I remember an interesting call I got back when I lived in Texas. I was on a troubleshooting call to a church in Southlake, Tx. They were having issues cooling down the rooms in the children's wing and they couldn't seem to figure out why. Upon checking the air handlers sure enough the discharge air set-point wasn't being met despite the cooling valve being 100% open.
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Expert shows 3 ways to improve your Chiller performance right now!
By Phil Zito on May 5, 2016 8:56:11 PM
Topics: analytics building automation systems Building Controls trends
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Your Outdoor Air Damper is Costing you A Hundred Dollars a minute
By Phil Zito on May 2, 2016 6:00:21 AM
While you are reading this article a good percentage of you are sucking hot humid air into your building just to cool it down.
Sucks doesn't it? You spend all this money to control your building only to have your energy budget being blown by some hot humid air.
Topics: analytics building automation systems Building Controls trends
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The most impactful feature of your BAS, that you aren't using
By Phil Zito on Apr 27, 2016 7:00:31 AM
Its right there in front of you. Can you see it?