Next Generation Solutions for the Energy Services Industry

摘要

Internet commerce is changing business practice through the development of more efficient and cost-effective business to business (B2B) and direct marketing models. The implications for energy-related information needs-- construction management, integration across life-cycle, controls and monitoring of energy systems, commodity (electricity, natural gas, and greenhouse gas emissions) trading are huge. Future business success will depend in part on how efficiently a company can collect, analyze, and convert data into useful information to develop and implement business strategy. This paper discusses the strategy of existing companies that are providing on-line solutions to integrate the requirements and expectations of key players in the building/project delivery process. The paper will analyze the new trend, where the construction and energy efficiency sector is moving away from a selling software to a selling services model.