From design to setup to reporting, bad habits and bad thinking may loom at every turn.
More and more projects are involving the integration of even more systems and/or equipment, many whose function is not for HVAC. This is a good trend, as long as there is value from the integration. Of course, with this trend comes the challenges of learning about new systems, but more importantly, there is usually a need to educate the system/equipment representatives about the part they need to play in integration (you may even be helping them learn about the integration solution that they didn’t even know existed). And then there are the many myths, lies, and misconceptions that seem to sprout forth whenever the scope of our integration goals grows.
Some of these myths, lies, and misconceptions may be seen by some as debatable truths, some seem to be rooted in a lack of education, and others are driven by marketing hype. So in no particular order: