Efficiency

Maximize your time, tools, and talent with field-proven strategies that boost efficiency in building automation and HVAC service. From workflow shortcuts to smart scheduling and tool loadouts, learn how to get more done with less friction. Every Day!

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The Most Overlooked Tool in BAS? Your Graphics: If They Don’t Match the Field, You’ve Got a Cartoon

A mismatched BAS graphic isn’t just ugly, it’s a cartoon. Here’s how to make graphics match reality and build operator trust.

Alex Khachaturian

Oct 84 min read

Technician truck completely disorganized with Packout storage, not clean and unprofessional.

If You Treat Your Truck Like a Dumpster, You’ll Work Like One Too: Why Every Technician’s First Office Is on Wheels

Your truck is your first office. If it’s chaos on wheels, your work will be too. Build discipline with simple habits.

Alex Khachaturian

Oct 65 min read

Loaded Filters, Unchecked Strainers, Bent Fins: The Hidden Efficiency Killers

Filters, strainers, and bent fins are silent efficiency killers. Here’s how they lie to your BAS and how to stop them.

Alex Khachaturian

Sep 226 min read

Outside Air Economizers & Stuck Dampers: Hidden Energy Failures

Economizers should save you money, unless the OA damper is stuck or the logic is wrong. Use this field-ready guide to diagnose, repair, and lock in real savings.

Alex Khachaturian

Sep 156 min read

Autumn Economizer Tune-Up: Catch the Lies Before Heat Season

Your economizer is lying to you this month. Here’s the 30-minute autumn tune-up to fix sensors, mechanics, and logic, before heating season burns your budget.

Alex Khachaturian

Sep 16 min read

The Forgotten Schedules Bleeding Your Energy Budget

Forgotten BAS schedules drain budgets year after year. Learn how to audit and fix run times in under an hour for instant savings.

Alex Khachaturian

Aug 235 min read

Accountability at Work: The Silent Killer

Feeling drained? It might be accountability at work, not workload. Use this Owner/Driver/Contributor system, Definition of Done, and a simple weekly rhythm to fix it without burning out.

Alex Khachaturian

Jul 316 min read

The BACnet Mistakes Costing You Thousands (And How to Fix Them in Under an Hour)

Your system isn’t broken; it’s mis-configured. Fix the BACnet mistakes that cost you thousands, priority arrays, poll/COV, duplicate IDs, MS/TP timing, alarms, and trends, in under an hour.

Alex Khachaturian

Jul 1910 min read