January 2023 Member Digest [Nexus Pro]
Hey friends,
Welcome to the Nexus Pro member digest… a collection of recent highlights you shouldn’t miss.
These digests are designed to save you time and allow you to catch up on the whole month. Then you can dive deeper wherever you’d like.
Enjoy.
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0—Website and SSO upgrade coming (very) soon
Before we jump in, an FYI for you. We're doing a system migration that will soon improve your user experience. In a nutshell: One login for our website and chatroom.
The migration will simply require you to reset your password after you get an email asking you to do so. We'll also send a quick screen-share video
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1—Newsletter & podcast highlights
As always, we shipped our Tuesday newsletter and Thursday podcast each week. I also kept my commitment to daily LinkedIn instigation (😂) on Monday-Thursday.
My highlights for those of you that are short on time:
- On the pod, I'm obviously biased but have loved the last ~6 weeks of episodes. If I had to prioritize them, check out Google's BOS series prequel episode, a deep dive on sustainable refrigerants, and a very popular overview of how the building automation system supply chain works (and when it doesn't).
- On the blog, I finished the 5 part series on the Vital Roles that enable smarter buildings and turned it into our latest white paper: The 5 Vital Roles.
- The newsletter and podcast now include short-and-sweet messages from sponsors. If you're interested in sponsoring, you can find the info here.
- We announced the Nexus Labs Syndicate's second investment in WattCarbon... You can join in on the fun for as little as $1k per deal.
Last but not least, longtime Pro member Rosy Khalife joined Nexus Labs full-time as COO! Find her on Nexus Connect here.
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2—Members-only goodies from December and January
Nexus SME Workshop with NREL's Plug and Process Loads Technology Research Team—The Plug and Process Loads Workshop provided the opportunity to hear from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) Plug and Process Loads (PPLs) Technology Research Team about the state of PPL controls and reduction strategies.
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Nexus SME Workshop with Joy Trinquet—Pro Member and Industry Analyst at Verdantix, Joy Trinquet, was our expert on an Introduction to the IWMS Tech Category.
She walked through use cases for IWMS, which I found very illuminating and free of fluff.
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Nexus Pro Member Gathering with Charlie Miller—Real Estate Technology Leader, Charlie Miller, provided a deep dive into Brookfield's Digital Masterplanning Program. It was awesome to see under the hood as they develop their smart building strategy that spans asset types.
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3—Interesting chatroom posts and conversations
- 👕 Nexus Shirts are available in time for the holidays! 👕 by James Dice—Get your shirt here!
- Whom is an EMIS targeted end user? by Ben Bartling—"Do the facilities management executes actually log into the EMIS dashboards to view results..."
- 9 Year old Video about What Hackers Find in our space by Rick Stehmeyer—"Rule #1 when providing any IP based device is: Keep it off the public web (that way you don't end up on Shodan)"
- AHR Feb 2023 by Lewis Martin—Who's attending AHR in February? We're hosting a happy hour here.
- What are you hoping to learn about this year? by James Dice—What's on your learning list? Why?
- A Really Good Smart Building Use case/Story/Diagram? by Krigh Bachmann—"I am curious if anyone has read or seen a really good example that shows how there are many different smart building stakeholders and their objectives and the relationships between those pieces?"
- Wanted : Building Operating Systems with added GEB / DER / EMIS support by Mike Barker—"These solutions are to be considered for deployment across several City-owned buildings"
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4—New Members
Here are our new members from December and January. If you see these names around Nexus Connect, take some time to say hello!
- Josh Adams - Animated Insights
- Beeri Amiel - Continue AI
- Thomas Brown - InteliGlas
- Alice Chikara - Lucid
- Charles Christenson - STŌK
- Hayes Gorecki - Johnson Controls
- Christopher Hitzel - WellStat
- Sandy Houck - STŌK
- Xun Jia - STŌK
- Bhavesh Kakwani - Entrepreneur First
- Walter King - Arcuity.com
- Adam Lazare CBRE
- Jenne Leigh - Kinetic Search Strategies
- Zeenat Nadvi - JumpStart Inc.
- Kyle Pinto - RYCOM
- Paige Pitcher - Modern Adventures
- Sam Protzmann - WiredScore
- Eben Simmons - Introba
- Ben Trombley
- Comly Wilson - Enertiv
(If your name doesn't have a link, you haven't created your profile on Nexus Connect! Hit reply and we'll help get you sorted out.)
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5—SME Workshops featuring… you!
