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The Nexus Podcast

Conversations with smart people exploring smart buildings technology, hosted by James Dice. www.nexuslabs.online

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01:08:33

🎧 #149: Change My Mind: The Independent Data Layer

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/06/07

Episode 149 is the first episode in our new debate style series called Change My Mind. This idea came from Nexus Pro member Pete Swanson. So thank you Pete, and we love that our community continues to inspire us to keep experimenting with the pod. The first topic is the independent data layer, and the debate center’s on if all buildings over a hundred thousand square feet should have an independent data layer in the smart building stack. The conversation is led by moderator James Dice, and then

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00:14:51

🎧 #148: Foundations: Intro to Horizontal Architectures

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/06/07

Episode 148 is part of a new series called Foundations. The idea behind this series came from conversations with many of you from our Nexus community. We'll be covering topics that keep coming up time and time again, that don't have a lot of beginner resources. These are concepts that we explore in our Nexus Foundations course, our six week online introduction to the smart buildings industry, but these short episodes will give you an introduction into one important topic. Please let us know what you

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00:58:34

🎧 #147: Deep Dives: Audio/Visual Systems and The Role...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/06/07

Deep Dives will be a new series of episodes featuring one on one conversations with various subject matter experts. Episode 147 is our first episode in this format featuring Ernie Beck from NV5 Engineering & Technology, discussing audio/visual systems, and the role they play. Ernie draws parallels from A/V stacks to traditional building stacks, teases out some pretty interesting smart tech from the audio/visual world, and makes a strong case for having a seat at the table when it comes to the smart

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00:24:30

🎧 #146: In The Field: Facility Manager Mary Gloven

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/06/07

Episode 146 is the first episode of a new series called In The Field. In The Field will feature people working out in the built environment giving real-life perspective on their day-to-day, and how smart building technologies fit, or don't fit in. This is one of our most creative concepts on the podcast to-date, featuring a self-narrative and then live interview. Episode 146 features facility manager Mary Gloven. We met Mary at the Alliance Center in Denver, CO and were immediately drawn to her

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00:36:40

🎧 #145: Early Stage: Waste Tracking with WATS

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/06/07

Early Stage is another new series of episodes featuring early stage founders of startups hoping to fill a gap in the smart buildings marketplace. Episode 145 is a conversation with Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli and Laura Rosenshine from WATS. Meredith and Laura share their passion and insights to better manage the waste we all produce. And they’re eager to connect with the Nexus community at large!Please give us your feedback on this episode as we try out these new formats: Episode 145 -

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00:43:20

🎧 #144: Case Study: How the University of Iowa...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/06/07

Episode 144 is the first episode in a new series diving into case studies of real life, large scale deployments of smart building technologies. For this first episode, we talk with the University of Iowa regarding their integration of FDD via Clockworks Analytics. This project started in 2014 and includes 6.8 million square feet across 47 buildings. We hear the project team, the rollout, and key inclusion of their maintenance operations from the ground up.Please give us your feedback on this episode

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00:25:20

🎧 #143: Updates + AMA: June 2023

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/06/07

Episode 143 is the first new podcast after taking a break to reformat and expand our podcast platform. Updates + AMA will be a series of shorter episodes for us to discuss industry news, what's happening behind the scenes at Nexus, and to answer questions from our pro members. Towards the end, we have an ask me anything (AMA) where pro members can call in, and James and Rosy can answer your questions. Excited to start sharing these new ideas with you and please let us know what you think!Please give

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01:06:11

🎧 #142: Living buildings and where technology fits

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/03/16

"The building industry can be the first to show the world what it looks like for an industry from within itself to transform itself in line with a sustainable future."—Lindsay BakerMy HighlightsLindsay's background (4:45)Occupant application now versus its inception (17:37)Ideas from WeWork (24:51)The Institute and living buildings (29:33)How Lindsay thinks about smart building technology (37:04)Performance criteria and change in the smart building industry (42:54)Where the industry is headed

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01:06:53

🎧 #141: CRE Market Talk #2 with Mandi Wedin and Joe...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/03/09

"So many organizations want to sell ESG solutions, but very few have their own ESG statements, goals, or positions. If you don't want it, why would I?"—Mandi WedinHighlightsJoe's introduction (1:05)Mandi's introduction (2:01)ESG+R and why we care (4:21)How DEI fits into ESG+R (12:26)Greenwashing from the investor's perspective (17:01)Green bonds (22:15)More transparency in the EU (28:23)How ESG+R pressures are impacting the smart building market (32:38)Macro market update (40:21)The best strategies

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01:03:14

🎧 #140: The value of occupancy data and reducing...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/03/02

"You can't just sell the data. It's got enormous value, but it needs to be manifested and taught in such a way that people can react to it."—Mike MoranMy HighlightsMike's background (1:17)Bayron's background (3:00)Kilroy's assets and real estate strategy (4:03)How the business case is made for smart buildings (7:36)Communicating the ROI (12:17)Budgets for technology (17:36)Occupancy data as a foundational capability for smart buildings (20:50)Many different sources of occupancy data (30:14)How data

