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Current Conversations on MyFacilitiesNet:Hardest thing about installing smart building technology? The people Building Operating Management's current issue focuses on how the U.S. Government Services Administration (GSA) is successfully implementing smart building technologies, to the benefit of FMs and occupants. In a supplemental Q&A with Peter Pierpont, GSA's director of facility technologies, we asked about the challenges of implementing smart building technology, among other things. "It is always about people," he said. "You can't just drop a plan out of the sky onto thousands of staff and many tens of thousands of occupants." Click through to learn more and be the first to comment. Federal buildings: More than maintenance of historical structures When thinking about government facilities, it's not all about maintenance of historic facilities. Sure, the Architect of the Capitol has been hard at work for years addressing more than 1,000 feet of small cracks and other maintenance backlogs. But a new Building Operating Management article showcases three federal buildings that are on the cutting edge of innovation and performance: the Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, Ore., Major General Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis, Ind., and 11 West Quincy Court Federal Building in Chicago. Click through to learn more about photovoltaic (PV) test arrays, a high-performance facade retrofit, and more.
Are Smart Lighting Standards on the Horizon? LED lighting systems can be programmed in any number of ways, but there is today no standardized means of control and automation. And, if you want to mix lighting from different vendors, there are no established standards for lighting control. Accepted open standards have had a dramatic impact in other realms, such as the use of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for mobile communications. Could smart lighting standards be in your future? Click through to find out.
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