Paying close attention toyour HVAC system can have a big payoff. Commercial real estateowners tracking HVAC consumption can better plan capitalexpenditures and maintenance budgets. Motilirecently launched a carbon calculator that allows owners to look attheir HVAC data at a glance, and the benefits of this data aresignificant.

"With the combination of the data available in MACI from theasset tag process and the calculator tool, Motili customers haveclear visibility into the condition of their HVAC assets—somethingmost of our customers have never had before.

One major advantage of having access to this information is itallows customers to accurately plan capital expenditure andmaintenance budgets whereas—in the past—this was often somewhat ofa guessing game," Maria Agazio, sustainability andenergy efficiency lead of the inside sales team at Motili, tellsGlobeSt.com. "Accurately planning budgets means less potential fora budget surplus, or worse, an unexpected deficit when units failduring the hot summer or cold winter seasons."