April 2021 Newsletter

Analytika Users Forum
Thursday, May 20, 2021 10am – 11am EST

Focus Topic: Utility Monitoring

Learn about the Analytika Utility Manager through live demonstrations and user experiences. Cimetrics clients have used our meter data monitoring & analysis service for pandemic energy use tracking, meter device validation & troubleshooting, anomaly identification, billing reconciliation, and more!

As always, there will be “Fun with Graphs!” and Q&A segments to answer any questions you have about Cimetrics Analytika.

Learn more, check out the last session recap, and register for the next event

Product Spotlight: BACnet Explorer New Version 8

Now you can check that objects and properties in your BACnet device conform to BACnet standard. Discover BACnet Devices on your BACnet network, run BACnet diagnostics on a live network or on a previously saved file. More improvements in the free and paid version. Learn more

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.

April’s discussions were about Digital Twins, including positioning smart buildings in the age of Digital Twins.

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

Cybersecurity April News

Cybersecurity: A survival guide for 2021, Rolls Royce cybersecurity research network, Cybersecurity for the Factory Floor, White House cybersecurity push targeting electricity sector and more…

CWEEL New England
Inaugural Event

The Council on Women in Energy & Environmental Leadership (CWEEL) supports the role of women in the energy and environmental industries.

The newly-established CWEEL New England group invites you to join our first virtual gathering on May 13th to learn more about the group and help plan events for 2021. Learn More

CONTROLS-CON Smart Building Controls Conference

Join hundreds of industry professionals from throughout the United States, Canada and beyond to explore the latest technologies and possibilities of Building Automation, Controls and OT in commercial and industrial buildings at this hybrid smart building controls conference.

Controls-Con is geared towards integrators, HVAC/mechanical contractors, technicians, facility managers and more, with a focus on providing invaluable networking opportunities, cutting-edge educational content and direct access to the industry’s top vendors. Learn more and register

$1B LEAF Coalition is a Game-Changer in Fight to Save Tropical Forests, Support Indigenous Communities, and Meet Paris Climate Goals

Cimetrics applauds our long-time Analytika client GlaxoSmithKline for participating in The LEAF Coalition (Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance), one of the largest ever public-private efforts to protect tropical forests and to support sustainable development! R ead more

ASHRAE updated statement on the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in buildings.

The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force has released this updated statement on the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in buildings. “This may seem like a small step, but we feel it is important to leave no doubt about our position, given the muted support for ventilation and filtration as important tools in the effort to stop the pandemic, from some organizations that should be leading more strongly,” said William P. Bahnfleth, Ph.D., P.E., ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force chair. See this and all of the ASHRAE COVID-19 response resources here.

There’s Another Way to Pay for Infrastructure Projects

An interesting approach to infrastructure financing that commoditizes data for the purpose of planning, predictive maintenance, risk mitigation, marketing and more.
“Increasingly, our roads and bridges, drinking water and sewer pipelines, buildings, ports and hospitals are outfitted with sensors and other data collection systems. An urban internet of things is emerging, and its data have the potential to generate an incredible amount of added value.” Read more