IT doesn't just have the power to control energy waste in the datacenter and on the desktop. Rather, that power extends to the heating and cooling units of the buildings frequented by customers and end-users.
Case in point: Bank of America announced this week that it's deploying a centralized energy management system built on Field Diagnostic Services Inc. (FDSI). The system will be in use at BofA's 3,300 bank locations. The company expects up to 50 percent cost savings using the system, compared with using standard building control technologies. The FDSI software platform is also forecast to reduce CO2 emissions from the banking centers by an estimated 14,000 tons annually.
FDSI's technology includes software, handheld energy-efficiency diagnostic tools, and project management services, designed to "enable more rapid and accurate servicing of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, decreasing energy and operational costs."
This type of smart climate control technology has great potential beyond keeping BofA's banks comfortably and efficiently heated or cooled: As part of a larger smart grid, the approach can help prevent brownouts, which is overall great for business.
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