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Monday Live Recap: Isn’t It All Just Semantics Anyway?
Every Monday afternoon, Anto Buryajjo and a panel of industry experts discuss the future of smarter buildings. This week’s session, “Isn’t It All Just Semantics Anyway?”,
International Organizations Advancing Semantic Interoperability in Smart Buildings
As the C4SB Semantic Tiger Team works to unify North America’s competing building ontologies, parallel international efforts are creating a coordinated global framework for semantic
BACnet Numbers for BACnet MS/TP MAC Addresses, Device Instances, and BACnet Networks
BACnet numbers are identifiers used in the BACnet protocol to help ensure that data is accurately transmitted and received between devices. However, assigning BACnet numbers
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
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
Your Ultimate Checklist to Break Into Building Automation (Even With Zero Experience)
If you’re new to the building automation systems (BAS) industry, or helping someone get started, this guide will give you a clear, step-by-step roadmap. It’s
TLDR summary Can Autonomous Buildings Become a Reality with AI?
Summary of AHREXPO 2025 | Can Autonomous Buildings Become a Reality with AI? education session OT/IT Feeds AI, and then OT executes the AI commands.
We Are Dreamers: Can We Make Ai Civilization’s Most Powerful Digital Twin?
Built on our knowledge. Guided by our dreams. Shaped by our choices. In my last post, “We Are the Hallucination: AI as a Digital Twin
KODE Labs Partners with IQHQ to Revolutionize Smart Building Technology in Life Sciences Real Estate
Detroit, MI – March 19, 2025 – Detroit-based KODE Labs, a leading global provider of advanced smart building technology, has entered into a strategic partnership
Build the Future of Building Automation with Us
AutomatedBuildings.com is more than just a website – it’s a collaborative industry resource built by and for building automation professionals. Is your head exploding with
AHR Expo 2025 Free Industry Seminars – AutomatedBuildings.com Education Sessions
Monday, Feb. 10 – Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 | Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL | West Building
New Era, New Voices: AutomatedBuildings.com is Evolving
In 1999 AutomatedBuildings.com was born from a vision: to create a digital space where the brightest minds in building automation could converge, share ideas, and spark innovation. Today, that vision is as relevant as ever, but the world has changed dramatically.
Neeve at Controls-Con 2025: Hear from the Team
We’re in Detroit this week for Controls-Con, bringing bold ideas and proven strategies for a smarter, safer built world.
Monday Live Recap: Isn’t It All Just Semantics Anyway?
Every Monday afternoon, Anto Buryajjo and a panel of industry experts discuss the future of smarter buildings. This week’s session, “Isn’t It All Just Semantics Anyway?”,
International Organizations Advancing Semantic Interoperability in Smart Buildings
As the C4SB Semantic Tiger Team works to unify North America’s competing building ontologies, parallel international efforts are creating a coordinated global framework for semantic
BACnet Numbers for BACnet MS/TP MAC Addresses, Device Instances, and BACnet Networks
BACnet numbers are identifiers used in the BACnet protocol to help ensure that data is accurately transmitted and received between devices. However, assigning BACnet numbers
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
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
Your Ultimate Checklist to Break Into Building Automation (Even With Zero Experience)
If you’re new to the building automation systems (BAS) industry, or helping someone get started, this guide will give you a clear, step-by-step roadmap. It’s
TLDR summary Can Autonomous Buildings Become a Reality with AI?
Summary of AHREXPO 2025 | Can Autonomous Buildings Become a Reality with AI? education session OT/IT Feeds AI, and then OT executes the AI commands.
We Are Dreamers: Can We Make Ai Civilization’s Most Powerful Digital Twin?
Built on our knowledge. Guided by our dreams. Shaped by our choices. In my last post, “We Are the Hallucination: AI as a Digital Twin
KODE Labs Partners with IQHQ to Revolutionize Smart Building Technology in Life Sciences Real Estate
Detroit, MI – March 19, 2025 – Detroit-based KODE Labs, a leading global provider of advanced smart building technology, has entered into a strategic partnership
Build the Future of Building Automation with Us
AutomatedBuildings.com is more than just a website – it’s a collaborative industry resource built by and for building automation professionals. Is your head exploding with
AHR Expo 2025 Free Industry Seminars – AutomatedBuildings.com Education Sessions
Monday, Feb. 10 – Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 | Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL | West Building
New Era, New Voices: AutomatedBuildings.com is Evolving
In 1999 AutomatedBuildings.com was born from a vision: to create a digital space where the brightest minds in building automation could converge, share ideas, and spark innovation. Today, that vision is as relevant as ever, but the world has changed dramatically.
Neeve at Controls-Con 2025: Hear from the Team
We’re in Detroit this week for Controls-Con, bringing bold ideas and proven strategies for a smarter, safer built world.
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SCaLE(ing) Solutions: A Hackathon That Delivered in Weeks, Not Years
At SCaLE 22x, the impact of AI and smart infrastructure was discussed and demonstrated. In just a few weeks, teams built what would normally take
The Brain Center at SCaLE: Ai Needs Mentors, or We’ll All Be “Whippled”
We’ve Cracked the Code on Lowering Total Cost of Ownership—Or Have We? The ultimate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) breakthrough? Not exactly. This wasn’t a
Becoming Agentic AI Ready
A lot is going on my slide, including this post, I can not figure out if this is the end of AB or the start
QA Graphics: Transforming Graphics for Modern Efficiency
QA Graphics specializes in delivering high-quality, professional HVAC and building automation system (BAS) graphics, enabling facility managers, system integrators, and building owners to modernize their
Digital Twins & Ai: Closed Worlds Colliding?
