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How to Get Back to Business as Usual

Cimetrics is honored to have been selected as a finalist for the New England Clean Energy Council’s (NECEC) Greenhouse Gas Reduction & Public Health Mitigation Award. This award is part of NECEC’s Clean Energy Back to Work initiative recognizing the best clean energy business practices and approaches to economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

From greenhouse gas reduction to ensuring safe and healthy workspaces, Cimetrics is steadfast in our dedication to mitigating the environmental and economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Cimetrics’ swift response to adopting new public health and safety measures that align with ASHRAE and CDC guidelines has afforded clients improved energy-efficient practices, significant energy avoidance opportunities, and an easy pathway to recovering COVID-19 costs through utility incentive programs.

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Analytika expands its partnerships with utility incentive programs to help our clients achieve energy-efficient building operation

This summer, Cimetrics became part of the PECO Smart Ideas Trade Ally Program and became a PEPCO Approved Service Provider. Through these incentive programs, Cimetrics will be able to further support our mid-Atlantic clients’ energy reduction goals by minimizing the financial commitment required for the Analytika monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) service and the implementations of the energy saving opportunities we identify.

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Cimetrics Guidelines for COVID-19 Response

Updated September 2020

Workers in commercial buildings may be at risk for exposure to the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is not yet fully understood, and as such, guidelines and recommendations on risk mitigation are constantly changing. Air distribution through HVAC systems may be a transmission vector of coronavirus.

Cimetrics developed this document to summarize current recommendations in the United States from ASHRAE and CDC related to air distribution systems, quantify the financial and operational impact of those recommendations, and demonstrate how building analytics can be used to facilitate decision-making and operational management. This document will be revised as recommendations are updated and new technology is developed and tested.

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Massachusetts Clean Energy Day June 30, 2020

NECEC, the Northeast Clean Energy Council, and NECEC Institute invite for a Virtual Clean Energy Day on Tuesday, June 30, bringing together clean energy business leaders with legislators and policymakers to discuss the most pressing energy and climate policy issues facing Massachusetts.

Also, this day Green Energy Consumer’s Alliance holds a webinar to learn how to purchase clean electricity in Massachusetts and make a difference in the way we source our electricity. 

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Monitoring-Based Commissioning during COVID-19

During these unprecedented circumstances, Cimetrics’ Analytika service continues to monitor our customer sites and support any changes to facility operations. Many facilities have reduced their on-site staff and eliminated non-essential maintenance, but Cimetrics will continue to be their watchdog for critical equipment faults. Cimetrics will also continue to monitor building spaces for unusual conditions that would normally be reported by the occupants.

Cimetrics offers the following suggestions to minimize energy use during this period of reduced occupancy:

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