There are several routine household maintenance chores that pay off more than keeping a maintenance schedule for your air conditioning unit. You’ll give yourself the best chance of staying cool all summer and avoiding emergency breakdowns, but you’ll also save money on your energy bills.

If you’re a facilities manager, you’re likely entangled in work orders and service requests, calls from site staff and never ending inquires to contractors and vendors. When you have a free moment, you can begin to track how smoothly your operations are running. No calls? No one complaining? Then performance must be good! Right?

Getting A Better Finacial Picture Of The Internet Of Things

Cost pressure encourages building owners and facility managers to look into integrated building automation systems.

Managers have a lot more pressure today to look for a way to try to reduce energy consumption. 

Managers are also looking for ways to  manage multiple systems through one website portal. The complexity of managing disparate systems -- and the potential to realize operational efficiency through consolidation -- may get enterprises to spring for integration.

Personnel issues offer another financial incentive for facilities to jump on board with the internet of things. A company is presented with a bg headache, for example, if the person trained to operate a half dozen building systems leaves the organization, Royal said.

Understanding The Value of Energy Savings

One way to assess the cost-savings associated with energy can be by looking at the overall impact of a filter’s pressure drop (otherwise known as resistance to air flow) on energy costs.

Interestingly, often more money is saved in energy cost than there is in the initial filter price. In addition, the money saved with reduced energy costs may be a good way to “pay” for upgraded filter efficiency and upgraded indoor air quality.

When it comes to air filters, Facility Managers have two major goals to achieve:

1) Employees/tenants must have the best possible air filtration systems

New Tech Optimizes Air Filters and Can Cut Energy Bills

Are you using WiFi products to manage your home? If you aren't, it's time to consider doing so.

Somehow, in the last fifteen years, we have gone from cursing at our dial-up internet and talking on our “dumb” flip phones to having all sorts of WiFi-enabled devices that connect us with technology and other people instantaneously. It’s a phenomenon dubbed the “internet of things,” and it’s not slowing down.

How the Internet-of-Things Affects Your Home

The internet-a-fa-ction of things is most startling in products designed to help manage our homes.

Wondering how to select the best HVAC air filter monitor? Although monitoring the efficiency of your heating and cooling system isn't new, air filter monitors are not all created equal.

The best HVAC monitor is one that provides you with accurate information about the state of your air filter. That way you know the best point to replace your furnace filter.

Dirty or clogged filters strain your furnace, which increases your utility bills and shortens your HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) equipment’s life. At the same time, replacing air filters that don't need to be changed gets expensive, too.

Let's explore the different types of air filter monitors available so you can select the best one for you.