Finely Tuned

A discussion with Joe Tormos–Facilities Engineering Manager for Hines at Airbnb–about the three main components of a preventive maintenance program.

A chat with Prof. Jon Christensen–of UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, the Department of History, and the Center for Digital Humanities–on what the data from $5.4 billion and 2,174 projects tells us about the progress and pitfalls of modern conservation.

A conversation with Andy Russell, Dean and Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, on society's focus on innovation, which keeps us from thinking about and crediting the maintainers who keep everything working.

A conversation with Lee Vinsel, assistant professor of science and technology studies at the Stevens Institute of Technology, about the need for balance between innovation, technology, and maintenance.

A conversation on cybersecurity in the built environment, hacking a BMS, and what you can do to stop it, with Fred Gordy from Intelligent Buildings.

A conversation on healthy building spaces, the difference between LEED and WELL, and people and buildings, with Darin Bernstein of Cushman & Wakefield.

Andy Shatney, Energy Project Coordinator with the City of Santa Cruz, and James Lonergan, Project Engineer with Enovity, discuss energy data analytics and commissioning.

Sara Neff, SVP of Sustainability at Kilroy Realty, explores the 5 Whys problem solving method and how it helped Kilroy's tenants install LEDs.