--- title: Blog | ODIN Systems (6) description: ODIN Building Automation Systems wants to help you understand how a BAS can change your building for the better. If you’re looking into a BAS of your own, then ODIN Building Automation Systems blog is here to help guide the way with the latest developments and trends in this exciting new market. (6) --- [![Odin Automation](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/Odin-June-2019/odin-logo-white.png)](https://www.connectwithodin.com/) - [Home](https://www.connectwithodin.com/) - [Features](https://www.connectwithodin.com/features) - [Plans](https://www.connectwithodin.com/plans) - Resources - [Blog](https://blog.connectwithodin.com) - [Case Studies](https://info.connectwithodin.com/capecod_healthcare_casestudy) - [Downloads](https://info.connectwithodin.com/resources) - [Company](https://connectwithodin.com/company) - [Contact](https://www.connectwithodin.com/contact) - [LOG IN](https://ODINweb.net) Search - [Home](https://www.connectwithodin.com/) - [Features](https://www.connectwithodin.com/features) - [Plans](https://www.connectwithodin.com/plans) - Resources - [Blog](https://blog.connectwithodin.com) - [Case Studies](https://info.connectwithodin.com/capecod_healthcare_casestudy) - [Downloads](https://info.connectwithodin.com/resources) - [Company](https://connectwithodin.com/company) - [Contact](https://www.connectwithodin.com/contact) - [LOG IN](https://ODINweb.net) # Latest news and blogs from  ![odin-logo-white-6](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/odin-logo-white-new.png) ## [Bringing Comfort & Efficiency to Residential Care Facility Management](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/bringing-comfort-efficiency-to-residential-care-facility-management) Posted by [Connect with ODIN](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/author/connect-with-odin) on Feb 10, 2022, 11:42:06 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![care facility management](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/care%20facility%20management.png)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/bringing-comfort-efficiency-to-residential-care-facility-management) It takes more than a skilled team of techs and a BMS to maintain an optimal, compliant environment in your residential care facility. The residents in your care are counting on you for fast responses to any HVAC issues and minimal disruption in their environments for maintenance or system checkups.  [Read More](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/bringing-comfort-efficiency-to-residential-care-facility-management) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/bringing-comfort-efficiency-to-residential-care-facility-management#comments-listing) Topics: [BAS](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bas), [Remote Building Controls](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/remote-building-controls), [HVAC](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/hvac) ## [Assisted Living Facility Management Is Simple With Off-Site Control](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/assisted-living-facility-management-is-simple-with-off-site-control) Posted by [Connect with ODIN](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/author/connect-with-odin) on Feb 10, 2022, 11:31:17 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![assisted living facility management](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/assisted%20living%20facility%20management.jpg)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/assisted-living-facility-management-is-simple-with-off-site-control) Assisted living facility managers know the importance of putting residents first. A consistent and carefully controlled environment is critical to the health, comfort, and safety of everyone in the facility’s care. Nonetheless, sudden HVAC equipment outages can lead to maintenance downtime that’s inconvenient at best and potentially a serious risk at worst. [Read More](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/assisted-living-facility-management-is-simple-with-off-site-control) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/assisted-living-facility-management-is-simple-with-off-site-control#comments-listing) Topics: [BAS](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bas), [Remote Building Controls](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/remote-building-controls), [HVAC](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/hvac) ## [3 Must-Have Tools for HVAC Technicians in 2022](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/3-must-have-tools-for-hvac-technicians-in-2022) Posted by [Connect with ODIN](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/author/connect-with-odin) on Dec 15, 2021, 3:43:54 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![HCAV technicians](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/hvac%20technicians.jpeg)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/3-must-have-tools-for-hvac-technicians-in-2022) The new year is coming up fast, and HVAC technicians will need to be prepared for another year of change in the facilities management field. Many manufacturers have experienced supply chain difficulties that have affected the availability and cost of raw materials, equipment, parts, and supplies. Regulations continue to evolve as well, with an increased focus on the HFC phase-down and total energy efficiency. [Read More](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/3-must-have-tools-for-hvac-technicians-in-2022) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/3-must-have-tools-for-hvac-technicians-in-2022#comments-listing) Topics: [BAS](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bas), [BACnet](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bacnet), [HVAC](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/hvac) ## [Fight Back Against HVAC Obsolescence in