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Cube Heads to the AHR Expo

by Hector Hernandez

The AHR Expo in Orlando is billing itself as the World’s Largest HVACR Marketplace. It’s an amazing opportunity to network, socialize, and most importantly, learn about new products. One of those products that you may discover, in the Building Automation section at booth 789, is Cube. While Cube is not necessarily new, it does have […]

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How Estimating is Like a Relay Race

by Hector Hernandez

Team sports such as relay races are great analogies for business processes like building automation system estimating. Just like there are four runners in a relay race, there are four core functions of a BAS: Estimating for determining the materials, equipment, and labor needed for a particular project. Control engineering using sensors and detectors to […]

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construction commissioning, re-commissioning, retro-commissioning, or monitoring-based commissioning

One Incorrect Sensor Could Cost You Big.

by Hector Hernandez

Whether it’s new construction commissioning, re-commissioning, retro-commissioning, or monitoring-based commissioning, getting it done properly the first time is vital to ensuring complex building systems function as intended. There are dozens of types of systems that can be commissioned, including individual elements such as HVAC, plumbing, lighting control, fire and life safety, security, as well as […]

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How to Create the Ultimate Submittal Package

by Hector Hernandez

Creating a submittal package can be a huge bottleneck in the flow at a BAC company, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be presented in a visually pleasing, comprehensive, and efficient manner. Most companies have their go-to submittal template, usually, a PDF that’s haphazardly created from various documents like cut sheets, spec sheets, Autocad drawings, […]

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