Budgeting season is upon us. Going forward, Enertiv will be able to help with our new Capital Planning module (see below for more info).

But first...

3 Operational Intelligence Insights

1) How should you think about "Smart buildings"? In a recent white paper, James Dice over at Nexus Labs asked: "what if smart building applications were built around workflows instead of built around flooding us with 'insights'?" We think that's spot on. In fact, we just asked "why hasn't building maintenance software merged with smart buildings?". If you are asking yourself similar questions, read more in the links above, or register for our upcoming webinar (next week) on connecting the dots between work orders and BMS.

2) Adopting technology is about people: We've all been there, you clearly see the value of digitization. It will save time, reduce costs, and give you some peace of mind knowing that not everything relies on institutional knowledge. But progress comes to a halt when team members say the current process works fine, or operators can't figure out smartphone apps, or whatever it is. When that happens, here are some thoughts on how to not let inertia kill innovation. 

3) Dashboards are only as good as the action they lead to: The job of an asset manager is getting more difficult. Due to ESG requirements, new regulations, rising OpEx, etc., they need to know more about the operations in there buildings more than ever before. The problem is that they don't have data that's consolidated, contextual and actionable. Tomorrow, we're running an Enertiv Office Hours on gaining meaningful transparency into operations. Register here (later today at 2 pm EST)

Enertiv Launches Capital Planning Module

Instead of that five tab excel spreadsheet and information in 15 different places, wouldn't it be great if everything lived in software? Wouldn't it be even better if those capital plans were enhanced with the latest maintenance and equipment-level energy data? 

We'll be sending more information on the new Capital Planning module over the next few weeks, but feel free to check out our announcement or schedule a demo directly

3 Articles and Resources

1) After Signing Climate Bill, Biden Prepares More Actions to Cut Emissions: Landlords are facing a ton of pressure from municipal mandates on total emissions, part of which (grid efficiency) is completely out of their control. A closer look at the climate bill and subsequent executive orders.

2) Study Forecasts $500B Lost in Office Value: While firms like Goldman Sachs are ordering all employees back in the office, office owners and operators need to face the reality of significant changes in lease revenues, office occupancy, renewals, and lease durations due to work from home. The hit can be blunted with cost savings, but the first step is facing the challenge head on.

3) U.S. Labor Market Defies Recession Fears as Job Growth Surges in July: as Yogi Berra said: predictions are hard, especially about the future. There are certainly warning signs flashing, but staying nimble is likely the best move as unemployment fell to 3.5% this month.

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