Weekly Briefing

Dartmouth College | Campus Energy Management System: Strategic CEMS Upgrade

Listen to this article

The IBcon Smart Building Best Practice Showcase is an annual event held at the Realcomm | IBcon conference where real estate leaders present their most innovative, technology driven commercial and corporate real estate projects. These projects demonstrate leading-edge technologies and vision for intelligent and adaptive design that is transforming the next generation of IT-enabled real estate. The Weekly News Briefing will feature a unique Showcase project each week.

As part of an ongoing commitment to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Dartmouth is making progress on its sustainable energy program, which will move the campus closer to meeting long-term sustainable energy goals. Past upgrades include implementing energy efficiency improvements to existing facilities and designing new

high-performance facilities.

Multiple current and future projects are in the works, including overhauling the campus energy infrastructure and buildings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address overdue infrastructure maintenance, conversion of Dartmouth's heating distribution system from steam to low-temperature hot-water, and evaluating a range of alternative heat-generation sources (such as heat pump and geothermal systems, solar thermal, and a large-scale solar photovoltaic field) which could be implemented over time. Dartmouth’s CEMS upgrade was strategically planned by its Smart Campus Steering Committee comprised of multiple stakeholders and integrates data across multiple campus systems.

Realcomm Staff Realcomm Conference Group LLC is the leading research and educational institution that produces annual conferences and expositions on technology, automated business solutions and intelligent buildings strategies for executives in commercial, corporate, government and institutional real estate. Realcomm was founded in 1999 with the goal of bringing industry leaders together each year to discuss, demonstrate and debate the latest innovations that impact the industry.

Read Next

3/27/2025
The Convergence of Edge Computing, Cloud, and AI in Building Automation and Smart Buildings In the built environment, we have seen the convergence of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT), later expanding to include Workplace Technologies (WP).

3/27/2025
DC Power: A Holistic Approach to Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings In today's energy-conscious world, businesses constantly seek ways to reduce their carbon footprint and operational costs.

3/13/2025
How to Achieve Eco-Friendly Facility Management Commercial real estate operators and facility managers are focusing on sustainable practices to minimize environmental impact, create healthier workplaces, improve productivity and lower operational costs.

1/23/2025
When It Comes To Managing Properties’ Parking, Technology Is Key It’s easy for developers and real estate owners to think of parking as a necessary evil. They know they have to provide it (often, because it’s mandated by code), they understand that prospective tenants and buyers expect to be provided parking, but they haven’t figured out how to maximize its value.