Energy Management, Boats, Beer and MACH

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From around the country, the MACH Energy team recently descended in San Francisco for a bi-annual team meeting, where the theme was "customer-centric." We stayed at a hotel that uses our software and hosted customers at our reception along the Embarcadero.  We also had the opportunity to dialogue with Ian O'Neil, the CEO of our new partner Electronic Tenant Solutions, and to discuss how their software solution is also helping to make the jobs of property teams easier. We traded war stories and industry information: Needless to say we learned a lot from talking with our customers, partners, and of course, each other!"

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Winter is Coming...

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Winter is Coming...

Even though it feels like the summer heat has barely subsided, winter is just around the corner! Taking a few precautions and applying some best practices this fall can help you save both money and energy once the cold hits. Here at MACH, we’ve had a lot of experience with buildings (and winter!) We’re happy to share some pro tips, and we’ve also prepared a WINTER CHECKLIST to help you in your building prep.

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Effective Energy Management: Capturing the Operational Savings & Efficiencies with Moody Rambin

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Effective Energy Management: Capturing the Operational Savings & Efficiencies with Moody Rambin

“The continuous baselining and benchmarking of real time building operations against past norms helped us achieve and keep a high Energy Star score. MACH’s advice on data acquisition and metering […] improved our visibility into building operations and adding a point for our LEED-EB Gold rating.”

–Thomas Wilson, Director of Engineering @ Moody Rambin

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Congratulations!

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Our warmest congratulations to Amber Begnal, who became the lucky winner of our 1st $500 amazon gift card after completing our industry research survey.

Amber manages 5 buildings in the Arlington, Fort Worth,  Grand Prairie and Midcities areas in Texas From the MACH team, congratulations again!

We’re kicking off the second leg of our survey, so you still have a chance to win a $500 amazon.com gift card by taking our survey.

Making Your Job Easier with Effective Energy Management

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In my previous  "Use it or Lose it" post, we discussed how it’s impossible to save what you don’t measure. Essentially, measurement of data has to be tied into a system in order to implement effective management of energy and water resources.

I’d like to elaborate a little today. The lack of access to utility energy usage data access has long been extremely problematic, but both market and regulatory pressure have resulted in some broad-sweeping changes. 

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Energy Management Software - Use It or Lose It

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Eight years ago, our long-term customer ING Clarion predicted that “going green (would not be) a trend, but a way to build and invest for the future”. The most recent USGBC Green Building Facts reinforces their position as an industry thought leader, because this year, it is estimated that 40-48% of new nonresidential construction will be green, equating to a $120-145 billion opportunity. Various studies have shown that “green" buildings offer substantial cost savings, better health, and enhanced productivity among other increasingly apparent economic, social and environmental benefits. Recent research from companies like Ecova echo that view, wherein the basic premise is that "more companies are using energy management" systems and software.

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Crossing the Chasm

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Walt Homan, our company CEO and co-founder, passed away last Sunday, July 5. He was many things: A leader, a mentor, a visionary, a loyal friend, loving husband to Jan, devoted father to Jeff, an unabashed Audi fan, a San Francisco 49’ers enthusiast and a proud alum of UC-Berkeley.

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MACH Energy and Electronic Tenant® Solutions Partner to Deliver Best-In-Class Energy Management and Communications Solution

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–Leading Management and Communications Platform Adds Proven Energy Management and Analysis Solution to Optimize Operational Efficiency and Increase Tenant Satisfaction–

OAKLAND, CA., and WASHINGTON, DC – 06-30-15 – MACH Energy and Electronic Tenant® Solutions, long time collaborators, have formalized a partnership to integrate MACH Energy’s functionality into Electronic Tenant® Solutions’ multifaceted platform.

Combined, Electronic Tenant® Solutions and MACH Energy services and software are deployed in almost one billion square feet of leading commercial and medical office properties.

The integrated solution will build on Electronic Tenant® Solutions and MACH‘s legacy of providing intuitive software to make property management roles easier and more efficient. MACH Energy’s solution offers a powerful yet easy to use energy analysis and management app. Beyond assessing consumption and providing automated energy cost savings opportunities, the app helps drive Energy Star performance / administration, budgeting and tenant billing. Like Electronic Tenant® Solutions apps, the MACH offering provides portfolio-wide visibility into energy use and Energy Star performance.

“We are thrilled to further the value opportunity in our platform by adding MACH’s proven energy solution to the fold,” stated Electronic Tenant® Solutions’ President and CEO, Ian E. O’Neil. “Property management will find considerable benefit in easier energy reporting, budgeting, billing, EnergyStar management and, of course, lower operating costs.”

Walt G. Homan, MACH’s CEO noted, “We expect Electronic Tenant® Solutions’ sophisticated client base to see substantial cost savings and automation opportunities through better understanding and control of energy consumption.”

Electronic Tenant® Solutions will integrate MACH’s analytical and administrative environment into the Electronic Tenant® Solutions Maintenance Center, the admin hub for it’s operations, communications, risk management, amenities management as well as leasing and marketing apps. Further, applicable energy consumption data will be shared with tenants via a property’s Electronic Tenant® Portal and communications apps to foster proactive engagement, education and empowerment on sustainability.

