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Every two years, Tridium puts on an event with the objective of educating and sharing knowledge with the Niagara Community. This year’s Niagara Summit ramped up the
A proof that persistent IDs, shared data, and owner governance can let multiple teams build without vendor lock-in. The first building was the real PAE
Monday Live | May 2026 Monday Live is a weekly open session where practitioners, technologists, architects, and systems thinkers work through the future of smarter
2026 | Reflections from the Niagara Summit Introduction I’ve been attending Niagara Summits and industry events long enough to recognize when something feels like a
Building automation is entering a period of rapid transformation. Rising energy costs, stricter regulations, aging infrastructure and workforce shortages are forcing organizations to rethink how they operate. The Future of
If you are like me and trying to understand the radical change that is occurring in how we move data, I asked Gemini, and I
We’re excited to announce that Greenole will be presenting at the Growth Stage at Web Summit Vancouver. But this is more than just an event
When Francisco Barrantes attended AHR Expo 2025, he entered Contemporary Controls’ 50th Anniversary Sweepstakes and won a BAScontrol‑E36 36‑point Edge Controller. Barrantes quickly put the
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
At AutomatedBuildings.com, our greatest strength is the collective expertise of our community. As we look ahead to the AHR Expo 2026, we are thrilled to shine a
Admissible Execution Architecture is the missing governance layer between building intelligence and physical consequence. A building does not need to become self-aware to become dangerous.
Every two years, Tridium puts on an event with the objective of educating and sharing knowledge with the Niagara Community. This year’s Niagara Summit ramped up the
A proof that persistent IDs, shared data, and owner governance can let multiple teams build without vendor lock-in. The first building was the real PAE
Monday Live | May 2026 Monday Live is a weekly open session where practitioners, technologists, architects, and systems thinkers work through the future of smarter
2026 | Reflections from the Niagara Summit Introduction I’ve been attending Niagara Summits and industry events long enough to recognize when something feels like a
Building automation is entering a period of rapid transformation. Rising energy costs, stricter regulations, aging infrastructure and workforce shortages are forcing organizations to rethink how they operate. The Future of
If you are like me and trying to understand the radical change that is occurring in how we move data, I asked Gemini, and I
We’re excited to announce that Greenole will be presenting at the Growth Stage at Web Summit Vancouver. But this is more than just an event
When Francisco Barrantes attended AHR Expo 2025, he entered Contemporary Controls’ 50th Anniversary Sweepstakes and won a BAScontrol‑E36 36‑point Edge Controller. Barrantes quickly put the
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
At AutomatedBuildings.com, our greatest strength is the collective expertise of our community. As we look ahead to the AHR Expo 2026, we are thrilled to shine a
Admissible Execution Architecture is the missing governance layer between building intelligence and physical consequence. A building does not need to become self-aware to become dangerous.
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What the PAE Living Building Reveals About the Governance Gap in Commercial Buildings Part 1 of 3: The Missing Binding Layer — The Story and
Stability doesn’t create innovation.
Chaos does.
We need lots of messy experimentation where ideas compete, plans fail, and long-standing beliefs evolve.
Right now, buildings are sitting at the edge of that exact moment.
“Your owner data is in a proprietary silo. Don’t worry, I will hallucinate an answer.” When we think of AI going rogue, we picture HAL
For decades, the building industry has pursued improvement by advancing individual systems. Better equipment.Better controls.Better sensors. And yet, despite all of this progress, one fundamental
In the rush to create smarter, more efficient buildings, the industry has often focused on a single goal: accessing more data. But as the latest
A first day in HVAC that begins on a snow-covered roof in New Jersey with a screwdriver, a voltmeter, and a dead machine tends to
Human civilization is about to gain a new sense. For most of history, humanity has lived inside the atmosphere but rarely observed it in any
Building automation systems generate a lot of data, but without the right tools, valuable insights can go unnoticed. To maximize efficiency and building control, facility
The Strange Gap in Building Infrastructure Humans now spend roughly 90 percent of their lives inside buildings. That fact is so common it almost disappears.
Why Buildings Need Environmental Integrity Governance For most of human history, infrastructure meant physical systems. Roads moved people.Pipes delivered water.Power grids delivered electricity.Communication networks carried
In a recent Monday Live discussion, industry leaders gathered to explore the critical relationship between governance and standards in the world of smarter buildings. The
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.
How Aviation, Medicine, Finance, Electricity, Climate Science — and the Digital Building Movement — Discovered the Same Truth Throughout modern history, a quiet pattern has
Next week, Greenole will join education leaders from across the country at the Consortium of State School Boards Associations (COSSBA) National Conference in Louisville. COSSBA
The Field Origins of Environmental Integrity Governance By Greggory Don Butler Twenty years ago, I didn’t enter the HVAC industry with a vision of governance,
What the PAE Living Building Reveals About the Governance Gap in Commercial Buildings Part 1 of 3: The Missing Binding Layer — The Story and
Stability doesn’t create innovation.
Chaos does.
We need lots of messy experimentation where ideas compete, plans fail, and long-standing beliefs evolve.
Right now, buildings are sitting at the edge of that exact moment.
“Your owner data is in a proprietary silo. Don’t worry, I will hallucinate an answer.” When we think of AI going rogue, we picture HAL
For decades, the building industry has pursued improvement by advancing individual systems. Better equipment.Better controls.Better sensors. And yet, despite all of this progress, one fundamental
In the rush to create smarter, more efficient buildings, the industry has often focused on a single goal: accessing more data. But as the latest
A first day in HVAC that begins on a snow-covered roof in New Jersey with a screwdriver, a voltmeter, and a dead machine tends to
Human civilization is about to gain a new sense. For most of history, humanity has lived inside the atmosphere but rarely observed it in any
Building automation systems generate a lot of data, but without the right tools, valuable insights can go unnoticed. To maximize efficiency and building control, facility
The Strange Gap in Building Infrastructure Humans now spend roughly 90 percent of their lives inside buildings. That fact is so common it almost disappears.
Why Buildings Need Environmental Integrity Governance For most of human history, infrastructure meant physical systems. Roads moved people.Pipes delivered water.Power grids delivered electricity.Communication networks carried
In a recent Monday Live discussion, industry leaders gathered to explore the critical relationship between governance and standards in the world of smarter buildings. The
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.
How Aviation, Medicine, Finance, Electricity, Climate Science — and the Digital Building Movement — Discovered the Same Truth Throughout modern history, a quiet pattern has
Next week, Greenole will join education leaders from across the country at the Consortium of State School Boards Associations (COSSBA) National Conference in Louisville. COSSBA
The Field Origins of Environmental Integrity Governance By Greggory Don Butler Twenty years ago, I didn’t enter the HVAC industry with a vision of governance,
