The Future of Energy Efficiency
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_separator type="transparent" position="center" up="30"][vc_single_image image="16529" border_color="grey" img_link_target="_self" img_size="full"][vc_separator type="transparent" position="center" up="30"][vc_column_text] [caption id="attachment_16531" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dan Probst, chairman of energy and sustainability services at JLL.Photo: JLL [/caption] Interview by Jeff Harder An interview with Jones Lang LaSalle’s Dan Probst on machine-to-machine technology. [dropcaps type='normal' color='' background_color='' border_color='']I[/dropcaps]t turns out that machine-to-machine (M2M) technology isn’t something out of a dystopian future. By harnessing breakthroughs like wireless sensors, cloud computing, and cutting-edge analytics software, M2M technology transforms a building’s lights, air conditioning, and other components into a single complementary system—one that regulates itself around the clock and pinpoints energy-wasting defects that can escape the most astute human observer. Dan Probst, chairman of energy and sustainability services at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), a commercial real estate services firm operating in 75 countries across the globe, explains the basics of M2M technology—and how it can still bring energy savings to the most eco-conscious buildings. In its simplest form, M2M technology is where systems that are part of a bigger infrastructure directly communicate with another, making changes based on data like temperature and daylight without human intervention. They become self-controlled, self-optimizing systems that can pull in real-time data and make real-time changes. Throughout history, buildings have always had some level...