Posts by: Bill Melendez
Some time back I saw the movie The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith. It really inspired me to strive for excellence. While the movie focuses on the struggle of a young black man, the underlying theme was really a search for fulfilment of the protagonist’s dream. The character, Christopher Gardner, succeeded because, in all […]
The other day I ran across an article on the question of whether product performance really mattered — and whether that performance was critically important to the health of the submeter installation. It actually got me thinking more about submeters and the important surrounding factors that impact product performance in the submeter […]
An HVAC system with an AI or analytics-capable software platform can evaluate the outside temperature and humidity levels and use these measurements to regulate internal building air conditioning as well as determine temperature stress on the building.
A while back, I wrote an article on using external temperature measuring within a home (or […]
Predictive analytics is about to meet the apartment business—and residents—in a meaningful way.
Submeters measure, monitor and collect data. They identify electricity, water and gas usage down to the individual apartment unit. Most are non-intelligent measuring devices that track usage and provide data back to a server. While the data tells the story, the […]
The world is quickly evolving into the Internet of Things (IoT) as mobile devices proliferate into daily living. It’s impact has yet to be felt within water submetering—yet, it isn’t far off. Trends show that automation is here to stay with new markets in home and building automation becoming multimillion dollar industries.
Most automated metering […]
