Articles by Jeffrey Seewald, P.E,

High School LEEDership

May 7, 2015

Spurred by student initiative, this Minnesota magnet school has become the host for a unique collaboration focused on auditing and improving its mechanical and environmental performance.

Tablet As Building Engineering Tool, Part 5: The Business Of Engineering

From ideas to expense report, the last installment in this series looks at some needs in the course of standing engineering business, and what the still relatively new world of apps is offering up to meet them.

Jeffrey Seewald, P.E,

July 1, 2014

Several of the terminal areas at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are graced with hundreds of iPads tethered to counters and tables in gates and concessions.

Tablet As Building Engineering Tool, Part 4: Operations & Maintenance

Analytics to workorder management, energy audits to light meters — the spectrum of apps for facility engineering tasks continues to get wider and more versatile.

Jeffrey Seewald, P.E,

March 1, 2014

“Collaboration is unavoidable.”

Tablet As Building Engineering Tool, Part 3: Commissioning

What to use for capturing the images and data you need?

Jeffrey Seewald, P.E,

January 2, 2014

In the previous installment on using your tablet to engineer buildings, we focused on design, touching upon apps used to sketch concepts, review drawings, and perform calculations.

Tablet As Building Engineering Tool, Part 2: Designing

Reviewing documents, sizing equipment and systems, and sketching on the go: got an app for that? Also, we compare tablet vs. phone and the advantages or worries that come with taking your tablet into imperfect field conditions. How do you use yours?

Jeffrey Seewald, P.E,

December 1, 2013

After a brief hiatus, we are resuming exploration of the tablet as engineering tool. In the first article, we examined the energy study and how the tablet can facilitate tasks such as annotating existing documents, taking notes, and storing and accessing documents.

The Tablet's Potential For Engineering Buildings

The first installment in this series introduces the collaborative tablet engineering experiment, and it establishes a roadmap for exploration of the tablet’s potential contribution to enhancing and streamlining our collective engineering endeavors.

Jeffrey Seewald, P.E,

October 10, 2013

When I was a kid, programming on my Texas Instruments TI-16 and later on a Commodore 64, I was making simple games to play.

Plan For A Better BAS

Jeffrey Seewald, P.E,

August 5, 2013

In a campus environment over time, it’s not hard to lose control of the controls. When you tackle the situation for the long-term good, take time to create a master plan. Get a few tips on that here, and then move on to issues such as protocols, access, graphics, and trending. Your best possible BAS is not out of reach.

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In this webinar, we'll walk you through exactly what to get in place before you add AI to your business. You'll leave with a clear picture of where you stand today and a practical action plan to set yourself up for real results.

Articles by Jeffrey Seewald, P.E,

High School LEEDership

Tablet As Building Engineering Tool, Part 5: The Business Of Engineering

Tablet As Building Engineering Tool, Part 4: Operations & Maintenance

Tablet As Building Engineering Tool, Part 3: Commissioning

Tablet As Building Engineering Tool, Part 2: Designing

The Tablet's Potential For Engineering Buildings

Plan For A Better BAS

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