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BAM Episode 024: The Two Truths of Binary Control

By Smart Buildings Academy on Sep 9, 2016 6:00:18 AM

Hey BAM Nation! In today's episode I will be wrapping up the first module of the learn series, control modes! In this episode I will be discussing the fourth and final control mode, binary control.

On/off, open/shut, binary control is everywhere and in this episode we will discuss this critically important control mode!

In today's episode we will cover:

Technical Tip of the Week
What Binary Control is and How it works
Career Tip of the Week

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BAM Episode 023: How to Identify your AS-IS systems

By Smart Buildings Academy on Sep 5, 2016 6:00:51 AM

Hey BAM Nation! In this episode I am going to be continuing my systems integration 101 series and will be taking you through my 3rd article in the series titled, "How to Identify your AS-IS systems".

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BAM Episode 022: How Floating Control Really Works...

By Smart Buildings Academy on Sep 2, 2016 6:00:09 AM

In this episode, I will be talking about the 3rd control mode in the learn series, Floating Control. In this episode you will learn what floating control is and why it is important to you.

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BAM Episode 021: The Secret to Useful Use Cases

By Smart Buildings Academy on Aug 30, 2016 7:00:38 AM

In this episode, I will be taking you through the topic of use cases. Use cases are critical to executing a great systems integration project. The problem is most use cases are from useful and quite honestly a lot of them suck. That's why I recorded this episode for you.

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BAM Episode 020: Learn Sequencers in 10 minutes

By Smart Buildings Academy on Aug 26, 2016 5:00:02 AM

In this episode, I will be continuing the learn series and unpacking our next control mode, sequencers. Sequencers allow you to "stage" devices on and off.

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BAM Episode 019: Systems Integration 101 Part 1

By Smart Buildings Academy on Aug 22, 2016 5:00:38 PM

In this episode, I will be discussing the new series I am kicking off titled, systems integration 101. Systems integration has been my most requested topic and it's about time I address this wonderfully complicated topic!

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BAM Episode 018: Learn How to Tune PID Loops

By Smart Buildings Academy on Aug 19, 2016 6:00:51 AM

In this episode, I continue the discussion around PID loops and will be covering everyone's favorite task, tuning PID loops! Sooner or later in your BAS career you are going to have to learn how to tune PID loops.

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BAM Episode 017: The How, What and Why of PID Loops

By Smart Buildings Academy on Aug 12, 2016 7:00:23 AM

In this episode, I dive into one of my most requested topics and that is the topic of Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) Loops.

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BAM Episode 014: My Own Career Journey

By Smart Buildings Academy on Jul 29, 2016 6:00:10 AM

In this episode, I open up and take you through my story of how I got to where I am in my career. I get personal and share what really motivates me to produce the content I produce and how you can develop a challenging career in the BAS world.

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BAM Episode 016: From Mechanic to Teaching BAS with Nick Dawson

By Smart Buildings Academy on Jul 22, 2016 6:00:15 AM

BAM Episode 016, in this episode I talk with Nick Dawson! Nick Dawson is a pipe-fitter turned controls technician. In this episode Nick discusses how he became a controls technician, how you can become a controls technician and how you can help others get into the exciting world of building automation.

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