What are you an expert in? I know that each of you has deep expertise that would help us move forward as a community. Our SME workshops are a great way to get your name out there, build relationships, and get feedback on your ideas.
To grab a spot on our calendar in the future to teach the community... just hit reply and we'll work out the details.
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6—Upcoming events
There's a lot of fun to be had in February! Here are a few things to look forward to...
- Nexus Australia/APAC Pro Member Gathering: This is a NEW monthly event that we are doing with our friends from Australia/APAC. Pro Member and Building Optimization Manager at AMP Capital, Tom Balme will provide a deep dive on AMP Captial's smart buildings program. Rob Huntington will be hosting! February 7th @ 3pm MT / February 8th @ 9am Sydney
- Nexus New Member Orientation: Nexus Founder, James Dice, hosts an introduction to the Nexus Labs Community and how you access and take advantage of all the resources that come with your Pro Membership. This is for new members or those who've not taken advantage of all the resources at the Nexus Community. February 13th @ 9 am MT.
- Subject Matter Expert Workshop: Pro Member and Founder and CEO of WattCarbon, McGee Young, will dive deep into Carbon Accounting. February 15 @ 9am MT
- Member Gathering: TBA
As always, you can find all upcoming member events on our Events page.
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7—Build the future of this community with us!
Here’s what we’re needing help with this month…
- Event planning: Looking for speakers for upcoming SME workshops and Pro member gatherings
- Adding resources to the Nexus Pro Library. Please help!
- Post your thoughts on Nexus Connect and respond to others' thoughts. Community engagement is one of the ways we can "lift all boats".
Feel free to provide feedback and input whenever you'd like!
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Thanks for reading and thanks for being a Nexus Pro member. As always, I’d love if you hit reply and let me know how we can improve your membership.
—James
P.S. for all of you new members, here are some handy links:
- Anonymous member feedback form (constructive criticism is always appreciated!)
- Modify your account (E.g. modify your plan from monthly to annual, switch credit card, etc - just click account in the upper right corner)
- Submit your podcast interview idea
- Add the Nexus Pro podcast feed to the player of your choice
- The Nexus Vendor Landscape
- The Archive (all posts with a ⭐ are for members only)
- Add your project to the Nexus Labs consulting waitlist
P.P.S. Did you know we have enterprise memberships? Reach out if you'd like to see more of your colleagues in Pro.
Hey friends,
Welcome to the Nexus Pro member digest… a collection of recent highlights you shouldn’t miss.
These digests are designed to save you time and allow you to catch up on the whole month. Then you can dive deeper wherever you’d like.
Enjoy.
---
0—Website and SSO upgrade coming (very) soon
Before we jump in, an FYI for you. We're doing a system migration that will soon improve your user experience. In a nutshell: One login for our website and chatroom.
The migration will simply require you to reset your password after you get an email asking you to do so. We'll also send a quick screen-share video
---
1—Newsletter & podcast highlights
As always, we shipped our Tuesday newsletter and Thursday podcast each week. I also kept my commitment to daily LinkedIn instigation (😂) on Monday-Thursday.
My highlights for those of you that are short on time:
- On the pod, I'm obviously biased but have loved the last ~6 weeks of episodes. If I had to prioritize them, check out Google's BOS series prequel episode, a deep dive on sustainable refrigerants, and a very popular overview of how the building automation system supply chain works (and when it doesn't).
- On the blog, I finished the 5 part series on the Vital Roles that enable smarter buildings and turned it into our latest white paper: The 5 Vital Roles.
- The newsletter and podcast now include short-and-sweet messages from sponsors. If you're interested in sponsoring, you can find the info here.
- We announced the Nexus Labs Syndicate's second investment in WattCarbon... You can join in on the fun for as little as $1k per deal.
Last but not least, longtime Pro member Rosy Khalife joined Nexus Labs full-time as COO! Find her on Nexus Connect here.
---
2—Members-only goodies from December and January
Nexus SME Workshop with NREL's Plug and Process Loads Technology Research Team—The Plug and Process Loads Workshop provided the opportunity to hear from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) Plug and Process Loads (PPLs) Technology Research Team about the state of PPL controls and reduction strategies.
---
Nexus SME Workshop with Joy Trinquet—Pro Member and Industry Analyst at Verdantix, Joy Trinquet, was our expert on an Introduction to the IWMS Tech Category.
She walked through use cases for IWMS, which I found very illuminating and free of fluff.
---
Nexus Pro Member Gathering with Charlie Miller—Real Estate Technology Leader, Charlie Miller, provided a deep dive into Brookfield's Digital Masterplanning Program. It was awesome to see under the hood as they develop their smart building strategy that spans asset types.
