Author Archives: Sarah Fisher

Transforming Facility Management with Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) for Continuous Commissioning

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As defined in the Federal Energy Management Program’s (FEMP) Continuous Commissioning Guidebook for Federal Energy Managers, Continuous Commissioning is “an ongoing process to resolve operating problems, improve comfort, optimize energy use and identify retrofits for existing commercial and institutional buildings and central plant facilities.” Where most Commissioning processes focus on bringing building operation to the…

The Critical Role of O&M in Energy Management and Decarbonization

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There are many facilities organizations wrestling with multi-decade plans to achieve net-zero and decarbonization targets. Often, these energy management goals are driven by significant capital project evaluations. How are we going to decarbonize our gas consumption on campus? How can we shift our electrical loads to renewable generation? While, of course, these large-scale capital projects…

Accurate Measurement and Verification (M&V) with Clockworks FDD

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Ditch the Spreadsheet: Accurate Measurement and Verification (M&V) with Clockworks Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) Fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) software is becoming increasingly accepted as an essential tool in the modern energy management process. FDD software not only helps energy managers identify energy conservation measures (ECMs), but it can also automatically notify facility operations…

Webinar: Addressing Labor Shortages and Decarbonization with FDD

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As facility teams wrestle with skilled labor shortages, regulatory pressure to decarbonize, and increasingly complex building systems, FDD has become a critical part of the resilient facility team’s tech stack. In this webinar with Facility Executive Magazine, we share ways that building analytics is helping teams adapt to these pressures. On the labor front, this…

Time to Check Those Leaky and Stuck Valves

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As the weather changes and you switch units into heating mode, stuck heating coil valves and leaking cooling coil valve issues will become more prominent. Fixing these building maintenance issues now can help you avoid significant wasted energy from simultaneous heating and cooling, as well as reduce the number of hot and cold calls. In…

Clockworks and EllisDon Partner to Bring Efficiency and Sustainability to the Facility Management Sector

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Clockworks’ state-of-the-art fault detection and diagnostic (FDD) platform is set to revolutionize predictive maintenance and operational planning for facility management BOSTON, MA, Sept. 14, 2023 — Clockworks Analytics, a leading provider of SaaS building analytics, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with EllisDon Facilities Services, a leader in the facility management…

Clockworks Closes on $16M Capital Raise to Power Energy and Operational Efficiency in Smart Buildings

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Funding will support Clockworks’ rapid growth, including continued product development, investments in sales and marketing, and international expansion Boston, MA, Aug. 22, 2023 — Clockworks Analytics, a leading provider of SaaS building analytics, today announced that it has closed a funding round of $16.1 million. The round was led by Carom Growth Partners with participation from…

Case Study: University of Iowa’s FDD Program Drives $2.5M in Annual Energy Savings

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Case Study Details: Software Vendor: Schneider Electric’s Building Advisor, powered by Clockworks AnalyticsService Provider: Basepoint Building Automation (formerly CI3)Number of Buildings: 47Total square footage: 6,880,000Start Date: Project Has Been Active Since: 2014Results: 2,100 tasks closed out, $2.5M/year in verified utility/energy cost savings Nine years ago, Katie Rossman (now the Director of Technical Operations Center at…