The Missing Binding Layer
Anto Budiardjo
March 22, 2026
What the PAE Living Building Reveals About the Governance Gap in Commercial Buildings Part 1 of 3: The Missing Binding Layer — The Story and
The rapid changing Automated Building industry has always required that all players be constantly re-educating themselves-
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”?
Most people in the world of smart buildings have probably heard of Brick, ASHRAE 223P, or Haystack. What these are, essentially, are organized ways to
March 8th is International Women’s Day 2026 Intro by Kerri Sinclair Editorial Board Chair of AutomatedBuildings Building automation is a systems-of-systems industry. Value is created (or
Session Recap: AI and Autonomous Buildings If the standing-room-only crowds of the past two years were any indication, the buzz around Artificial Intelligence in facilities
10BASE-T1L (T1L) is a physical layer specification for Ethernet introduced in IEEE 802.3cg that supports 10 Mbps, full duplex communication over single twisted pair cabling for
What does governance really mean for smarter buildings? It’s a question that might not sound thrilling at first, but these are important conversations our industry.
We had over 2000 folks attend our 16 education sessions in Vegas. This is your chance to see what you missed We will provide an
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”?
Most people in the world of smart buildings have probably heard of Brick, ASHRAE 223P, or Haystack. What these are, essentially, are organized ways to
March 8th is International Women’s Day 2026 Intro by Kerri Sinclair Editorial Board Chair of AutomatedBuildings Building automation is a systems-of-systems industry. Value is created (or
Session Recap: AI and Autonomous Buildings If the standing-room-only crowds of the past two years were any indication, the buzz around Artificial Intelligence in facilities
10BASE-T1L (T1L) is a physical layer specification for Ethernet introduced in IEEE 802.3cg that supports 10 Mbps, full duplex communication over single twisted pair cabling for
What does governance really mean for smarter buildings? It’s a question that might not sound thrilling at first, but these are important conversations our industry.
We had over 2000 folks attend our 16 education sessions in Vegas. This is your chance to see what you missed We will provide an