BAM Episode 010, in this episode I dive into my current post in the Evaluating Building Automation Systems Series. You will learn my thoughts on how to quantitatively evaluate alarming!

In today's episode we will cover:

How to manage alarm prioritization

Why alarm sequencing is critical to your building

How alarm transmission can make or break your alarm responsiveness

In BAM Episode 009, I answer a question from a BAM subscriber around how to implement green rating programs.

In today's episode we will cover:

What a green rating program is

The difference between Energy Star, Green Globes and LEED

How to implement Energy Star, Green Globes and LEED

How to use energy star to set a energy baseline

How to use your energy baseline and target to create efficiency projects

BAM Episode 008: What is a network

BAM Episode 008, in this episode I dive deeper into my recent article What is a Network. In this article, I will walk you through how a local area network communicates

In today's episode we will cover:

• What a network is
• How a network communicates
• What the Media Access Control (MAC) address is
• How the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) works

BAM Episode 007, in this episode we are talking with Doug Hampton on the topic of Commissioning. Doug and I dive deep into what commissioning is, how a commissioning project is setup and how you can best prepare for commissioning on your projects

In today's episode we will cover:

• What commissioning is
• How commissioning is setup on new construction projects
• How to best prepare for commissioning on existing buildings
• How commissioning plans are created

BAM Episode 006, in this episode I expand upon the concepts discussed in my series titled How to Evaluate a BAS. In this 11 part series I discuss how to evaluate a BAS and specific contract language you can use to ensure you get the BAS you want.

In today's episode you will learn:

• How to evaluate graphics
• How to determine if your BAS's graphics are mobile friendly
• What a graphics package and library are and how to evaluate them

BAM Episode 005, in this episode we interview Marc Vergo from Cru, formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ . In this episode Marc and I discuss how you can work with your IT group to develop standards and evaluate solutions.

In today's episode we will cover:

• How your IT group can help you evaluate products
• How to create product standards
• How to measure and control risk
• The importance of user account management
• Key Frameworks for Risk Management

In this episode of the Building Automation Monthly podcast I discuss everything you could want to know about IP addresses. Specifically I dive into the topics of:

• What is an IP Address?
• What is a Sub-Net
• What is the Domain Name System (DNS)
• What is the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• What is a Static and Dynamic IP Address

In this episode we interview Arun Kothanath with Distributed Information Technologies. Arun and I unpack the topics of access, identity, and privilege as well as how to measure risk in this action packed episode.

You will learn

• The difference between Access, Identity, and Privilege
• How context is critical to your security strategy
• How to measure and control risk
• The importance of user account management
• Key Frameworks for Risk Management