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Controls & O&M Core

Diagnosing, verifying and documenting building controls before capital decisions.

How to Choose Between Open and Proprietary Building Controls

What "open" means in building automation, how a BTL listing and a Niagara license can each fall short of it, when a proprietary system is a reasonable choice, and the…

Explained Controls & O&M Core

Your BAS Is Running. That Doesn’t Mean Your Building Is Operating Correctly.

A building automation system that reports no alarms can still be running the building badly. How often that happens, what fixing it is worth, what a responsible review checks, and…