 

About Electronic Tenant® Solutions

Serving half a billion square feet, Electronic Tenant® Solutions provides industry-leading applications that propel the operations, communications, risk management and leasing / marketing success of preeminent Commercial Real Estate entities. The Company is defined by its proven capacity to substantially advance tenant attraction, satisfaction and retention.

Visit: www.ElectronicTenant.com & www.ElectronicTenant.com/social

 

About MACH Energy

MACH Energy was formed in 2001 with a team of real estate, software and energy professionals. Headquartered in Oakland, CA, MACH delivers next-generation cloudbased energy management solutions for commercial real estate property managers, operators, engineers, and owners. Major commercial, REIT and corporate building owners trust MACH’s solutions, with over 100 customers encompassing hundreds of millions of square feet of properties across the country.

MACH Energy Launches MACH Energy Insights

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— Cloud-Based Energy Management Software Eliminates Complications in Tenant Billing, Reports and Budgeting, Uses Real-time Data to Reduce Energy Costs and Improve ENERGY STAR Scores —

Oakland, CA., June 22, 2015 — MACH Energy, the leading provider of energy management software for the commercial real estate market, announced the launch of MACH Energy Insights, cloud-based energy management software that provides realtime energy data analytics designed to automate tenant billing, reduce complications in budget and variance reporting, while saving time and money. MACH’s products are currently managing iconic landmarks, hotels and office buildings nationwide, including the Empire State Building, the World Financial Center, the San Francisco Ferry Building, the Willard Hotel and Washington Harbour.

“Today’s property managers, building engineers and operators face countless challenges with tedious tenant billing, fluctuating state and local regulations as well as pressure from management and tenants,” said Walt G. Homan, CEO of MACH Energy. “Insights enables them to overcome these challenges by automating tenant billing and sub metering, while also increasing their ENERGY STAR scores.

Designed for optimal ease of use by property teams, Insights’ capabilities include:

  • Automated tenant billing, budget and variance reporting
  • Real time monitoring for electricity, water, gas, and steam systems
  • Supports batch data and manual inputs
  • Portfolio management
  • Unique cost-saving Initiatives that automatically identify problems in operations
  • Easy mobile access and push notifications

“MACH’s new Insights platform is a game-changer,” said Bob Chipka, Senior Engineer at Cushman Wakefield. “Easy to use and easy to track, Insights has added on more functionality while keeping it simple so I can focus on running the building and capitalize on energy savings opportunities.”

Insights can be installed in a matter of days, does not require building access, and there’s no set-up fee in many geographic areas. Pricing is extremely competitive. No long-term contract is required.

 

About MACH Energy

MACH Energy was formed in 2001 with a team of real estate, software and energy professionals. Headquartered in Oakland, CA, MACH delivers next-generation cloudbased energy management solutions for commercial real estate property managers, operators, engineers, and owners. Major commercial, REIT and corporate building owners trust MACH’s solutions, with over 100 customers encompassing several hundred million square feet of properties across the country.

MACH Energy Supports Green Button For Easy Energy Data Access

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MACH Energy has been supporting the free Green Button functionality that is offered by many utilities to enable customers to access their energy meter usage information. By leveraging Green Button functionality, MACH Energy customers operating in utilities that support Green Button – Download My Data can quickly and easily access detailed historical meter usage information. The increased availability of Green Button data is important because obtaining detailed meter data has long been challenging. Once the data is obtained, MACH Energy’s analytics can help customers leverage that data quickly and easily by identifying actionable operational improvements, measuring the impact of energy projects, automatically reporting on energy expense reductions and creating budget forecasts.

Green Button is a utility industry-led response to a White House call-to-action to provide utility customers with their own detailed energy usage information under a nationally adopted standard. The standard is set by the North American Energy Service Board (NAESB). As additional utilities support Green Button for commercial customers, more buildings will have access to this type of energy usage information to improve operational efficiency, measure and verify project savings and increase Energy Star scores.

MACH Energy started working with selected utilities on Green Button support over a year ago and has continued to work with selected utilities in their pilot programs to expand access and functionality using the Green Button – Connect My Data. The Green Button – Connect My Data enables direct computer-to-computer communication over the Internet between MACH Energy and utilities. Once fully implemented by utilities, the Green Button – Connect My Data will automate what is currently a manual process of downloading and transferring data from utility websites. Automating the process will reduce manual work by utility customers, minimize processing errors, and improve the frequency of data access.

As the largest vendor of energy management software for the commercial real estate marketplace, serving nearly 100 prominent customers and several hundred million square feet, customers use MACH Energy’s operational efficiency analytics to improve Energy Star scores, reduce energy expenses, and measure and report on energy projects.

Commercial property owners and managers interested in discussing the benefits of using Green Button data and incorporating MACH Energy’s software into their building energy management strategy should contact us: contact@machenergy.com