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Recent posts by Phil Zito
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BAM 095: 9 Steps To BAS Career Success
One of the most important parts of having a successful building automation career is having a career plan.
Topics: building automation Podcasts
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BAM 94: 10 Energy Efficiency Strategies for Your BAS
When you read the words energy efficiency what do you think of?
Topics: Podcasts
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BAM 093: Preventive maintenance strategies for BAS? Part 2
Preventative maintenance is the core of good facility management.
Topics: Podcasts
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BAM 092: Preventive maintenance strategies for BAS?
Preventative Maintenance. What comes to mind when you think of those two words?
Topics: smartbuildings Podcasts
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BAM 91: What is OT?
There's been a phrase floating around for the past couple years now but I've been hearing it pop up a lot more frequently lately. That phrase is OT vs IT.
Topics: Podcasts
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BAM 90: How to determine your ideal role
One of the biggest struggles that any person faces is what career path to go down. This is even more true in building automation. You see, building automation doesn't naturally lend itself to a "path". I've met technicians who are easily making "6 figures" and I've met senior integrators who are scraping by with "50k a year". But beyond the money, there is the enjoyment factor as well. How many of you truly love your job? Have you ever stopped to think about what really motivates you?
Topics: smart buildings Podcasts
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BAM 089: The 4 step process for dealing with old BAS controls
Depending on what studies you read, 40% to 60% of the Building Automation Systems installed are more than 20 years old. On the surface, this wouldn’t be much of an issue but the real problem is that many of the BAS systems can no longer be replaced and the professionals who understand how to service them are leaving in droves.
Topics: Podcasts
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BAM 088: The 7 outputs of the BAS design process
At the end of the day, you are judged by the outputs from your designs. In this episode, I walk you through the 7 design outputs you should focus on when producing BAS designs. Producing a quality design is the biggest factor in whether your BAS project will be a cost overrun failure or a case study worthy project.
Topics: smart building Podcasts
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BAM 087: The four step BAS design lifecycle
I've been the victim of some really bad designs and if I'm honest with you, I've also created a few really bad designs... The thing is, no one really teaches this topic.
Topics: smart buildings Podcasts
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