---
3—Interesting chatroom posts and conversations
- 👕 Nexus Shirts are available in time for the holidays! 👕 by James Dice—Get your shirt here!
- Whom is an EMIS targeted end user? by Ben Bartling—"Do the facilities management executes actually log into the EMIS dashboards to view results..."
- 9 Year old Video about What Hackers Find in our space by Rick Stehmeyer—"Rule #1 when providing any IP based device is: Keep it off the public web (that way you don't end up on Shodan)"
- AHR Feb 2023 by Lewis Martin—Who's attending AHR in February? We're hosting a happy hour here.
- What are you hoping to learn about this year? by James Dice—What's on your learning list? Why?
- A Really Good Smart Building Use case/Story/Diagram? by Krigh Bachmann—"I am curious if anyone has read or seen a really good example that shows how there are many different smart building stakeholders and their objectives and the relationships between those pieces?"
- Wanted : Building Operating Systems with added GEB / DER / EMIS support by Mike Barker—"These solutions are to be considered for deployment across several City-owned buildings"
---
4—New Members
Here are our new members from December and January. If you see these names around Nexus Connect, take some time to say hello!
- Josh Adams - Animated Insights
- Beeri Amiel - Continue AI
- Thomas Brown - InteliGlas
- Alice Chikara - Lucid
- Charles Christenson - STŌK
- Hayes Gorecki - Johnson Controls
- Christopher Hitzel - WellStat
- Sandy Houck - STŌK
- Xun Jia - STŌK
- Bhavesh Kakwani - Entrepreneur First
- Walter King - Arcuity.com
- Adam Lazare CBRE
- Jenne Leigh - Kinetic Search Strategies
- Zeenat Nadvi - JumpStart Inc.
- Kyle Pinto - RYCOM
- Paige Pitcher - Modern Adventures
- Sam Protzmann - WiredScore
- Eben Simmons - Introba
- Ben Trombley
- Comly Wilson - Enertiv
(If your name doesn't have a link, you haven't created your profile on Nexus Connect! Hit reply and we'll help get you sorted out.)
---
5—SME Workshops featuring… you!
What are you an expert in? I know that each of you has deep expertise that would help us move forward as a community. Our SME workshops are a great way to get your name out there, build relationships, and get feedback on your ideas.
To grab a spot on our calendar in the future to teach the community... just hit reply and we'll work out the details.
---
6—Upcoming events
There's a lot of fun to be had in February! Here are a few things to look forward to...
- Nexus Australia/APAC Pro Member Gathering: This is a NEW monthly event that we are doing with our friends from Australia/APAC. Pro Member and Building Optimization Manager at AMP Capital, Tom Balme will provide a deep dive on AMP Captial's smart buildings program. Rob Huntington will be hosting! February 7th @ 3pm MT / February 8th @ 9am Sydney
- Nexus New Member Orientation: Nexus Founder, James Dice, hosts an introduction to the Nexus Labs Community and how you access and take advantage of all the resources that come with your Pro Membership. This is for new members or those who've not taken advantage of all the resources at the Nexus Community. February 13th @ 9 am MT.
- Subject Matter Expert Workshop: Pro Member and Founder and CEO of WattCarbon, McGee Young, will dive deep into Carbon Accounting. February 15 @ 9am MT
- Member Gathering: TBA
As always, you can find all upcoming member events on our Events page.
---
7—Build the future of this community with us!
Here’s what we’re needing help with this month…
- Event planning: Looking for speakers for upcoming SME workshops and Pro member gatherings
- Adding resources to the Nexus Pro Library. Please help!
- Post your thoughts on Nexus Connect and respond to others' thoughts. Community engagement is one of the ways we can "lift all boats".
Feel free to provide feedback and input whenever you'd like!
---
Thanks for reading and thanks for being a Nexus Pro member. As always, I’d love if you hit reply and let me know how we can improve your membership.
—James
P.S. for all of you new members, here are some handy links:
- Anonymous member feedback form (constructive criticism is always appreciated!)
- Modify your account (E.g. modify your plan from monthly to annual, switch credit card, etc - just click account in the upper right corner)
- Submit your podcast interview idea
- Add the Nexus Pro podcast feed to the player of your choice
- The Nexus Vendor Landscape
- The Archive (all posts with a ⭐ are for members only)
- Add your project to the Nexus Labs consulting waitlist
P.P.S. Did you know we have enterprise memberships? Reach out if you'd like to see more of your colleagues in Pro.
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