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🎧 #150: Case Study: LONG Building Technologies on FDD Aug 17, 2023

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Episode 150 features LONG Building Technologies and is our second episode in the Case Study series looking at real-life, large-scale deployments of smart building technologies. These are not marketing fluff stories, these are lessons from leaders that others can put into use in their smart buildings programs. Leslie Beu and Lawrence Trifiletti talk honestly about the rollout of their FDD-driven service, diving into the impacts on their technicians, operations, customers, and overall business.

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🎧 #149: Change My Mind: The Independent Data Layer Jun 07, 2023

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Episode 149 is the first episode in our new debate style series called Change My Mind. This idea came from Nexus Pro member Pete Swanson. So thank you Pete, and we love that our community continues to inspire us to keep experimenting with the pod. The first topic is the independent data layer, and the debate center’s on if all buildings over a hundred thousand square feet should have an independent data layer in the smart building stack. The conversation is led by moderator James Dice, and then flanked by an opposing team with Alex Grace and Gregory Cmar, and a supporting team with Silvia Quaglia and Shaun Cooley. Kenny Trowers is the judge and neutral party that the teams need to convince to one side or the other. This episode format also features recording with a live virtual audience of our Pro Members that can engage in a chat while the debate is happening, as well as come to the stage to ask questions at the end. Enjoy!

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🎧 #148: Foundations: Intro to Horizontal Architectures Jun 07, 2023

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Episode 148 is part of a new series called Foundations. The idea behind this series came from conversations with many of you from our Nexus community. We'll be covering topics that keep coming up time and time again, that don't have a lot of beginner resources. These are concepts that we explore in our Nexus Foundations course, our six week online introduction to the smart buildings industry, but these short episodes will give you an introduction into one important topic. Please let us know what you want to learn about next!

Please give us your feedback on this episode as we try out these new formats: Episode 148 - Feedback

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🎧 #147: Deep Dives: Audio/Visual Systems and The Role They Play Jun 07, 2023

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Deep Dives will be a new series of episodes featuring one on one conversations with various subject matter experts. Episode 147 is our first episode in this format featuring Ernie Beck from NV5 Engineering & Technology, discussing audio/visual systems, and the role they play. Ernie draws parallels from A/V stacks to traditional building stacks, teases out some pretty interesting smart tech from the audio/visual world, and makes a strong case for having a seat at the table when it comes to the smart building tenant and visitor experience.

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🎧 #146: In The Field: Facility Manager Mary Gloven Jun 07, 2023

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Episode 146 is the first episode of a new series called In The Field. In The Field will feature people working out in the built environment giving real-life perspective on their day-to-day, and how smart building technologies fit, or don't fit in. This is one of our most creative concepts on the podcast to-date, featuring a self-narrative and then live interview. Episode 146 features facility manager Mary Gloven. We met Mary at the Alliance Center in Denver, CO and were immediately drawn to her unique background and magnetic position on the bigger picture of the built environment. And most importantly, those who work within. She inspired this entire episode format and we’re excited to hear what you all think!

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🎧 #145: Early Stage: Waste Tracking with WATS Jun 07, 2023

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Early Stage is another new series of episodes featuring early stage founders of startups hoping to fill a gap in the smart buildings marketplace. Episode 145 is a conversation with Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli and Laura Rosenshine from WATS. Meredith and Laura share their passion and insights to better manage the waste we all produce. And they’re eager to connect with the Nexus community at large!

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🎧 #144: Case Study: How the University of Iowa integrated FDD into maintenance operations Jun 07, 2023

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Episode 144 is the first episode in a new series diving into case studies of real life, large scale deployments of smart building technologies. For this first episode, we talk with the University of Iowa regarding their integration of FDD via Clockworks Analytics. This project started in 2014 and includes 6.8 million square feet across 47 buildings. We hear the project team, the rollout, and key inclusion of their maintenance operations from the ground up.

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🎧 #143: Updates + AMA: June 2023 Jun 07, 2023

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Episode 143 is the first new podcast after taking a break to reformat and expand our podcast platform. Updates + AMA will be a series of shorter episodes for us to discuss industry news, what's happening behind the scenes at Nexus, and to answer questions from our pro members. Towards the end, we have an ask me anything (AMA) where pro members can call in, and James and Rosy can answer your questions. Excited to start sharing these new ideas with you and please let us know what you think!

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🎧 #142: Living buildings and where technology fits Mar 16, 2023

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"The building industry can be the first to show the world what it looks like for an industry from within itself to transform itself in line with a sustainable future."
—Lindsay Baker

My Highlights

Lindsay's background (4:45)
Occupant application now versus its inception (17:37)
Ideas from WeWork (24:51)
The Institute and living buildings (29:33)
How Lindsay thinks about smart building technology (37:04)
Performance criteria and change in the smart building industry (42:54)
Where the industry is headed (51:41)
Catching up with the sustainable buildings side (57:17)
Carveouts (1:03:18)

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🎧 #141: CRE Market Talk #2 with Mandi Wedin and Joe Gaspardone Mar 09, 2023

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"So many organizations want to sell ESG solutions, but very few have their own ESG statements, goals, or positions. If you don't want it, why would I?"
—Mandi Wedin

Highlights

Joe's introduction (1:05)
Mandi's introduction (2:01)
ESG+R and why we care (4:21)
How DEI fits into ESG+R (12:26)
Greenwashing from the investor's perspective (17:01)
Green bonds (22:15)
More transparency in the EU (28:23)
How ESG+R pressures are impacting the smart building market (32:38)
Macro market update (40:21)
The best strategies for the technology marketplace right now (47:51)
Carveouts (59:33)

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