Rethinking BMS and EMS for modern buildings

Rethinking BMS and EMS for modern buildings

While a BMS gives you control over your building’s operations, an EMS provides the insight to cut energy waste and costs. Clive Bodenham argues that the real value comes when the two work together. While on a site visit the other day, I was asked an interesting...
DON’T WAIT FOR WINTER

DON’T WAIT FOR WINTER

Clive Bodenham, Founder of Clarke Controls, looks at why autumn is the season for smarter energy savings. When facilities managers think of energy savings, winter often springs to mind. It’s the season of high bills and heating demands, so it follows that this is the...
Energy & Sustainability Solutions

Energy & Sustainability Solutions

Clive Bodenham, founder of Clarke Controls, examines why smarter energy management is an essential tool for facilities managers. Do more with less – it’s a common refrain that I’m sure many facilities managers recognise all too well! With energy costs fluctuating,...
Campus Estate Management

Campus Estate Management

Smart energy, smarter schools Why an EMS is the Key by Clive Bodenham, Founder of Clarke Controls Ask any facility manager in the education sector what challenges they face, and they’ll likely reel off a long list spanning rising energy bills across sprawling estates,...
Specify & Build

Specify & Build

WHY ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ARE ESSENTIAL With growing pressure on building owners and the construction industry to improve energy efficiency and meet net zero targets, smart controls are emerging as an increasingly popular solution. Energy management systems (EMS)...