Your October 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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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, we covered decarbonization with McGee Young and Matt Ellis, M&A with J-cubed, and Microsoft's smart buildings program with Tearle Whitson.
- Are you a smart buildings technology vendor with a compelling product, breakthrough, case study, or other story to tell that helps move the industry forward? Collaborate with us to produce a piece of high-quality educational content to be distributed to the Nexus audience via the Nexus website and newsletter. Visit our partners page to become a Thought Leader.
- We launched the Nexus Labs Syndicate for investing in smart buildings startups. You can join in on the fun for as little as $1k per deal.
- Volume 11 of The Lens covers Measurabl's acquisition of WegoWise. This builds on Volume 8, which covered their acquisition of Hatch Data.
- The newsletter and podcast now include short-and-sweet messages from sponsors. If you're interested in sponsoring, you can find the info here.
In addition to all that, James also attended CREtech NYC, Verge 22 in San Jose, and Greenbuild in San Francisco. Lots to come from those learnings!
Here's our NYC community happy hour that we cohosted with Keyframe Capital:
We also hosted happy hours in Denver and SF that were just as fun!
As always, you can find all upcoming member events on our Events page.
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2—Members-only goodies from October 2022
Nexus SME Workshop with Victor Taylor: A Primer on Machine Learning—CTO and Co-Founder of SmartLocus, Inc., Victor Taylor, lead us with A Primer on Machine Learning.
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Nexus Pro Member Gathering with Ryan Knudson on Macerich's Smart Building Program—Macerich's Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Ryan Knudson lead the discussion on Macerich's Smart Building Program.
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The Importance of Access Control with Lee Odess—This workshop was recorded as part of Nexus Foundations Cohort 5. It was intended for a beginner audience, but it's great for everyone to learn from Lee Odess here.
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3—Interesting chatroom posts and conversations
- Nexus t-shirts? by James Dice—If we were to create Nexus T-shirt’s, what do you think they should say? Let us know what you'd love to see or see what others have suggested
- What are the best Smart Building Conferences/Events to attend? by Krigh Bachmann—For someone who wants to jump into the Smart Building deep end, what are the best Smart Building events to attend? Which are better for high-level strategy vs technical workshops/seminars? Which ones are great for networking?
- Reliable Controls by Lee Odess—Lee asks if anyone has worked with Reliable Controls. How do they stack up to Distech and Johnson Controls?
- MSI’s in the Middle East by Tom Hopton—Recommendations for MSI’s operating in the Middle East.
- FDD and Potential Savings + calibrated energy models by Ricardo Filho—Some brain-picking going on as Ricardo pitches an idea for a project to combine FDD with energy model calibration.
- Worth it? Certifications with LEED / WELL for learning by Bryan Stacy—Are Building Automation Certificates good for actually understanding the criteria LEED/Well?
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4—New Members
Here are our new members from August and September. If you see these names around Nexus Connect, take some time to say hello!
- John Attala - Optigo
- Even Augensen - GK
- Liam Bates - Kaiterra
- Justin Bootcheck - Synergy Consulting Engineers
- Ben Bradford - Buildings IoT
- Nicholas Casal - Grupo Infra
- Jonathan Clarke - Dexus
- Tanner Cooper - IMEG Corp
- John Forester - RM Group
- Jonathan Gritz - JBG Smith
- Dalton Hill-Whitson - ecobee
- Tom Kay - SMG Holdings
- Ciaran Kelly - Hoare Lea
- Victor Li - Mero
- Mahek Modi - JLL
- Jay Mondkar - General Atlantic
- Izzy Myers - BT
- Victor Taylor - Smart Locus
- Eric Toddy - Motion LLC
- Dylan Trebels - ecobee
(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 a 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 October! Here are a few things to look forward to...
- 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. November 16th @ 9 am MT.
- Subject Matter Expert Workshop: Pro member and Smart Buildings Programs Director at TIA, Marta Soncodi, will lead us as our SME. Topic TBD. November 21 at 2 pm MT
- Member Gathering: Global Leader in Real Estate Sustainability and ESG and Vice President of Sustainability at BXP, Ben Myers, will lead this month's Pro Member Gathering. Topic TBD. November 30th at 9 am MT
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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
- Submit your friendly rant podcast 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? Hit reply 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.
