? #002: Joe Aamidor on getting started with smart buildings, app stores, and open data platforms

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"Some of these companies actually just want to be the middleware, and I don't think that's a dirty word."—Joe Aamidor You can find Joe on LinkedIn.Watch on YouTube or read on the web.Get full access to Nexus.

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? #007: Thru Shivakumar of Cohesion on what makes a building intelligent by The Nexus Podcast
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? #011: Cory Mosiman on the state of Haystack, Brick, and ASHRAE 223: Episode 11 is a conversation with my NREL colleague, Cory Mosiman. Cory and I have these conversations all the time, so we thought it would be fun to press record. Fair warning though, this is the nerdiest episode yet. Let’s put that nerdiness in context. Today, in buildings across the world, data is locked up and unable to be used. If we could use it, we could do things like help mitigate climate change, create healthier indoor environments, and automate our buildings is unable to be used. by The Nexus Podcast
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? #003: Nick Gayeski of KGS Buildings on FDD at scale and 5 waves of smart building tech by The Nexus Podcast
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? #016: Brad Pilgrim on how multifamily buildings can achieve energy Parity: Episode 16 is a conversation with Brad Pilgrim, CEO of Parity, Inc. Brad breaks down the application of smart building technology in multifamily residential buildings, including how that's different from other verticals and why it's such a unique niche. We unpack Parity's solution for that space, which as a long-time resident of multifamily buildings myself, sounds like a perfect product-market fit. by The Nexus Podcast
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? #001: Nicolas Waern on the three stages of smart building technology: Episode 001 is an introductory conversation with Nicolas Waern, CEO of smart building consulting firm WINNIIO. In another day and age, Nicolas and I would have never met, but here we were... me in Denver and Nicholas in Sweden becoming fast friends. I guess that's the amazing power of the internet. by The Nexus Podcast
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? #022: Kyle Tooke on defining the organizational digital twin: Episode 22 is a conversation with Kyle Tooke, National Director of Sales at ThoughtWire. Kyle does a great job of defining what a digital twin is, including the components it needs to have, the hierarchy of types of twins, and he even dispels some key myths about twinning. He also gives some concrete examples of how digital twins can decrease operational expenses, engage occupants, and even keep hospital patients safe. by The Nexus Podcast
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? #009: Terry Herr of Intellimation on the past, present, and future of building analytics: Episode 9 is a conversation with Terry Herr, President of Intellimation, a building controls and analytics technology and service provider. Our conversation covers the past, present, and future of analytics. One of the hot items for the future is advanced supervisory control, which Terry calls optimization. We do a deep dive on that. by The Nexus Podcast
60 min listen
? #030: Microsoft's emerging smart building ecosystem: Episode 30 is a conversation with Matthew Vogel, Program Manager of Azure IoT Smart Places and Energy Team at Microsoft. I met Matthew a few weeks ago when he sat on a panel I moderated at Realcomm, which was great fun. If you're wondering what Microsoft is up to in the smart building space, this episode is definitely for you. We talked about Microsoft's Azure Digital Twin platform and ecosystem, and how it, as Matthew says, is designed to accelerate the time to results for the smart buildings market. We talk about how they're doing that, and why I see value in it. Of course, we also covered the data modeling aspect of the digital twin, including the open source digital twin definition language, and where that sits in context with similar efforts we've covered on other episodes. by The Nexus Podcast
54 min listen
? #027: Joe Gaspardone on how a base building network enables the smart building: Episode 27 is a conversation with Joe Gaspardone, COO of Montgomery Technologies out of California, and someone who has a unique background in both commercial real estate and technology. Joe gave his answer to my favorite question and talked about how the base building or enterprise building network enables smart building technology, and what can happen when that enabling step is skipped. This is a great primer for those of us in the Nexus audience who know the smart building revolves around the connectivity of the building automation system, but are just beginning to wrap our heads around what happens when all the other types of things in the building start coming online. by The Nexus Podcast
41 min listen
? #006: Prabhu Ramachandran of Facilio on a single pane of glass for the portfolio: Episode 6 is a conversation with Prabhu Ramachandran, CEO of Facilio, a software as a service platform for facility operations and maintenance. I really like where they're headed, and this was a really fun conversation. We talk about how Prabu was inspired by remote monitoring practices in the telecom industry and why he launched Facilio in the commercial real estate space. We talk about the next wave of smart buildings, which Prabu calls CRE 3.0. We deep dive into Facilio software, including the architecture of the suite of native apps, how it provides a single pane of glass for operators. by The Nexus Podcast
