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BAM 119: IT Networking for BAS Pros - Part 1

By Smart Buildings Academy on Jun 18, 2018 6:00:27 AM

What’s the difference between an application port and a switchport?

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SBA 118: How BACnet integrations really work part 3

By Smart Buildings Academy on Jun 11, 2018 6:00:28 AM

How would you setup 1,000 BACnet/IP devices? Would you know what to ask IT? Would you know how to troubleshoot these devices if something went wrong? How would you support all these devices?

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SBA 117: How BACnet integrations really work part 2

By Smart Buildings Academy on Jun 4, 2018 6:00:38 AM

Have you ever wired up a BACnet MS/TP trunk and it just wouldn’t work?Or for whatever reason the MS/TP trunk was crazy slow, and the customer was getting upset by slow point data?

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SBA 116: How BACnet integrations really work part 1

By Smart Buildings Academy on May 28, 2018 6:00:22 AM

BACnet is a protocol that confuses many new BAS professionals. Heck, if we’re honest with one another it confuses many senior BAS professionals as well. But, it doesn’t have to be this way. I’ve helped several manufacturers build their BACnet stacks and worked extensively with BACnet in the past.

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BAM 115: Building Automation Optimization Strategies Part 2

By Smart Buildings Academy on May 21, 2018 6:00:35 AM

Optimizing a building automation system can result in vast improvements to a building’s indoor air quality, tenant experience, and operational efficiency. But what does optimization actually look like?

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BAM 114: Building Automation Optimization Strategies Part 1

By Smart Buildings Academy on May 14, 2018 6:00:17 AM

Depending on what "expert" you talk to there are over 60% of the buildings within the United States that are not "optimized". But what does that even mean?