---
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, we covered decarbonization with McGee Young and Matt Ellis, M&A with J-cubed, and Microsoft's smart buildings program with Tearle Whitson.
- Are you a smart buildings technology vendor with a compelling product, breakthrough, case study, or other story to tell that helps move the industry forward? Collaborate with us to produce a piece of high-quality educational content to be distributed to the Nexus audience via the Nexus website and newsletter. Visit our partners page to become a Thought Leader.
- We launched the Nexus Labs Syndicate for investing in smart buildings startups. You can join in on the fun for as little as $1k per deal.
- Volume 11 of The Lens covers Measurabl's acquisition of WegoWise. This builds on Volume 8, which covered their acquisition of Hatch Data.
- The newsletter and podcast now include short-and-sweet messages from sponsors. If you're interested in sponsoring, you can find the info here.
In addition to all that, James also attended CREtech NYC, Verge 22 in San Jose, and Greenbuild in San Francisco. Lots to come from those learnings!
Here's our NYC community happy hour that we cohosted with Keyframe Capital:
We also hosted happy hours in Denver and SF that were just as fun!
As always, you can find all upcoming member events on our Events page.
---
2—Members-only goodies from October 2022
Nexus SME Workshop with Victor Taylor: A Primer on Machine Learning—CTO and Co-Founder of SmartLocus, Inc., Victor Taylor, lead us with A Primer on Machine Learning.
---
Nexus Pro Member Gathering with Ryan Knudson on Macerich's Smart Building Program—Macerich's Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Ryan Knudson lead the discussion on Macerich's Smart Building Program.
---
The Importance of Access Control with Lee Odess—This workshop was recorded as part of Nexus Foundations Cohort 5. It was intended for a beginner audience, but it's great for everyone to learn from Lee Odess here.
---
3—Interesting chatroom posts and conversations
- Nexus t-shirts? by James Dice—If we were to create Nexus T-shirt’s, what do you think they should say? Let us know what you'd love to see or see what others have suggested
- What are the best Smart Building Conferences/Events to attend? by Krigh Bachmann—For someone who wants to jump into the Smart Building deep end, what are the best Smart Building events to attend? Which are better for high-level strategy vs technical workshops/seminars? Which ones are great for networking?
- Reliable Controls by Lee Odess—Lee asks if anyone has worked with Reliable Controls. How do they stack up to Distech and Johnson Controls?
- MSI’s in the Middle East by Tom Hopton—Recommendations for MSI’s operating in the Middle East.
- FDD and Potential Savings + calibrated energy models by Ricardo Filho—Some brain-picking going on as Ricardo pitches an idea for a project to combine FDD with energy model calibration.
- Worth it? Certifications with LEED / WELL for learning by Bryan Stacy—Are Building Automation Certificates good for actually understanding the criteria LEED/Well?
---
4—New Members
Here are our new members from August and September. If you see these names around Nexus Connect, take some time to say hello!
- John Attala - Optigo
- Even Augensen - GK
- Liam Bates - Kaiterra
- Justin Bootcheck - Synergy Consulting Engineers
- Ben Bradford - Buildings IoT
- Nicholas Casal - Grupo Infra
- Jonathan Clarke - Dexus
- Tanner Cooper - IMEG Corp
- John Forester - RM Group
- Jonathan Gritz - JBG Smith
- Dalton Hill-Whitson - ecobee
- Tom Kay - SMG Holdings
- Ciaran Kelly - Hoare Lea
- Victor Li - Mero
- Mahek Modi - JLL
- Jay Mondkar - General Atlantic
- Izzy Myers - BT
- Victor Taylor - Smart Locus
- Eric Toddy - Motion LLC
- Dylan Trebels - ecobee
(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 a 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 October! Here are a few things to look forward to...
- 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. November 16th @ 9 am MT.
- Subject Matter Expert Workshop: Pro member and Smart Buildings Programs Director at TIA, Marta Soncodi, will lead us as our SME. Topic TBD. November 21 at 2 pm MT
- Member Gathering: Global Leader in Real Estate Sustainability and ESG and Vice President of Sustainability at BXP, Ben Myers, will lead this month's Pro Member Gathering. Topic TBD. November 30th at 9 am MT
---
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
- Submit your friendly rant podcast 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? Hit reply if you'd like to see more of your colleagues in Pro.
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