65 min listen
? #013: Deepinder Singh of 75F on epidemic mode and building the modern BAS: Episode 13 is a conversation with Deepinder Singh, CEO of 75F. I walked away from this conversation even more excited about 75F than I already was. As I've said before, 75F and PassiveLogic are the only two companies I know of doing the “blank sheet of paper” approach to modernizing and improving the performance of building control systems. We unpacked 75F's founding story, what makes them unique, and why they decided to create the whole stack rather than just an overlay. We talked about their over-the-air sequence upgrades, how they're similar to Tesla’s, and how they enable the new epidemic mode for minimizing the energy penalty that comes along with the increased ventilation recommended by the CDC and ASHRAE to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Finally, we talked about their software platform, what makes it unique, and their hardware layer, and what makes it unique. by The Nexus Podcast
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? #005: Troy Harvey of PassiveLogic on next-generation building automation: Episode 5 is a conversation with Troy Harvey, CEO of autonomous buildings startup Passive Logic. Troy taught me a ton in this episode! We talk about how the hell we got here… to this point where building technology is 20 to 30 years behind the tech we're carrying around in our pockets. We talk about the limitations of modern building automation systems, and what it means for a building to be fully autonomous, why that’s needed, and how Passive Logic is doing it. We talk about what full autonomy means for all of the service providers in our industry. Oh and digital twins. Deep digital twins. by The Nexus Podcast
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? #053: Jim Whalen reflects on the past and future of Boston Properties' digital buildings program: Episode 53 is a conversation with Jim Whalen, Senior Vice President, CIO, and CTO of Boston Properties. We talked about Boston Properties’ portfolio of buildings, their different technologies, and digitization initiatives. Jim took us through the unique challenges inherent to the business of being a multi-tenant landlord in the United States. Then we took a bit of a deep dive into Boston Properties’ journey with data, energy, efficiency, and IAQ. by The Nexus Podcast
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? #035: Matt Golden on capturing the grid benefits of your projects by The Nexus Podcast
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? #008: Jean-Simon Venne on using AI to transition from reactive to proactive: Episode 8 is a conversation with Jean-Simon Venne, CTO and Co-Founder of BrainBox AI, an advanced supervisory control platform for autonomous buildings. We do a deep dive on BrainBox AI, including how they use artificial intelligence to save energy and to adapt building operations to occupancy patterns of the pandemic. We talk about the problem with existing control systems and how AI helps supplement them. We talk about how AI and humans can be a great team and how the BrainBox team is approaching that teamwork. Finally, we talk about how autonomous buildings can lead to an autonomous and cleaner electric grid. by The Nexus Podcast
64 min listen
? #004: Alex Grace on digital transformation for building service providers: I’m excited to bring you Episode 4, a conversation with Alex Grace of KGS Buildings. This episode is complementary to last week's episode with Nick Gajewski, Alex's CEO, and I think you'll like it just as much. These guys are like the dynamic duo of fault detection and diagnostics. I picked Alex’s brain on a range of topics, including: Keys to selling software as a service in the buildings industry; How the leading mechanical, controls, and commissioning service providers are digitizing their offerings and business models; Where buzzwords like IoT, machine learning, and AI fit in with more traditional analytics like FDD; And much more by The Nexus Podcast
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? #002: Joe Aamidor on getting started with smart buildings, app stores, and open data platforms: I’m super excited to bring you Episode 2, a conversation with Joe Aamidor of Aamidor Consulting. Joe and I talk regularly, so this was our chance to catch up on what we’ve been thinking about over the last several weeks. by The Nexus Podcast
63 min listen
? #024: Mike Brooman on the role of the MSI and Smart Core: Episode 24 is a conversation with Mike Brooman, CEO of Vanti, a master systems integrator out of the UK. We talked about why buildings are behind, and how the problem of closed or proprietary systems extends beyond just HVAC. Then we took a bit of a deep dive into the role of the master systems integrator, which is often misunderstood in our industry. Finally, Mike explained the open-source effort Vanti is launching called Smart Core. I'm very excited about Smart Core, and can't wait to hear your feedback and see people get involved in this effort. by The Nexus Podcast
