The foundational requirement implicit in all standards is that execution teams will read, understand, and execute them. If they cannot do that, then the standard is not useful. The usefulness
Acceptance testing is meant to confirm that your system operates the way you want it to, but poorly written tests will disguise mistakes and give you false confidence about the
Every organization knows they need to train their staff, but not all training is equal. In order to stay on the right track, training needs to be: Relevant – Training
The network infrastructure for most enterprise BACnet/IP systems can have extremely high throughput. Most of the sites I visit have no problem with network traffic in terms of capacity. The
Lots of sites don’t have good documentation. Many don’t have documentation at all. System owners often don’t understand the value of their documentation because their organization manages them incorrectly. Here
If you received an alert that your air handler had shut down, your first step would probably be to log on to your BAS and try to restart it. Building
Don’t look now, but your energy-efficiency programming isn’t saving you money anymore. The days of fixed setpoint air handlers are mostly behind us. Almost every site has, to some extent,
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as part of its new “Shields Up!” program, recently asked private sector businesses to take steps to protect their infrastructure from Russian cyberattack. The
“It’s just a firmware flash” they said. “It’ll be fine.” “It’s just a firmware flash” they said. “It’ll be fine” they said. They were wrong. BACnet is a very extensive
I’ve been seeing lead times for Air Handling Units (AHUs) recently at upwards of 40 weeks. The unpredictability seems like it would make capital planning pretty difficult since you can’t