Facilities managers can overcome reactive building operations by moving toward centralized, integrated platforms that enable real-time monitoring and coordination.
The key to unlocking significant energy savings and performance gains is for facilities managers to prioritize operational excellence before turning to costly capital upgrades.
Green roofs can deliver a host of benefits — including stormwater management, energy-use reduction and occupant well-being — to institutional and commercial facilities looking to minimize the impact of operations on the environment. But the potential benefits go beyond sustainability.
In this video, Leah Ricci, associate director for sustainability and energy management with Harvard Business School, discusses her team’s efforts to use a green roof on the school's McCollum/MacArthur Hall to build engagement with the university and the surrounding community.