December 2021 Newsletter

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Watch this recording of our last Analytika Users Forum to hear Cimetrics' James Lee, CEO, and Jim Butler, CTO break down cybersecurity vulnerabilities in building automation systems and explore the efforts underway within ASHRAE and other organizations to manage cybersecurity issues.

Conference & Event News
Utilizing Building Analytics & Monitoring-Based Commissioning for ISO50001 Energy Management

Association of Energy Engineers Member Webinar
Thursday, January 13, 2022

Julianne Rhoads
Senior Analyst, Cimetrics

ISO 50001 is an international energy management standard developed to support organizations across all sectors improve their energy use. Monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) is a process that maintains and continuously improves building performance over time through ongoing data surveillance and automatic fault detection and diagnostics (AFDD) of building systems and equipment. How are the two related, and how can facility owners and operators leverage MBCx to meet the goals of ISO 50001?

Join Cimetrics Senior Analyst Julianne Rhoads at this AEE webinar as she provide an overview of the ISO 50001 requirements, and then examine the relationship between MBCx and ISO 50001, including the benefits of early MBCx implementation, questions to ask when evaluating MBCx and AFDD options, and best practices to not only meet the goals of ISO 50001 certification, but also minimize commissioning time for contractors and change facility culture to encourage thoughtful prioritization and constant improvement.

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Monday Live - Uncovering the New Normal in Smart Building
Mondays at 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST

Check out past shows for a live weekly open conversation with industry leaders to help us get through the pandemic and prepare for a new normal in commercial buildings post-COVID.

The Monday Live! theme for December was Smart Stack. Discussions included:

Converged networks and the future of the BAS industry channel and role of MSIs
How the team sees the world through the lens of the Smarter Stack
Reflections on 2021 and expectations for 2022

Watch all the latest talk, or register here for next Monday Live! #MondayLive

Cybersecurity December News

In-office air quality monitors and the future of office work

Harvard professor Joseph Allen says there’s one safety measure offices can’t overlook. Healthy workspaces rely primarily on the air employees breathe, and research going back years before the pandemic shows that improvements in air ventilation and air quality lead to increased cognitive function and work productivity.

One study conducted by Allen’s Healthy Buildings program at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found there is no threshold for how greater air ventilation positively impacts cognitive function for workers. Read more