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A decade ago, “smart building” was largely a marketing term. Sensors existed, controllers talked through proprietary wiring, and a skilled technician could coax useful data
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A decade ago, “smart building” was largely a marketing term. Sensors existed, controllers talked through proprietary wiring, and a skilled technician could coax useful data

CUBE USA is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Rizzo Controls, specifically designed to help BMS service contractors better leverage their Niagara environments and

Over the past month, Monday Live! has explored a question that cuts to the heart of how smart buildings actually operate. What does governance really

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.

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”?

This is a summary of the Feb 16th MondayLive.org discussion. The weeks following AHR Expo in Las Vegas have created space for something the industry

Learn how AI in building operations delivers fast, low-risk wins by optimizing passive systems like HVAC set points, lighting schedules, refrigeration, and access control—without adding operational burden.

There’s plenty of noise around “autonomous buildings.” Owners, operators, and integrators want a simpler lens: what is working now, what scales across portfolios, and what

A decade ago, “smart building” was largely a marketing term. Sensors existed, controllers talked through proprietary wiring, and a skilled technician could coax useful data

CUBE USA is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Rizzo Controls, specifically designed to help BMS service contractors better leverage their Niagara environments and

Over the past month, Monday Live! has explored a question that cuts to the heart of how smart buildings actually operate. What does governance really

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.

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”?

This is a summary of the Feb 16th MondayLive.org discussion. The weeks following AHR Expo in Las Vegas have created space for something the industry

Learn how AI in building operations delivers fast, low-risk wins by optimizing passive systems like HVAC set points, lighting schedules, refrigeration, and access control—without adding operational burden.

There’s plenty of noise around “autonomous buildings.” Owners, operators, and integrators want a simpler lens: what is working now, what scales across portfolios, and what