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C4SB hosts The Semantic Tiger Team Kickoff
The Semantic Tiger Team was launched, bringing together 39 industry leaders to align disparate ontology efforts, including Haystack, Brick, DBO, and others. Hosted under the Linux Foundation, this cross-industry initiative brings together the architects of major ontology standards. Analysis by chatGPT of last Friday’s Semantic Tiger Team kickoff. Who is C4SB? Strategic Briefing: Accelerating Semantic Normalization in…
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AHU-VAV Integration in BAS
We discuss how to integrate Air Handling Units (AHUs) and Variable Air Volume (VAV) boxes into a Building Automation System (BAS) to enhance HVAC performance. Key Points: Let’s review the documents in the folder together. They offer a technical analysis of how a Building Automation System (BAS) integrates Air Handling Units (AHUs) and Variable Air…
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From Tuấn to Thomas: Building Knowledge, Identity, and Smarter Systems Through BAS and BKH
By Thomas Trang “Who do you think you are?” This question, once directed at me during a professional exchange, was meant to challenge my voice as a frontline technician. But it became a defining moment—one that led me to embrace not only my role but my identity, vision, and voice in the evolving landscape of…
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Exploring the Future of Multi-Agent Communication and AI in Building Design
Recent developments in technology have sparked significant discussions in the realms of multi-agent communication and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of building design. Notably, Google’s announcement of an open A2A (Agent2Agent) protocol aims to standardize communication among multi-agent systems, while ongoing dialogues about ontologies in building design highlight the importance of…
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Ontology & AI – Complement or Conflict?
AutomatedBuildings.com, Mondaylive.org, April 14 slide with Links https://lnkd.in/ggwcQMYjOntology Tiger Team Please thank all our sponsors for allowing us to provide you with this platform https://lnkd.in/gCamVGBd Summary https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ken-sinclair-8246965_the-ai-ot-revolution-how-smart-buildings-activity-7315657162611912705-39yq/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD9nhwBIFYjZZTS0HgypgktswJskKUQo2o https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ken-sinclair-8246965_of-interest-to-automatedbuildingscom-followers-activity-7314295499375661056-vU0i/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD9nhwBIFYjZZTS0HgypgktswJskKUQo2o https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/the-oxford-artificial-intelligence-summit-2025-autonomous-ai-agents https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ken-sinclair-8246965_genai-aiarchitecture-digitaltransformation-activity-7315998134285828098-nCTx/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD9nhwBIFYjZZTS0HgypgktswJskKUQo2o https://smartbuildingsshow.com/media-partners
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Real Results in the Field: How AutoCx Transforms Commissioning
Commissioning can be complex, time-consuming, and resource-intensive — but what if it didn’t have to be?Today, I want to walk you through a real-world example where CUBE-Cx and AutoCx helped a project team streamline their entire commissioning process, save time, reduce labor, and make smarter decisions — all without sending a technician on-site.Let’s dive into…
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Best Practices for Avoiding Change Orders in BAS Graphics Projects
Change orders during Building Automation System (BAS) graphics projects often prove frustrating and costly. Frequently, these arise from incomplete project specifications at the beginning or shifts in client requirements mid-stream. Fortunately, many such issues can be prevented. Companies specializing in BAS User Interface (UI) design, like QA Graphics with nearly two decades of experience, understand…
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Ai Is the Digital Twin of Humanity and Civilization
A civilization-scale shift demands civilization-scale responsibility. Before we talk about Ai and civilization… it’s worth revisiting what a digital twin actually is. A digital twin is a virtual representation of real-world entities and processes, synchronized at a specified frequency and fidelity. That could mean a model of a building, a city, a human heart—or, as…
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Precision in Alarm Logic: A Deeper Look at Deadband and Time Delay
Precision in Alarm Logic: A Deeper Look at Deadband and Time Delay In facility management, especially within HVAC and Building Automation Systems (BAS), the difference between a well-functioning system and one plagued by false alarms often comes down to how well we understand and configure two core parameters: Deadband and Time Delay. These features are…
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What is Ontology and Why Should We Care?
AutomatedBuildings.com, Mondaylive.org, April 7 slide with Links https://lnkd.in/ggwcQMYj Ontology with Context Please thank all our sponsors for allowing us to provide you with this platform https://lnkd.in/gCamVGBd Summary of April 7 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ken-sinclair-8246965_of-interest-to-automatedbuildingscom-followers-activity-7313208764415778816-BC67/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD9nhwBIFYjZZTS0HgypgktswJskKUQo2o https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ken-sinclair-8246965_ai-just-got-an-upgrade-meet-agentic-activity-7313119872933117952-TpOu/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD9nhwBIFYjZZTS0HgypgktswJskKUQo2o https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ken-sinclair-8246965_haystackconnect2025-smartbuildings-iot-activity-7310671632216256512-QmZK/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD9nhwBIFYjZZTS0HgypgktswJskKUQo2o https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ken-sinclair-8246965_facilitymanagement-hvac-bas-activity-7311944106488799232-fd3i/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD9nhwBIFYjZZTS0HgypgktswJskKUQo2o https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ken-sinclair-8246965_women-bring-a-perspective-that-deserves-to-activity-7313829340142546944-zTzL/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD9nhwBIFYjZZTS0HgypgktswJskKUQo2o
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Free Radicals: Rebels Driving Change in Facilities
Just as in chemistry, free radicals are people who spark rapid change and drive innovation. These individuals are the ones who don’t feel content with the status quo.
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Why Ontology is the Missing Link for Smarter Buildings
This week on Monday Live, we kicked off our April theme—Ontology for Building Month—with an eye-opening discussion featuring Steve Bushby on how semantic data unlocks smarter buildings. “The big gain isn’t in buildings already using these tools—it’s in the millions that aren’t doing anything yet. Ontologies lower the entry cost so more owners can deploy AI and automation without…
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From Crime Scenes to Chillers: Lessons from a Zen Master of Building Control
Relentless. It waits. It watches. It learns. Then it wraps—and acts. Ai that optimizes your building from the inside out. In 2002, the world watched Minority Report envision a future of predictive policing. But in real life, Keith Gipson was building it a couple of years later. As one of the originators of the building…
