The Smart Buildings Academy Podcast | Teaching You Building Automation, Systems Integration, and Information Technology

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BAM 203: Setting up remote access Mar 30, 2020

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Today's buildings are largely disconnected from the outside world. This was fine until recently. With the growth in stay at home orders, people find themselves unable to remotely support their buildings.

In this episode you will learn:

How remote access works
How to setup remote access
Why you must create an access policy
How to work with IT
Which remote access technology will work for you
And more

BAM 202: Preparing your BAS for a Building Shutdown Mar 23, 2020

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In this week's podcast, we tackle the topic of shutting down your building.

The reality is many people have never shutdown their buildings.

So where do you begin?

What steps do you take?

In this episode you will learn:

What settings to adjust and how to adjust them
How to manage staging HVAC systems for critical zones
How to remotely monitor your building
And more!

BAM 201: Selling BAS During a pandemic Mar 16, 2020

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Everything is shutting down. The economy is nose-diving. How do you keep your building automation business afloat?

In this episode The Building Automation Monthly Podcast we talk about several win-win services that you can sell to help your customers deal with the Coronavirus's effect on their business.

We also talk about strategies to cover the cost of your employees and how to maintain your business.

BAM 200: Psychrometrics 101 Mar 09, 2020

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You need to control the moisture content of your airstreams but how?

In this week's episode of The Building Automation Monthly Podcast, we explore the concept of psychrometrics and how it affects the comfort and controllability of your building systems.

In this episode you will learn:

What Psychrometrics are
How you can control the moisture and temperature of your airstream
Why relative humidity is not always the best measure of moisture content
And more

BAM 199: PID Loops 101 Mar 02, 2020

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In this episode, we discuss how PID loops work and how to tune PID loops.

This episode covers:

What a PID Loop is
How to calculate your settings for a loop
The reason our loops shouldn't use derivative
My number 1 trick for quickly tuning loops
The effect of I on loops
When to use direct or reverse loops
Why you should avoid biasing your loop

BAM 198: Building a Use Case Library for Smart Buildings Feb 24, 2020

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In this episode, we discuss how to build out a use case library to increase your ability to sell and execute smart building projects.

This episode covers:

What a use case is?
Why a use case library?
Where to get started?
How to structure a use case?
The integral pieces of a use case library

BAM 197: The Future of Our Industry With Curt Bramel Feb 17, 2020

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This week we have Curt Bramel the North and South America channel sales leader for Tridium. In this episode Curt and I discuss:

The highest margin activity in the market right now
The biggest challenges to growth that integrators are facing
How integrators are dealing with the labor shortage in the market right now
The potential opportunities that integrators could miss in the next few years
Growth ideas that you think integrators should capitalize on but aren't
Curt's thoughts on the rise of IP controls and flat architecture
The upcoming Niagara Summit and how it would benefit you to attend

BAM 196: Cybersecurity 101 with Fred Gordy Feb 10, 2020

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In this episode of The Building Automation Monthly Podcast we interview cybersecurity expert Fred Gordy.

Fred has a broad background in cybersecurity. Fred has a wealth of experience during his rise from working at a major mechanical contractor to leading the cybersecurity practice at Intelligent Buildings.

We discuss:

What cybersecurity is
The major risks to a BAS
How to mitigate risks
The legal responsibility of integrators
How to use cybersecurity as a compelling selling point
The major attack vectors of a BAS
And much more

Episode 195: Data tagging and analytics an owners guide Feb 03, 2020

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Why do analytics projects fail? What makes them successful?

What is the secret to effectively implementing analytics?

In this week's episode of The Building Automation Monthly Podcast we discuss:

What analytics are
How analytics work
My experience implementing analytics
My six-step process for effectively implementing analytics

BAM 194: OT vs IT Networks: What are they? Jan 27, 2020

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OT networks are becoming increasingly common in building automation projects. But what is an OT network and what do you need to know about OT networks to succeed in your BAS career?

In this episode we discuss:

How OT networks work
Why OT networks are used
How OT networks are different than IT networks
How to implement OT networks
How to connect OT networks to IT networks and much more!

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