I expect you and your staff are being asked to adjust to the almost daily changes and possible scenarios of operating under the COVID-19 conditions.

The COVID-19 crisis has presented unprecedented challenges. Formerly strategies to reduce outside air ventilation rates were standard procedure. Now we override those strategies and increase outside air ventilation rates to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 for the safety of building occupants.

In my 34 years of facilities management and building automation experience, operational conditions have never been more fluid. HVAC systems need to be functioning at different levels of ventilation and higher amounts of outside air and maybe with much different occupancy times than normal.

  • Is your building automation system easily customizable for the changing needs of your campus?
  • Is your staff able to make changes to operation sequences?
  • Does your staff have quick access to campus automation historical trends?
  • Does your automation system consist of multiple vendor systems making uniform changes difficult?
Program Logic

FIN|Stack is the next generation software suite that leverages powerful tagging and data modeling providing the most efficient workflows and flexible development environment. FIN is a software technology that combines the core functionality of a Building Automation System (BAS) for connecting and controlling devices, with the added benefits of a Building Operating System (BOS) to manage and leverage data. The technology features an HTML 5 interface based on a “mobile first” design strategy—this means that the user experience is exceptional on a phone, tablet, and desktop.

Utilizing the data tagging and data modeling of FIN|Stack Building Automation System allows faster implementation of control strategies.

Some examples of the speed of FIN|Stack to modify control strategies:

  • Modifying 1056 VAV’s air flow during unoccupied times needed only 3 programs to modify the operation to adjust ventilation rates: 2 hours to test and 1 hour to implement.
  • Modifying schedules for 50+ unoccupied buildings: 4 hours to implement.