BAM 089: The 4 step process for dealing with old BAS controls

The Smart Buildings Academy Podcast | Teaching You Building Automation, Systems Integration, and Information Technology

Depending on what studies you read, 40% to 60% of the Building Automation Systems installed are more than 20 years old. On the surface, this wouldn’t be much of an issue but the real problem is that many of the BAS systems can no longer be replaced and the professionals who understand how to service them are leaving in droves.

How do you deal with this problem?

How can you defuse the ticking timebomb that is your aged BAS when you have no money and limited resources?

In this episode, I provide you my four-step process for solving this problem. You are going to learn:

• How to quickly snapshot your buildings, so that you can know which buildings are studs and which buildings are duds
• The one thing that is often missed when evaluating systems (be careful because missing this will cause major problems)
• Why you must prioritize your system and why you're probably doing it wrong
• A secret method that will