Matthew Ganser, EVP Engineeringand Technology, Carbon Lighthouse, says there is a misconceptionabout new buildings.

"Just because you have modernbuilding materials and maybe a more modern building managementsystem or control system, it doesn't necessarily mean you have amore efficiently run asset," Ganser says.  "There are alot of reasons for that.

One of the primary reasons isthat buildings don't always perform as designed. "The way they'recommissioned is a little bit different than the way they'reactually run as a building with the actual loads the buildingexperiences and when the building experiences those loads," Gansersays. 

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Leslie Shaver

Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.