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Podcast: The Smart Buildings Academy Podcast | Teaching You Building Automation, Systems Integration, and Information Technology
Episode: BAM 114: Building Automation Optimization Strategies Part 1
Description: Depending on what "expert" you talk to there are over 60% of the buildings within the United States that are not "optimized". But what does that even mean? What is an optimized building? Throughout my career, I've seen well-meaning folks damage their building's HVAC and BAS systems in the pursuit of optimization. That's why I'm tackling this topic. The reality is optimization does not equal energy savings. You could achieve "optimization" by simply making sure all the different BAS you have are tied into a single user interface. So how do you deal with optimization? That is...