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While schools continue to face cutbacks and smaller budgets in the current economic climate, we must also be reminded that building automation systems (BAS) have helped us use major building systems more efficiently, cut down on energy usage, and have played a significant role in doing more with less. The mentality could be that we can run our BAS on “autopilot” and save even more money on personnel costs. That mindset could not be further from the truth and has the potential to wipe out any savings previously realized. This means that we are still a long way from discontinuing the need for a skilled technician to monitor energy usage and building automation systems. One case in point is that of Upper Merion Area School District in King of Prussia, PA which has experienced this firsthand.

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NOTE: This is the first post in a series called Building System Series. The content of this article is provided by BuildingLogiX, an automation partner of SchoolDude.com. With spring quickly rolling into summer, the cooling systems in many of your buildings will start to push into high gear. Now is a perfect time to take steps [...]

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Online Integration with Your Building Controls Brief Value & Benefits Features Success Screenshots Video Demo Brief FSAutomation is an add-on for FSDirect that allows FSDirect to share data with your building automation system (BAS). FSAutomation can automatically schedule your systems (HVAC, lighting, etc.) to coordinate with FSDirect events. FSAutomation is compatible with multiple BAS manufacturers including: Alerton, Automated Logic, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Siemens, TAC/Schneider [...]

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As a SchoolDude Certified Partner, CommLogix provides an integration solution between SchoolDude's systems and your building automation systems. Through SchoolDude's web service extensions, CommLogix connects to your building automation systems with an affordable communication server. This allows you to simplify operations, such as automatically overriding your HVAC systems based on events scheduled in SchoolDude's FSDirect facility [...]

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Work Order and BAS Alarm Integration System Brief Value & Benefits Features Success Screenshots Video Demo Brief Critical Alarm Automation is a powerful work order and building management system (BAS) alarm integration tool that provides a communication bridge and enables data exchange between BAS technology and SchoolDude's MaintenanceDirect work order management system. Critical Alarm Automation reduces risk by enabling staff to respond to major issues [...]

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