Reza Rassool on the Future of Edge Intelligence LIVE from SCaLE 22x in Pasadena, we’ve been exploring the intersection of open-source AI, digital twins, and
Four Laws for Intelligent Ai & Digital Twins
From Buildings to Cities—Ensuring Artificial Intelligence & Digital Twins Work for Us, Not the Other Way Around. In 1942, Isaac Asimov introduced the “Three Laws
Summary of Monday Live Session: Are Our Buildings AI Ready?
In this week’s Monday Live session, the focus was on exploring whether our buildings are ready for AI integration. The session built on last week’s
When Black Boxes Conspire: Ai, Digital Twins & Building Controls Could Lock Owners Out
LIVE from SCaLE 22x in Pasadena! Just a few weeks ago, I was at AHR/ASHRAE Expo, searching for answers on how building controls and Digital
The Workforce Crisis in Building Automation: The Hidden Cost of Slow Training and the Fast-Track Solution
The building automation industry is facing a severe workforce crisis. Experienced technicians are retiring, demand for smart building solutions is growing, and companies are scrambling
TLDR: AHREXPO 2025 BAS 101 – Real Examples of How to Use AI
Our AHR session on AI was full of tips for everyone in the industry on how to harness the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI)
R U AI Ready?
Our goal is to create a self-sustaining resource for the industry—created by the industry, for the industry, and for the world to better understand our
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025 – Progress, Challenges, and Women Making Waves in the BAS Industry
AutomatedBuildings has been recognizing the daily contributions women make to moving the Building Automation Industry for the last 15 years. Our March issues have highlighted
Are We AI Ready? Exploring the Future of Smarter Buildings
This month, Monday Live! is delving deep into the question, “Are we AI-ready?” The discussions focus on the readiness of the smarter buildings industry to
Resistance is Futile… So Let’s Make T-Shirts!
We joked about putting our biggest industry challenges on T-shirts at the AHR2025 Expo and the Interoperable Building Box (IBB) Workshop. Then we thought… why not actually do it?
And the Oscar Goes to… ‘Hollywood’ BIM & Digital Twins!
Celebrating Style Over Substance in Smart Buildings As the Academy Awards honor cinematic excellence, we examine how the allure of ‘Hollywood’ BIMs’ visual appeal frequently
Sustainable AI: Can Smart Energy Efficiency Fight Cyber Threats?
AI-driven energy efficiency systems have already revolutionized commercial building management, cutting energy waste and optimizing performance. But what if they could do more? What if
SCaLE(ing) Solutions: A Hackathon That Delivered in Weeks, Not Years
At SCaLE 22x, the impact of AI and smart infrastructure was discussed and demonstrated. In just a few weeks, teams built what would normally take
The Brain Center at SCaLE: Ai Needs Mentors, or We’ll All Be “Whippled”
We’ve Cracked the Code on Lowering Total Cost of Ownership—Or Have We? The ultimate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) breakthrough? Not exactly. This wasn’t a
Becoming Agentic AI Ready
A lot is going on my slide, including this post, I can not figure out if this is the end of AB or the start
QA Graphics: Transforming Graphics for Modern Efficiency
QA Graphics specializes in delivering high-quality, professional HVAC and building automation system (BAS) graphics, enabling facility managers, system integrators, and building owners to modernize their
Digital Twins & Ai: Closed Worlds Colliding?
Reza Rassool on the Future of Edge Intelligence LIVE from SCaLE 22x in Pasadena, we’ve been exploring the intersection of open-source AI, digital twins, and
Four Laws for Intelligent Ai & Digital Twins
From Buildings to Cities—Ensuring Artificial Intelligence & Digital Twins Work for Us, Not the Other Way Around. In 1942, Isaac Asimov introduced the “Three Laws
Summary of Monday Live Session: Are Our Buildings AI Ready?
In this week’s Monday Live session, the focus was on exploring whether our buildings are ready for AI integration. The session built on last week’s
When Black Boxes Conspire: Ai, Digital Twins & Building Controls Could Lock Owners Out
LIVE from SCaLE 22x in Pasadena! Just a few weeks ago, I was at AHR/ASHRAE Expo, searching for answers on how building controls and Digital
The Workforce Crisis in Building Automation: The Hidden Cost of Slow Training and the Fast-Track Solution
The building automation industry is facing a severe workforce crisis. Experienced technicians are retiring, demand for smart building solutions is growing, and companies are scrambling
TLDR: AHREXPO 2025 BAS 101 – Real Examples of How to Use AI
Our AHR session on AI was full of tips for everyone in the industry on how to harness the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI)
R U AI Ready?
Our goal is to create a self-sustaining resource for the industry—created by the industry, for the industry, and for the world to better understand our
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025 – Progress, Challenges, and Women Making Waves in the BAS Industry
AutomatedBuildings has been recognizing the daily contributions women make to moving the Building Automation Industry for the last 15 years. Our March issues have highlighted
Are We AI Ready? Exploring the Future of Smarter Buildings
This month, Monday Live! is delving deep into the question, “Are we AI-ready?” The discussions focus on the readiness of the smarter buildings industry to
Resistance is Futile… So Let’s Make T-Shirts!
We joked about putting our biggest industry challenges on T-shirts at the AHR2025 Expo and the Interoperable Building Box (IBB) Workshop. Then we thought… why not actually do it?
And the Oscar Goes to… ‘Hollywood’ BIM & Digital Twins!
Celebrating Style Over Substance in Smart Buildings As the Academy Awards honor cinematic excellence, we examine how the allure of ‘Hollywood’ BIMs’ visual appeal frequently
Sustainable AI: Can Smart Energy Efficiency Fight Cyber Threats?
AI-driven energy efficiency systems have already revolutionized commercial building management, cutting energy waste and optimizing performance. But what if they could do more? What if