Have you ever wondered how you control central utility plants? Or how to sequence multiple chillers in a decoupled loop?
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BAM 109: Understanding BAS control sequences part 1
Does reading a building automation control sequence feel like deciphering hieroglyphics?
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BAM 103: 6 reasons why you need a BAS
Every day millions of buildings are operated. But not via a BAS.
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BAM 099: A walkthrough of installing BAS controls
How do you go about scoping, designing, installing, and programming controls?
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BAM 097: My Goals For 2018
Welcome to 2018, or maybe even later depending on when you're reading this.
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BAM 096: 7 tips for improving as a BAS Professional
Do you want to improve your BAS career?
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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.
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BAM 82: 7 tips to mastering networks
You can master networking...
But you need to start now! In this episode, I give you 7 tips that have been immensely helpful to me over my career in BAS.
That's it... No fluff just tons of valuable insight around networking. You won't want to miss this one!
You will learn:
- Why you must understand the first four layers of the OSI Model
- How Ethernet and IP are not the same
- The difference between Frames and Packets
- Understand Physical vs Virtual Lans
- Why Broadcast domains are vitally important
- How Subnets and Default Gateways work
- The importance of Trunking and QoS
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BAM 078: How to Disaster Proof Your BAS
I recently went through a 3-day power outage. It was utterly debilitating. Our well pump wouldn't run leaving us without water and we ended up loosing all our food. The good thing is we were prepared with backup food and water. Yet, many of our neighbors weren't and it was amazing how fast all of the surrounding stores sold out of basic goods.
So why do I tell you this?
The reality is so many BAS professionals are sitting on time bombs. There are facilities across the world that have put zero thought into how to keep their BAS operational after a disaster. The good news is that if you follow what I teach you in this episode you will be massively more prepared for when, not if, disaster strikes!
In this episode you will learn:
- The three kinds of disasters
- My four-step plan for disaster planning
- How to find the Goldilox zone (not over prepared but not under prepared)
- Why you must test your disaster plan
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BAM 063: Explaining PI Control
In the world of Building Automation, there are only a select few things you need to know in order to be awesome at your job.
One of these things is Proportional Integral loops.
I've gotten a lot of questions lately about PI loops and so I recorded this episode.
In this episode you will learn:
- What a PI loop is
- How the P and I are calculated
- The difference between deadband and error
- How to calculate your prop-band
- And much more!
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If you have a specific question, you can send me a voicemail or e-mail message at the Contact Page.
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