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Scott Holstein

Integrating Legacy Control Systems

If your facility currently has a legacy control system that needs upgrading but you don’t have the capital budget for a full retrofit, you are likely considering some form of building automation system integration. By integration, we are referring to an approach that would leverage some portion of your existing

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BAS Education
Scott Holstein

What are HVAC controls and how do they work?

In large facilities, mechanical systems are often very complex and need to work efficiently in order to be effective and not waste energy. The equipment controlled by building automation systems (BAS) frequently includes that of HVAC, lighting, fire alarm, and access/security systems.

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Conferences
Scott Holstein

2020 HVAC Trade Show Calendar

Keep up with the latest trends in the HVAC industry in 2020 by checking out our calendar of conferences, trade shows, and other events in the industry.

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BAS Education
Bobby Rodriguez

Enthalpy as it relates to free cooling in HVAC

Enthalpy is defined as the amount of internal energy within a system combined with the product of its pressure and volume. When dealing with the term in the HVAC industry, we usually assume that the process is at a constant pressure and, as such, the change in enthalpy is equal

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CBAS Tips
Scott Holstein

Computrols Grand Opening Recap

After investing nearly two years and $2 million in the purchase and renovation of its new headquarters, Computrols hosted its grand opening event Friday, April 20th. The event was well attended by members of the media, elected officials, local support organizations, and Computrols’ partners, customers, and employees.

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BAS Education
George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, March 2018

As a part of our services, Computrols offers 24/7 phone support to all of our customers. If you have ever taken advantage of this offering, you have likely spoken to our Technical Support Manager, George Hingle. George has been employed by Computrols for over 15 years and is one of

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BAS Education
Scott Holstein

What is Optimal Start/Stop and How Does it Work?

Optimal Start/Stop is used to anticipate the heating or cooling needs of a space by starting equipment early enough to reach setpoint just at the beginning of scheduled occupancy. The Optimal Start/Stop function in CBAS does this by calculating the difference between the actual temperature and the occupied temperature setpoint.

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Computrols News
Scott Holstein

HVAC Controls Project: Lyric Centre – Houston, TX

The Lyric Centre, located at 440 Louisiana Street in downtown Houston, recently became one of Computrols newest customers. The building is 26 stories tall and provides approximately 385,000 square feet of commercial office space. The Computrols Houston branch kicked off the project in October of 2017, integrating to the existing

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The Computrols Difference

Simply put, Computrols provides the most economical-to-own building automation solution on the market today. We empower our users by providing robust yet simple solutions that allow our customers to largely manage their building automation systems in-house.

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