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? #015: Deb Noller on the acceleration of smart building adoption post-COVID: Episode 15 is a conversation with Deb Noller, CEO and Co-Founder of Switch Automation. It's always fun talking to Deb. We've had three conversations so far, and I always end up with amazing Deb quotes. She's a quote machine. Switch has an awesome team, so we talked about her keys to hiring and attracting talent in the smart building space. We unpacked what it means for a building to be ‘digital-ready,’ and how Switch has evolved their approach to figure out whether a building is ready to get smart, or whether it actually needs basic connectivity upgrades first. Deb also gave her answer to why building technology is 20 years behind the tech in our personal lives, and much, much more. by The Nexus Podcast
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? #018: Logan Soya on how to engage key stakeholders in the energy efficiency journey: Episode 18 is a conversation with Logan Soya, Founder and CEO of Aquicore. We unpack Aquicore's approach to smart buildings, which is rooted in solving the problems of a few core users. Logan gave his answer to why building tech is 20 years behind the tech in our personal lives and his journey from the telecom industry to founding Aquicore in order to do something about that. by The Nexus Podcast
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? #020: Andrew Rodgers on what "open" really means for smart buildings: Episode 20 is a conversation with Andrew Rodgers, co-founder of ACE IoT. This is a masterclass on what the word open means for buildings. Open is a very controversial and murky topic. I think Andrew clears some of that up in this conversation… it’s about choice. It’s about self-actualization. Don’t let the deep nerdiness of this conversation scare you away. If we could unlock the data in our buildings and open up communication, we could do things like help mitigate climate change, create healthier indoor environments, and finally automate our buildings. Andrew and I talked about myths, definitions, and walked through each layer of the smart building stack to unpack it in depth, including how we can learn from slime molds, which have it all figured out. by The Nexus Podcast
67 min listen
? #023: Unpacking advanced supervisory control with Nexus Pro Members: I started out the episode by introducing the topic, advanced supervisory controls, and summarizing why this is important for smart buildings, climate change, and much more. Then we heard from our panelists, three of whom are past podcast guests. We had: Keith Gipson of facil.ai, Tyson Soutter of Siemens, Terry Herr of Intellimation, and Jean-Simon Venne of BrainBox AI. The five of us unpack this topic, which I think is the most misunderstood topic and smart buildings right now. by The Nexus Podcast
41 min listen
? #019: Tyson Soutter on how to sell smart building technology by The Nexus Podcast
90 min listen
? #056: Sabine Lam unpacks Google's Building Operating System (BOS) program: Episode 56 is a very enlightening conversation with Sabine Lam, Google's Building Operating System Global Lead for Real Estate and Workplace Services. We unpacked what the building operating system is, the goals Google has that depend on it, and what needs to change about how buildings are built in order to.enable it. I love Sabine's practical approach that seems to be necessitated by sheer scale and just not being able to put up with a lot of the BS in our industry because of that. by The Nexus Podcast
57 min listen
? #029: Google's plan for smart buildings at scale by The Nexus Podcast
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? #036: Josh Adams on digital twins and partnerships (and why we need both) by The Nexus Podcast
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? #032: Erik Ubels' insights from The Edge: Episode 32 is a conversation with Erik Ubels, who most recently was CTO at Edge Technologies out of Amsterdam, and now runs his own smart buildings consulting firm full time. We talk about Erik’s key role in the development of The Edge building in Amsterdam, which is perhaps the most famous smart building in the entire world. And since this is the last episode we recorded in 2020, we also look forward to 2021 and dive into Erik’s top three trends for our industry. by The Nexus Podcast
56 min listen
? #051: Rachel Kennedy on digital device discovery (Dx³) and reflections on teaching smart buildings: Episode 51 is a conversation with Rachel Kennedy, Digital Solutions Engineer at Switch Automation, and also my teammate in the delivery of the Nexus Foundations course. We talked about what's new at Switch, including Rachel's new role as a Product Manager for the Dx³ offering and why Dx³ is valuable in the building digitization process. Then we talked about what teaching the Nexus Foundations course has taught us about our industry and our hopes and goals for the course in the future. by The Nexus Podcast
43 min listen
? #046: The WiredScore team on what makes a building smart and connected: Episode 46 is a conversation with Arie Barendrecht, Founder & CEO of WiredScore, and Sanj Ranasinghe, Technical Director of WiredScore. We talked about the role certification programs can play in smart building technology adoption, and the founding of WiredScore the company. Then we took a deep dive into the WiredScore certification program and their new SmartScore certification program, which is launching next week, to much anticipation in the commercial real estate world. by The Nexus Podcast
65 min listen
