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BAM 183: HVAC Control Sequences Part 1 Oct 21, 2019

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How do you control HVAC equipment with your building automation system?

In this episode of The Building Automation Monthly Podcast, we take a look at how to control terminal units and what we need to consider when we are controlling those units.

Resources: ► https://buildingautomationmonthly.com/introducing-control-sequence-fundamentals/

BAM 182: Cyber Security for BAS Professionals Oct 14, 2019

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Is your customer's building automation system secure?

How can you make sure your BAS projects are cyber secure?

How do you know where to start?

In this week's episode, we discuss what cybersecurity is and what you need to know in order to securely execute BAS work.

BAM 181: A Deep Dive into Virtual Servers Oct 07, 2019

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What if you could make it so that your building automation server never failed?

What if every time your BAS server got slow it automatically sped up?

Is this even possible?

In this episode we discuss how to utilize virtualization to ensure that our BAS servers stay fast and functional 24/7.

BAM 180: How to Forecast BAS Workloads Sep 30, 2019

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How do you plan your BAS workloads?

How do you determine when you have enough staff?

How can you make sure that you are maximizing the profitability of your BAS projects?

In this episode, we answer a listener question on how to properly estimate their workloads and project staffing.

We also explore strategies on how to maximize profitability in our building automation businesses.

BAM 179: 7 Tips for Growing your Building Automation Accounts Sep 23, 2019

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How do you maximize your sales success?

How do you grow your building automation accounts?

In this episode, I discuss the tips and techniques I have learned from top-tier sales executives as well as the strategies I have personally used to grow my own business from zero to 4,600+ paying customers.

You will learn:

How to identify and connect with your target customer
Why you must embrace a focus area
What tactics work for providing value that results in sales
And much more

BAM 178:11 Things I Learned Running the World's Fastest Growing BAS Training Company Sep 16, 2019

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What is working in building automation?

What changes could you make to be more successful as a building automation business or in your building automation career?

In this episode, I discuss 11 of the most impactful things I've learned leading the fastest-growing building automation training business in the world.

BAM 177: Troubleshooting Data Flow Sep 09, 2019

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Have you ever logged into a BAS only to find all the controllers and points offline?

What do you do?

How do you troubleshoot the problem?

What if there was a proven approach to identifying why your data wasn't getting to your front-end?

In this episode, we discuss how data is collected from I/O and delivered to your front-end. We also look at the most common issues that impede data flow and how to fix them.

BAM 176: Making Sense of Data Part 2 Sep 02, 2019

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Data Lakes, Digital Twins, BI...

Every day it seems as if the world of data is becoming more complex. In this week's episode, we will discuss exactly what today's BAS professional needs to understand about data in order to survive.

We will look at how data is stored, visualized, analyzed, and much more in this week's insightful episode.

BAM 175: Making Sense of Data Part 1 Aug 26, 2019

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Today's building automation world runs on data. But what is data?

That's a question that the industry as a whole has failed to answer. In this episode, we dive into what data is, how data is created, why data matters, and how can be used for smart integrated buildings.

BAM 174: How to Troubleshoot a Building Automation System Aug 12, 2019

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There is a saying that troubleshooting a building automation system is more of an art than a science. But, what if there was a methodology that was proven to reduce the time it takes to troubleshoot a building automation system.

In this week's episode, we are going to look at how to utilize our troubleshooting methodology in several real-world scenarios.

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