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01:10:29

🎧 #139: Q1 2023 M&A Roundup with J³

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2023/02/23

"Even with heat pumps and electrification, demand flexibility is a really big issue. You need controls to be able to use or roll back energy at the right times and that becomes increasingly important as you have more variability in terms of the generation of energy on the grid."—Joe AamidorHighlightsJeanne's introduction (1:05)Joe's introduction (1:52)The economic environment that startups are in today (2:23)What investors are actually looking for in a startup (8:55)2023 predictions and hot takes

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01:30:34

🎧 #138: The one where James gets interviewed

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/02/16

"Building owners need a lot more than what siloed systems are capable of. Smart building solutions need to solve that problem by integrating with those systems, and in the next phases, adopting more of a horizontal architecture where building owners are not buying all of these redundant layers anymore from a bunch of different vendors. But if we're all speaking from different sheets of music, we're never going have that infrastructure and we're never going to be able to do these more sophisticated

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00:49:57

🎧 #137: Jigar Shah wants to fund your Virtual Power...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/02/09

"We pay $10 billion per year for balancing the grid using natural gas, peaker plants, etc. when we could be paying that to households for those services instead."-Jigar ShahMy HighlightsHow smart and decarbonized is Jigar's home? (2:30)Business model innovation and unlocking decarbonization at scale (4:20)Deployment-led innovation (5:50)Moving from the 'what' to the 'how' (7:02)An overview of the Loan Programs Office (8:52)Where loans are targeted in the technology adoption lifecycle (14:30)Getting

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01:04:19

🎧 #136: Innovation and case studies of...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/02/02

"Data transparency is a key part of unlocking stronger two-way communication. If you think about the utility side, usually the amount of data they have about where and when energy is being used stops at the substation level. So you might have a really connected smart building but the utility side doesn't have the data to make smarter decisions about reliability, planning, targeting customers for specific programs, etc. If we're able to pull the curtain back with that data, a lot better planning can

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00:58:53

🎧 #135: Transforming the market, with regulation and...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/01/26

"Investors are thinking about the long-term value and risk of buildings and recognizing that high-performing buildings are lower-risk, which means higher value. All investment is going to be centered on the risks inherent with buildings and making sure that those buildings are future-proof and able to prosper in a decarbonizing economy."—Cliff MajersikMy HighlightsCliff’s background (2:46)Market transformation and how it works (6:08)How often building performance is being accounted for today

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00:49:27

🎧 #134: The building operator's role in...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/01/19

“Tenants are struggling to achieve something that landlords have direct control over and that aligns with what landlords are struggling to do. Tenant submetering needs to be looked at and rethought."—Comly WilsonMy HighlightsComly’s background (2:50)About Enertiv (6:35)2022 was about TenX and 2023 is all about OpX (18:21)How we create a concept of carbon on-site with our operational teams (28:31)How landlords align with tenants (31:08)ESG 2.0 playbook and what is needed moving forward

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01:20:52

🎧 #133: How the building automation supply chain...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/01/12

"We're still stuck dragging the anchor of the old proprietary software. Manufacturers need to listen to what the end-use customers are saying. They want open systems, product flexibility, and access to the data."—Leroy WaldenMy HighlightsLeroy’s background (2:11)Conversation Context (5:05)Evolutionary phases of smart buildings from a BAS perspective (9:48)About the ecosystem: product manufacturers, distributors, system integrators (15:26)The nature of system integrators (34:35)Getting out of the

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01:13:13

🎧 #132: Refrigerants: the Cinderella of the...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2023/01/05

“You can electrify your way out of natural gas usage and move to renewable energy to get yourself out of scope two emissions but refrigerants are going to be the main solution for electrifying both water and space heating, which means a significant increase in refrigerant usage."—Tristam CoffinMy HighlightsTristam’s background (2:09)Keys to sustainability in the grocery vertical (5:57)Important smart building tech in this vertical and status of deployment (8:23)About Effecterra (13:41)Why are

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00:47:21

🎧 #131: Google's BOS Program & Creating...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2022/12/15

“To really operate a building at scale, you need to be able to know what's happening across everything in that building at any one time and manage it in the same way you would a smartphone. Everything end to end in the building needs to be managed in a way that's much more IT-focused as opposed to OT. And so coming up with complete management of that is really important and that's where it leads onto software-defined buildings."—Kathy FarringtonMy HighlightsKathy’s background (3:00)Technology stacks

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00:56:26

🎧 #130: Allianz's smart buildings program and the...

The Nexus Podcast ·

2022/12/08

"For us, it's simpler to work with applications that go ontop of the BOS because we can control the information being accessed. Without the BOS, transparency is limited, which limits the number of use cases.By adding this data layer, we're dramatically increasing transparency and the possibilities of what else can easily be added on top."—Grigor HadjievHighlightsAbout Allianz (3:07)How technology improves asset value (4:16)Digitization vs Smart Building (6:46)Defining ‘smart building’

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