? #034: Brian Turner on the Ontology Wars and the role of the MSI: Episode 34 is a conversation with Brian Turner, CEO of Buildings IOT. We talked about all the topics we love here on the podcast, including analytics, advanced supervisory control, data modeling, integration, why buildings are behind and much more. We took a deep dive into the role of the master systems integrator that I think all you building owners out there and need to wrap your head around. by The Nexus Podcast
64 min listen

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? #159: Case Study: Quadreal rolls out passive optical networks for OT devices: Episode 159 features Thano Lambrinos from Quadreal and Wayne Kim from Andorix and is our 7th episode in the Case Study series looking at real-life, large-scale deployments of smart building technologies. These are not marketing fluff stories, these are lessons from leaders that others can put into use in their smart buildings programs. This conversation explores the partnership between Quadreal and Andorix and how the implementation of a new network has made an impact on Quadreal. Enjoy! by The Nexus Podcast
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? #158: Case Study: Limbach Holdings digitizes HVAC and Controls Service: Episode 158 features Richard Davis from Limbach Holdings and is our 7th episode in the Case Study series looking at real-life, large-scale deployments of smart building technologies. These are not marketing fluff stories, these are lessons from leaders that others can put into use in their smart buildings programs. This conversation explores how Limbach Holdings is integrating FDD and energy management softwares into their HVAC and plumbing services. Enjoy! by The Nexus Podcast
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? #157: Case Study: Decarbonization on the WattCarbon Marketplace: Episode 157 features McGee Young from WattCarbon, Alan Greenberg, and DR Richardson from Elephant Energy and is our 7th episode in the Case Study series looking at real-life, large-scale deployments of smart building technologies. These are not marketing fluff stories, these are lessons from leaders that others can put into use in their smart buildings programs. This conversation explores how WattCarbon can bridge the gap for property owners and vendors, while simultaneously validating their decarbonization efforts. Enjoy! by The Nexus Podcast
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? #156: Case Study: Sleep Country deploys AI-enabled thermostats in 200+ stores: Episode 156 features Mary de Guzman from Sleep Country and Omar Tabba from BrainBox AI and is our 6th episode in the Case Study series looking at real-life, large-scale deployments of smart building technologies. These are not marketing fluff stories, these are lessons from leaders that others can put into use in their smart buildings programs. Mary and Omar discuss the benefits of installing AI enabled thermostats in several hundred retail stores. Enjoy! by The Nexus Podcast
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? #155: Case Study: The Empire State Building: Episode 155 features Dana Schneider from Empire State Realty Trust and Etrit Demaj from KODE Labs and is our 5th episode in the Case Study series looking at real-life, large-scale deployments of smart building technologies. These are not marketing fluff stories, these are lessons from leaders that others can put into use in their smart buildings programs. Dana dives into their systematic approach to building retrofits, leading with The Empire State Building, and why they publish what they do. Enjoy! by The Nexus Podcast
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? #153: Case Study: Unpacking BGO's cybersecurity program: Episode 153 features Ben Cooper from BGO and is our third episode in the Case Study series looking at real-life, large-scale deployments of smart building technologies. These are not marketing fluff stories, these are lessons from leaders that others can put into use in their smart buildings programs. Ben talks about the asset type due diligence and rate of adoption for their new infrastructure platform, the overall efficiencies created, and the future proofing abilities with a cloud connection application layer. Enjoy! by The Nexus Podcast
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? #152: In The Field: Stacks+Joules Graduate Nathanseth Cruz: Episode 152 is the second episode in our new workforce series, In The Field. In The Field features people working boots on the ground in the built environment, giving real-life perspectives on their roles, backgrounds, and aspirations. Episode 152 features Stacks+Joules graduate and senior controls technician Nathanseth Cruz of Dual Fuel and Stacks+Joules Founder and Executive Director Michael Conway. Nathanseth tells a heartfelt story about ambition, perseverance, and mentorship in a world he knew nothing about before his time at Stacks+Joules. Michael details how Stacks+Joules is committed not only to the technical training and certifications they provide but also to the people they serve and the ever-growing workforce needs of today. Enjoy! by The Nexus Podcast
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? #002: Joe Aamidor on getting started with smart buildings, app stores, and open data platforms

? #002: Joe Aamidor on getting started with smart buildings, app stores, and open data platforms

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