Why the industry is poised to bring global communities back together.

If it can open or close, turn on or off, or has a motor, it can be automated.

Sequences of operation, as we have used them for the past decade, will slowly become somewhat obsolete in the next five to 10 years.

Buy-in and trust of the building operators is absolutely critical for virtual retro-commissioning to work.

While it remains to be seen how much of the infrastructure and sustainability aspects of President Joe Biden’s policies will be adopted, we should be prepared nonetheless.

The constraints imposed by the pandemic have made it even more crucial to have real-time building information readily accessible and therefore has put BAS and its many shortfalls in the spotlight today.

Some of the best ‘monitors’ of building system performance are occupants who alert the operations staff when there are problems.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a major convention center located in the southern part of the U.S. has put together an IPD team to update the policy and procedure (P&P) manual with “lessons-learned” over the past 18 months.

The flexibility of easy open, data access unlocks enormous potential for the future of smart buildings.