significant events like impending HVAC breakdowns or relatively minor circumstances like low battery power. And, beyond simply issuing warnings, …
In the African Zulu language, the typical greeting is Sawubona. Unlike the English “Hello”, it is a more personal and respectful statement which means, “I see you”. And the traditional answer to “I see you” is Ngikhona, which means, “I am here.” It tells the other that you acknowledge you have been seen, and you …
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