Marc Petock Contributing Editor

Chief Communications Officer, Vice President, Marketing

Lynxspring & Connexx Energy

• Lynxspring Marks 20th Year Milestone
  
• Answering the “Why” in a Value Driven Age
  
• Environmental. Social. Governance
  
• 21 Lessons Learned During the Pandemic in 2021
  
• Predictions, Prognostications, and Guesses   Marc Petock Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Lynxspring, Inc.
  
• IP Edge Horizontal Building Platform Architecture
  
• October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month     Marc Petock Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Lynxspring, Inc.
  
• Delivering Smarter Buildings Marc Petock
  
• Is Changing the Narrative Part of the New?
  
• Don’t Be a Data Dinosaur! In spite of all of the talk, use cases, an abundance of smart technology, and smart solutions available today to take advantage of; I am amazed at how many data dinosaurs are still roaming around in the built environment.
• Project Haystack Marks 10 Years 2021 marks ten years since the beginning of Project Haystack. Wow, ten years. Who would have thought?
• Adaption   “Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time.”
• Concerns, Interesting and Chuckles  One of the many new normal adjustments resulting from the pandemic is the increased use of hybrid models whether it be where we work, how we work, or when we work. Marc Petock
• Aye, Captain! What’s Ahead for 2021.  The beginning of another new year is upon us (and I think we can all agree that this year is ending with all of us experiencing pandemic fatigue), which means it is time for—you guessed it—thoughts of what lies ahead
• In Honor of Alex Trebek  As a long-time Jeopardy fan, the passing of its host, Alex Trebek marked an end of an era.
  
• Eight Months In In just a few months’ time, the COVID-19 crisis has brought about years of change, has disrupted the economy, accelerated shifts in how we do things, and created changes that will be with us forever
  
• October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month This year’s theme is: “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.”
  
