Prioritize Operations Before Capital and Centralize Control Platforms

While upgrades and retrofits have their place, Huffines warns that organizations often overlook simpler measures such as recalibrating sensors, optimizing schedules and addressing control overrides. Without first establishing a reliable operational baseline, capital investments may deliver less value than expected or mask underlying inefficiencies

In his presentation at NFMT East, Lee Huffines critiques the industry’s tendency to prioritize capital projects over operational excellence. While upgrades and retrofits have their place, Huffines warns that organizations often overlook simpler measures such as recalibrating sensors, optimizing schedules and addressing control overrides

55 a day Purchase Now »The key to unlocking significant energy savings and performance gains is for facilities managers to prioritize operational excellence before turning to costly capital upgrades

55 a day Purchase Now »Facilities managers can overcome reactive building operations by moving toward centralized, integrated platforms that enable real-time monitoring and coordination

In their presentation at NFMT East, Darryl Benson and Sarah Monteleon outline a pathway toward centralized control, where disparate systems are integrated into a unified platform

55 a day Purchase Now »Facilities managers can overcome reactive building operations by moving toward centralized, integrated platforms that enable real-time monitoring and coordination. In their presentation at NFMT East, Darryl Benson and Sarah Monteleon outline a pathway toward centralized control, where disparate systems are integrated into a unified platform

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