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Scott Holstein

CBAS Power User: Alan Cherry

  Alan Cherry Plant Engineer, Saddleback College Tell us a little about yourself… I have been in the HVAC trade for 34 years now, with my past 22 years at Saddleback College. My first introduction to building automation was a Barber-Colman Network 8000 system featuring a server the size of

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Scott Holstein

Load Shedding and One Approach in CBAS

  As I’m sure you know, power companies charge a premium when a certain demand threshold is reached. Load shedding during high electrical demand periods is a good way to lower electrical consumption and avoid paying premium prices for exceeding peak demand limits. Metering or monitoring the load for the

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Scott Holstein

Computrols Takes on Two Teletrol Integrations

Computrols has begun working on two integration projects to Teletrol HVAC controls systems. The first project is located at 24 Waterway Avenue in The Woodlands, TX and the second is at 400 Oceangate in Long Beach, CA.

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BAS Education
Mike Donlon

Optimal Virtual Metering In Building Automation

  On March 21, 2018, Computrols Director of Research and Development, Mike Donlon, presented on the topic of “Optimal Virtual Metering In Building Automation” at the Globalcon Conference in Boston, MA. The below information is a transcribed excerpt from his session.

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George Hingle

George’s CBAS Tips, July 2018

  The Importance of the Probe in BACnet When setting up 485 communication to a BACnet device like an AHU, it is important that you Probe it. This gets you some important information: Instance number is a good thing because if you add it to the program screen of the

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Scott Holstein

Plug Smart Partnership

  Learn About Our Distribution Partner Opportunities » Building automation system manufacturer, Computrols, has added a new distribution partner in Columbus, OH and the Central and South Florida markets. Their new running mate, Plug Smart was formed in 2008 as a customer-centric, comprehensive energy services company. Beyond their energy efficiency

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Scott Holstein

Investing in a Building Automation System

In the January/February 2008 edition of Facilities Manager Magazine, there was a featured article titled, “Pay Now or Pay Forever: The Design of Control System Software”. This article was recently brought to our attention by one of the original author’s LinkedIn posts which outlined the fact that not much has

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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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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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