• COVID-19 is Accelerating Digital Transformation  within the Built Environment  The built environment has been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic
• “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” Quote, Sir Winston Churchill  More than structures?   We are creating environments of trust.
• Don’t Tell Me What You Can’t Do. Tell Me What You Can Do
• COVID-19 Conversations and Implications These are strange times for all industries and the built environment is no exception.
• The Expanding Role of Wireless Sensors in the Built Environment  Wireless sensors offer clear value and are leading us to evolve new practices for using them to enhance building performance and efficiency, occupant wellness and satisfaction, meet compliance requirements and manage risk.
• This is 2020!  2020 will be the year of the platform— especially open platforms.
• The Evolution of the Building Platform  The age of IoT, IP and digital transformation are increasingly common across a range of industries and are revolutionizing them.  No industry is immune, and most certainly, not ours.
• Fall 2019 Issue Haystack Connections
• October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month  Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.
• The Edge  The New Building Mindset 
• E2E (Edge-to-Enterprise)  These controllers enable users to manage and control closer to where the data actually is whether it be equipment, a single facility or a multi-site environment.
• Haystack Connect 2019: A Recap
• Back Then  There are valuable lessons to learn from going back.
• Unlock Data’s Value at Haystack Connect 2019  This event only happens once every two years – make it a priority to attend.
• The Business Side of Cyber Security  Why it Matters
• Is 2019 the Year of Truth for the Built Environment?  The truth is: 2019 is the year we get smarter about smart technology, smart equipment and smart solutions!!
• Caught My Attention Owners, operators, facilities managers all play an important role in ensuring that employees who work in their buildings are healthy, happy and active.
• The Built Environment in 2019  In 2019, we will be driven by what I refer to as the “4 D’s”:  digital transformation, data, dialogue, and disruption.
• DX  Digital Transformation (DX) is the acceleration of business and operational activities, processes, competencies and models to fully leverage the opportunities that digital technologies deliver and their outcomes.
• The New Dialogue in Smart Buildings  Today, most have embraced the fact that technology is changing the game and is the cornerstone of operating buildings as an economic model.
• Analytics at Edge By incorporating “analytics at the edge,” facility management operations can rapidly accelerate processes, reduce data storage and data transfer costs and improve system resilience and performance.
• Words and Terms  …what is driving these new words and future terms to pop up?
• OT and IT. Closing the Gap
• Transparency in Buildings. Why It Matters  Transparency has become a strategic lever enabling organizations to achieve broader business agendas, achieve improved business and operational outcomes and create new levels of value.
• What’s in Store this Year?  While choice is not new, the influence of platforms, the edge, the influx of open, data, analytics and the flexibility of today’s technology, make decisions based on choice better than ever.
• A Conversation with Lynxspring’s Marc Petock on AHR Expo 2018  2018 will be exciting for sure. After years of being over-shadowed, building technology is in the spotlight.
• Data Management Planning  Data has changed the way companies in every industry does business and manage performance. Data is now an irreplaceable asset.
• Change Agents Impacting Building & Facility Management
• October is Cyber Security Awareness Month  Perhaps the most enduring lesson we can learn is not to wait for when it happens, but be ready for when it does.
• The 2017 Lynxspring Exchange and Technology Showcase  Promises to Provide a Unique Convergence of Technology Demonstrations, Education, Networking and Some Fun Too!
• Keynote and Technical Session Topics  for the 2017 Lynxspring Exchange & Technology Showcase Conference
• The Edge is Here. It’s Here Now. Part 2 Analytics & Learned Actions Move to the Edge
• 2017 Lynxspring Exchange and Technology Showcase  – With the continued advances in building automation systems, the new generation of IoT devices and equipment, and the new ways value is being driven today; we decided to hold it again this year.
• The Edge Is Here. And It’s Here Now!  The Edge, simply put, is a means to collect and process data at the device level rather than in the cloud, at the enterprise or remote data center.
• Haystack Connect 2017 Recap The Project Haystack standard is solving the challenge and is widely adopted and accepted, now appearing in specifications and requirements from end users that want to ensure they can take advantage of the value contained in their device data and make it actionable.
• Yes, No, Maybe So?  “What’s been missing is a way to objectively quantify the impact of the office environment on organizational productivity, especially where green buildings are concerned.”
• Data Needs Order  There needs to be a means to analyze and visualize the data to assist in the business decision processes.
• May 2017, A Milestone for Project Haystack  The Project-Haystack effort is driven by open-source, community-based effort with members from around the world.
• The Other “I” in IoT  Interoperability is a major contributor to the difference of “being on the Internet to being the Internet of Things.”
• Data and Building Automation  By effectively utilizing data, we can reduce operating costs, drive better performance (both operationally and financially), maximize conservation of energy and create better occupant experiences.
• Seven Impact Drivers  Driving Today’s Commercial Real Estate, Buildings and Facilities
• Digital Transformation  Why it’s important to your organization?
• Collecting and Processing Data at the Edge Collecting and processing data at the edge is becoming an important new technology within our facilities and IoT environments.
• Another Look at IoT  IoT is pulling together people, systems, and things at a rate we have never experienced before.
• It’s On!!! — Dates and Venue Announced for Haystack Connect 2017 –  John Petze, Project Haystack, Executive Director Principal, SkyFoundry & Marc Petock, Project Haystack, Secretary, Vice President, Marketing Lynxspring, Inc.
• There is a Business Side to Cyber Security  Cyber security can no longer be thought of as a “nice to have”.
• What’s On Our Minds in 2016? Let’s face it, there are always unknowns, but every business has to address a variety of concerns to ensure continued growth and success.
• The Business Side of Cyber Security (Continued) The value of taking additional measures to increase the cyber security posture of your control systems, far outweighs the risk of not making them secure.
• Edge-to-Enterprise  Lynxspring E2E is an edge to-enterprise platform and ecosystem for the Internet of Things that is enabling true collaboration between intelligent systems, smart devices, and smart equipment and Cloud services.
• Today’s Smart Buildings Value Propositions Today, it’s no longer disputed that the transformation to smart, connected buildings can result in lower operating costs, conservation of energy and better occupant experiences.
• October Is National Cyber Security Awareness Month  Security must be considered a fundamental requirement for all our building and energy management systems.
• Cyber Security Unawareness  It is No Longer an Option
• Transformative Change  It’s Not Just About Inventing Something New
• Project-Haystack Continues Growing  with the Addition of New Associate Members
• Building IoT (BIoT) The value of Building IoT will only be realized if organizations can understand and leverage the data they produce.
• Our Next Generation Hardware  IoT and all of its promises are flattening the network architecture and have created new requirements for memory.
• Making Device Data Self-Describing to Enable Seamless Integration across Multiple Applications  Project-Haystack has become the leading solution for making data-self describing so that it can be easily used across applications.
• Powering the Edge to the Enterprise  Today’s market leaders understand that the value of connecting equipment and the collection of accurate data for driving cost-savings, increased customer satisfaction, brand differentiation, and increased revenues.
• A Smart Building Is…. (Fill in the Blank)
• I’ll Have IoT with That Please  IoT is emerging as the third wave in the evolution of intelligent buildings.
• October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month   October 1st marks the beginning of the 11th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Yes this is the 11th.
• State of the Union- Intelligent Buildings  Today’s building automation and operational technology offers a strong foundation for the future and is essential for conducting business.
• Cyber Security.  Points That Need to be Part of the Conversation
• The Value of the Collaborative Community  Collaboration simply means to work together with a shared vision and desired outcome for the future.
• We Can Learn From the Target Cyber Incident  Building management cyber security should be part of an overall risk management process and a company procedure.
• 2014. Trends to Keep Your Eyes On  They are in no particular order of significance, and by no means capture all of the trends that are affecting our industry.
• The Value of the Collaborative Community Collaboration simply means to work together with a shared vision and desired outcome for the future.
• BAS Cyber Risks  It’s Not Just About Numbers. It’s a Business Case
• Specifications  While most projects now utilize the 50 division MasterFormat, some legacy projects still utilize Divisions 15 and 17.
• Cyber Threats  Gone are the days of “security through obscurity”.
   

