In this episode, we discuss dampers and economizers. You will learn what dampers and economizers are, why they are used, and how to control them with your building automation system.

How do you ensure that you have enough fresh air for your building?

Post COVID-19 building operators are being asked to provide better ventilation control to their buildings.

But how?

In this episode, we discuss IAQ, airflow, and the strategies and standards related to their control.

We also discuss the changes related to IAQ that are coming post COVID-19.

In this week's episode, we look at our five-phase framework for controlling your building's HVAC and Building Automation Systems post-Coronavirus.

How do networks work?

What do you as a smart building professional need to know about them?

In this week's episode we discuss:

• How networks work
• The bottom 4 layers of the OSI Model
• How to configure networks
• What you need to know to talk to IT about networks
• How IP addressing works
• Common ports and their use in BAS

Coronavirus will eventually clear up enough for the economy to reopen but what do you do after that?

In this episode of The Building Automation Monthly Podcast, we discuss how to prepare your career for after Coronavirus. You will learn:

• How to inventory your current skillset
• How to bridge your current income gap
• How to seek out consulting/contracting work in today's economy
• Our near-free training solution
• How to network with potential companies
• And more!

Today's buildings are largely disconnected from the outside world. This was fine until recently. With the growth in stay at home orders, people find themselves unable to remotely support their buildings.

In this episode you will learn:

• How remote access works
• How to setup remote access
• Why you must create an access policy
• How to work with IT
• Which remote access technology will work for you
• And more

In this week's podcast, we tackle the topic of shutting down your building.

The reality is many people have never shutdown their buildings.

So where do you begin?

What steps do you take?

In this episode you will learn:

• What settings to adjust and how to adjust them
• How to manage staging HVAC systems for critical zones
• How to remotely monitor your building
• And more!

Everything is shutting down. The economy is nose-diving. How do you keep your building automation business afloat?

In this episode The Building Automation Monthly Podcast we talk about several win-win services that you can sell to help your customers deal with the Coronavirus's effect on their business.

We also talk about strategies to cover the cost of your employees and how to maintain your business.

You need to control the moisture content of your airstreams but how?

In this week's episode of The Building Automation Monthly Podcast, we explore the concept of psychrometrics and how it affects the comfort and controllability of your building systems.

In this episode you will learn:

• What Psychrometrics are
• How you can control the moisture and temperature of your airstream
• Why relative humidity is not always the best measure of moisture content
• And more

In this episode, we discuss how PID loops work and how to tune PID loops.

This episode covers:

• What a PID Loop is
• How to calculate your settings for a loop
• The reason our loops shouldn't use derivative
• My number 1 trick for quickly tuning loops
• The effect of I on loops
• When to use direct or reverse loops
• Why you should avoid biasing your loop