by | Apr 22, 2019 | Building's impact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)
DYK-Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) CAES captures and stores compressed air in an underground cavern. To create electricity, the pressurized air is heated and expanded in an expansion turbine, driving a generator. As of June 2018, there are 4 operating CAES...
by steve | Apr 16, 2019 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Building_People, Organization & Culture, Building's Future, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, Strategy & Business Model Innovation
This post explores: The building process, historically plagued by disorder and inefficiency, is now poised for transformative change driven by technological advancements like BIM, IoT, and integrated solutions, which enable greater coordination, efficiency, and...
by | Mar 25, 2019 | Building's impact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know that ABES stores electrical energy in the form of chemical energy, which is then converted back into electricity when needed? Batteries contain two electrodes (anode and cathode), two terminals composed of different chemicals, and the electrolyte that...
by | Mar 25, 2019 | Building's impact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know that in 2018, flywheels accounted for 0.058 GW of rated power in the U.S. and have efficiencies between 85-87%. FES systems store electric energy via kinetic energy by spinning a rotor in a frictionless enclosure?.. The rotor is sped up or down to shift...
by steve | Mar 12, 2019 | Blog Posts, Build Blog_Goals, Building_People, Organization & Culture, Building_Technology, Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: A lifelong fascination with building, recounting childhood memories and introducing a “Did You Know” campaign to share simple, intriguing facts aimed at enhancing our understanding and interaction with...
by | Mar 11, 2019 | Building's impact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know that PHS and CAES are large-scale technologies capable of discharge times of tens of hours but are geographically limited. Several EES technologies are in research phases, but five storage technology types are considered deployed: Pumped Hydroelectric...
