The U.S. Green Building Council rolled out its latest guidelines for green buildings in April 2025 as LEED v5. While the overall objective of setting a framework for efficient, green buildings remains the same, the methodology, point allocation, and requirements have some substantial differences. For us at Cx Associates, one of the changes that most affects our work is the expanded role of software in monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx).
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A Case for EMIS: Why Granular Building Data is Worth the Effort
Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS) continuously monitor equipment/system performance, establish normalized baselines for how equipment should operate, track whether corrective actions persist over time, and detect when something begins to drift. Think of it as a fitness tracker for your building - one that learns what "normal" looks like and alerts operators when something changes.
Topics: Energy Efficiency Carbon Reduction EMIS Energy Savings Carbon Savings CO2
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The Case for Hourly Emissions Accounting
Last month, at the close of Vermont’s legislative session, the House and Senate agreed to create a Legislative Working Group to investigate reforming VT’s Renewable Energy Standard (RES). This is a big deal because the RES sets the rules by which Vermont utilities claim their electricity is renewable. And now those rules might change.
Topics: renewable energy #decarbonization EMIS
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Energy Management with EMIS
Cx Associates now offers an Energy Management and Information System (EMIS). We’ve built a set of customizable dashboards to serve up energy insights, fault diagnostics, and utility-grade cost savings in a browser-based platform. And we’re ready to get yours launched.