Interviews

• The Edge  The Edge is the means to connect, collect, process data, and take actions at the sensor, controller, and equipment levels (the device-level) rather than in the Cloud or at the Enterprise.
• A Look at Lynxspring’s New JENEsys Edge 534 Monnit Controller  January 2020
• A Conversation with Lynxspring’s Marc Petock on AHR Expo 2018  2018 will be exciting for sure. After years of being over-shadowed, building technology is in the spotlight.
• Haystack Headlines  For the past five years since its formation, the Project Haystack community has made significant advances in developing and defining an easy-to-use methodology to attach a description and give meaning to all types of data using a simple, extensible data-tagging approach and standard models for common types of equipment systems.
• BACnet™ to Haystack Data Pump  The device provides direct network communication, data exchange along with  protocol translation of BACnet points to manageable Haystack points.
• Lynxspring and Connexx Energy – Realcomm/iBCON 2014  Not only will we be exhibiting, we will also be featured speakers in some of the conference break-out sessions.
• Haystack Connect Event Review  The ability to automatically interpret the meaning of data enables best of breed applications to be implemented, quickly and at lower cost. This gives owners more choice and a faster path to financial return.
• Cyber Threat Protection  Cyber security is a shared responsibility—shared between technology providers, system integrators and end users.

Professional Information

Marc Petock is Vice President, Marketing at Lynxspring and Connexx Energy where he leads corporate and product marketing strategy and execution, brand management, public relations and communications to support both companies strategic and growth initiatives. Marc is a contributing author, noted speaker and recognized industry leader having earned several industry accolades. Marc serves on the board of directors of Connexx Energy and Project Haystack; is an advisor to the Realcomm Organization and a Contributing Editor to Automatedbuildings.com.