Hospitals

Is Central Plant Monitoring Snake Oil or Science?

A hospital operations director thought our plant monitoring services were probably “snake oil.” Twenty years later, the data has proved otherwise: 2025 costs were 29% below baseline, saving about $1.5M on a roughly $200K spend.

Are Your Energy Savings Real? How Independent Validation Exposes False Savings Claims

Energy contractors often inflate their savings reports. And they get away with it because no one's checking that their numbers are accurate. Here's a real-life story of phantom savings for equipment the contractor didn't realize were never in use and of taking credit for other engineers' work.

The Throughline Between Engineering Education and Healthcare Access

Rising healthcare costs demand operational efficiency. But achieving it requires skilled engineers—a pipeline now threatened by the "silver tsunami." Supporting engineering education is essential to keeping healthcare affordable and accessible for all communities, say fellow Maritime alumni Joe Lorino and Richard Angerame.

How to Be in Compliance and Win: Turning Building Mandates Into Revenue Opportunities

Building upgrades shouldn't be treated as isolated projects. By aligning compliance requirements (LL97, ASHRAE 90.1) with MEP improvements, submetering, and decarbonization incentives, you can reduce costs, generate revenue, and turn mandates into competitive advantages.

Murder on the Utility Express: Four Building Mysteries Solved by Submetering

Every building has its secrets. And when problems arise, every building system has its own alibi. But somewhere among the innocent – the diligent chillers, the reliable boilers, the faithful lighting controls – lurks a culprit draining your operations budget where you least expect it.

How Reference Testing Saves You Money

Meters drift. Connections loosen. Your billing data quietly goes sideways—and nobody notices until the problem gets truly painful. Reference testing catches the problem early, pays for itself fast, and saves you from awkward conversations with tenants.

The Butterfly Effect: What the Olympics Can Teach Us About Energy Plant Efficiency

Are you putting in the energy but not getting the distance in your operations? Let's borrow a page or two from elite athletes about how to optimize for true efficiency.

Free Money, Lower Bills: How to Maximize Your Facility's Funding Potential

The NJ Triennium program is offering billions in FREE grants to support energy efficiency initiatives. Learn how to go beyond the IGA audit to unlock larger energy efficiency grants.

Beyond the Illusion: How to Protect Your Facility from Disappearing Support

Service used to be a proud offering from equipment manufacturers. Today, you're lucky if you can get anyone to answer the phone. Now what?

How to Reduce Hospital Operational Costs Without Sacrificing Patient Care

Of all property types, hospitals might have the tightest margins. Plant monitoring improves budget health through specific technical solutions that reduce costs while maintaining care quality.

Real-Time Monitoring: How We Caught a Set Point Problem Before It Became Expensive

The saboteur was silent. Only the watchful eyes above the coffee steam detected the pattern of a system in rebellion. What unseen forces drove this compressor to desperate lengths? Sometimes the numbers tell tales no one else can hear.

How Load Matching Creates Energy Savings and Lowers Costs

Are your plant and your field equipment constantly at odds? Aligning operation with actual demand maintains comfort, protects equipment, and reduces costs. Here's how we go about it.

The Impact of Manual Overrides on Efficiency

The short and oh-so-sweet story of how a campus power outage cleared overrides and boosted building efficiency.

Demystifying Emissions Reporting With Doug Hileman

Emissions reporting has tangible upsides, no matter how the political winds blow. Here's how you can make reporting easier and more accurate, which adds multiple business benefits beyond compliance.

How Cogeneration Builds Resiliency for the new Valley Hospital

With guidance from utiliVisor, the new Valley Hospital is designing sustainability into the building's DNA, including its mechanicals, controls, and service contracts.

The Valley Hospital Takes a Collaborative Approach To Building a New Hospital

Finding the right system, people, and service contracts can be a huge, not-so-simple undertaking. The New Valley Hospital is proving that collaboration is the key to energy efficiency and staying within your budget.

Reducing Energy Consumption in Healthcare: A Case Study

Medical leaders recognize that energy efficiency is critical to public health and partner with experts in energy management.

Curing Energy Waste: NYU Langone Case Study

NYU Langone Medical Center is committed to meeting sustainability goals and built a best-in-class energy management program. We came on board to oversee the chilled water plant and distribution at the facility.

Sustainable Possibilities – Determining Healthcare Microgrid Efficiency

Designed to provide reliable heat and power to four NYC institutions, generate an estimated $87.2 million in benefits and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

utiliVisor Becomes Authorized Vendor in NYSERDA Real Time Energy Management Program (RTEM)

Now accredited as a qualified service provider for the new NYSERDA Real Time Energy Management (RTEM) program to support building owners and management.

Energy Forecasting Saves New York Presbyterian Hospital $6.5M

New York – Presbyterian Hospital worked together with utiliVisor to use weather analytics to improve its chiller plant performance.

How to See What Your BAS Is Really Accomplishing

Our energy monitoring, with real-time performance analytics and a staff of specialized engineers interpret it, has a better ROI than "black box" systems.

Hackensack University Medical Center Saves $473K With Energy Monitoring

For large buildings with unique needs, a custom energy solution is best. With a custom solution, Hackensack University Medical Center saves $473k annually.

Quick Payback of NYSERDA Incentives at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

With the help of a financial incentive provided by NYSERDA; the New York Energy $mart program, this cancer center improved energy efficiency 1,547,861 kWh.

$2M in Surgical Energy Savings at New York Presbyterian Hospital

Working with New York Presbyterian Hospital, utiliVisor found the main source of inefficiency - the chilled water plants. Now they save $2 million annually.

Engineering Recommendations Save NYC Cancer Center $1M/Yr and 1,200 MWh

While being sensitive to the unique needs of the healthcare industry, utiliVisor was able to improve the energy efficiency of a major cancer center in NYC.

Case Study: Hackensack University Saves Big On Energy

A leader in healthcare and an environmentally conscious campus, Hackensack University wanted the best in energy efficiency services.