The rapid changing Automated Building industry has always required that all players be constantly re-educating themselves-
In the world of Building Automation Systems (BAS), control points serve as the heartbeat of efficiency, innovation, and operational excellence. They are more than mere
Introducing the Architects of Intelligence 1. Your building has data. It still can’t answer simple questions. We built smart buildings and cities. Or we told
We built the BIM. Owners are still asking: why don’t my assets know what they are, where they are, or what they mean? We’ve spent
The Architecture Behind the Missing Binding Layer Part 2 of 3: The Missing Binding Layer — How the Architecture Works In Part 1, we described
The Value Proposition, the On-Ramp, and Why the Timing Matters Part 3 of 3: The Missing Binding Layer — When Buildings Govern Themselves In Parts
One of the latest AI crazes right now is the Open Claw project—and from my own testing, it’s actually pretty impressive. I’ve been following Matthew
What the PAE Living Building Reveals About the Governance Gap in Commercial Buildings Part 1 of 3: The Missing Binding Layer — The Story and
By controlling these four variables — and continuously measuring total kW/ton — AI can optimize a chiller plant to the limit permitted by mechanical condition.
That limit is real And it matters.
We move to the variable that dominates centrifugal chiller electrical efficiency:
Compressor lift.
If there is one concept every operator should understand about chiller performance, it is this:
Lift drives compressor kW/ton.
But as we will see, reducing lift is powerful — and dangerous if misunderstood.
This article focuses on the evaporator and condensers, specifically the flooded shell-and-tubes used in most large centrifugal chillers, and answers a fundamental question:
What actually makes an evaporator “efficient”?
In the world of Building Automation Systems (BAS), control points serve as the heartbeat of efficiency, innovation, and operational excellence. They are more than mere
Introducing the Architects of Intelligence 1. Your building has data. It still can’t answer simple questions. We built smart buildings and cities. Or we told
We built the BIM. Owners are still asking: why don’t my assets know what they are, where they are, or what they mean? We’ve spent
The Architecture Behind the Missing Binding Layer Part 2 of 3: The Missing Binding Layer — How the Architecture Works In Part 1, we described
The Value Proposition, the On-Ramp, and Why the Timing Matters Part 3 of 3: The Missing Binding Layer — When Buildings Govern Themselves In Parts
One of the latest AI crazes right now is the Open Claw project—and from my own testing, it’s actually pretty impressive. I’ve been following Matthew
What the PAE Living Building Reveals About the Governance Gap in Commercial Buildings Part 1 of 3: The Missing Binding Layer — The Story and
By controlling these four variables — and continuously measuring total kW/ton — AI can optimize a chiller plant to the limit permitted by mechanical condition.
That limit is real And it matters.
We move to the variable that dominates centrifugal chiller electrical efficiency:
Compressor lift.
If there is one concept every operator should understand about chiller performance, it is this:
Lift drives compressor kW/ton.
But as we will see, reducing lift is powerful — and dangerous if misunderstood.
This article focuses on the evaporator and condensers, specifically the flooded shell-and-tubes used in most large centrifugal chillers, and answers a fundamental question:
What actually makes an evaporator “efficient”?
