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Scheduling To Reduce Energy Consumption
An interview with John Anderson
4/9/2008
CT: Is the dashboard Web-based?
Anderson: Yes, both products are Web-based and are sold via on-demand service.
And as we build out the technology we'll have an intelligent scheduling application, along with the interface to the building management system. So, you can optimize the footprint of energy consumption on your campus. With a scheduling technology you could optimize energy use of any building or floor.
CT: Will customers have the ability to produce the kinds of reports that will help them comply with regulatory requirements? Does the system provide both real time and cumulative reporting?
Anderson: Yes. And the first thing you are going to have to do is to understand the baseline of what you're doing today. So, the first thing Footprint Tracker would provide you is the ability to establish your baseline energy usages. Then your reporting going forward would allow you to establish your progress against that. That is, you can compare your actuals to what you did last year to show that you are meeting your objectives as a university to reduce your carbon footprint.
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