Higher Education](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/fight-back-against-hvac-obsolescence-in-higher-education) Posted by [Connect with ODIN](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/author/connect-with-odin) on Nov 29, 2021, 10:52:40 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![university facilities](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/zhejiang-university-3776783_960_720.jpg)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/fight-back-against-hvac-obsolescence-in-higher-education) Every piece of university facilities equipment will become obsolete eventually. And if it doesn’t make it to a point of natural obsolescence, it’s probably because you’ve needed to replace it or upgrade it due to reduced efficiency or breakdowns. This cycle is, on some level, unavoidable. [Read More](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/fight-back-against-hvac-obsolescence-in-higher-education) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/fight-back-against-hvac-obsolescence-in-higher-education#comments-listing) Topics: [BACnet](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bacnet), [HVAC](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/hvac) ## [HVAC in Schools Need Updating. Facility Management Tools Can Help.](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hvac-in-schools-need-updating.-facility-management-tools-can-help) Posted by [Connect with ODIN](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/author/connect-with-odin) on Nov 4, 2021, 5:13:10 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![HVAC in schools](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/HVAC%20in%20schools.png)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hvac-in-schools-need-updating.-facility-management-tools-can-help) Longstanding neglect of HVAC in schools has created an urgent need for an update. [Recent research](https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-494#:~:text=About%20half%20\(an%20estimated%2054,national%20survey%20of%20school%20districts.) has shown that more than half (54%) of public schools need “to update or replace multiple systems like heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) or plumbing.” More than a quarter (26%) will need to update or replace at least six of the critical facility systems. [Read More](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hvac-in-schools-need-updating.-facility-management-tools-can-help) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hvac-in-schools-need-updating.-facility-management-tools-can-help#comments-listing) Topics: [Remote Building Controls](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/remote-building-controls), [HVAC](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/hvac) ## [ODIN Simplifies Multi-Site & Multi-System Medical Building Management](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/odin-simplifies-multi-site-multi-system-medical-building-management) Posted by [Connect with ODIN](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/author/connect-with-odin) on Jul 16, 2021, 5:06:03 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![medical building management](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/hospital-1802679_1920%202.jpg)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/odin-simplifies-multi-site-multi-system-medical-building-management) Many healthcare organizations maintain expansive buildings with multiple wards, separate outbuildings, multi-building campuses, or even additional locations in other towns and cities. This can make medical building management into notoriously complex work.  [Read More](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/odin-simplifies-multi-site-multi-system-medical-building-management) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/odin-simplifies-multi-site-multi-system-medical-building-management#comments-listing) Topics: [BAS](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bas), [BACnet](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bacnet), [Remote Building Controls](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/remote-building-controls) ## [Give Hospital Maintenance Contractors the Key to Off-Site Resolutions](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/give-hospital-maintenance-contractors-the-key-to-off-site-resolutions) Posted by [Connect with ODIN](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/author/connect-with-odin) on Jul 16, 2021, 5:02:06 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![hospital maintenance](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/corridor-1729534_1920%202.jpg)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/give-hospital-maintenance-contractors-the-key-to-off-site-resolutions) There’s no time to lose in a healthcare environment. Nonetheless, patients and staff often need to wait until the hospital maintenance team can travel on-site when there is a failure or malfunction in the hospital HVAC system. Your system won’t need urgent maintenance every day, but when it does, a safe and regulation-compliant environment in the OR of a critical surgery could hang in the balance.  [Read More](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/give-hospital-maintenance-contractors-the-key-to-off-site-resolutions) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/give-hospital-maintenance-contractors-the-key-to-off-site-resolutions#comments-listing) Topics: [Remote Building Controls](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/remote-building-controls), [HVAC](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/hvac) ## [What if Hospital Facilities Management Wasn’t Just for Technicians?](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/what-if-hospital-facilities-management-wasnt-just-for-technicians) Posted by [Connect with ODIN](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/author/connect-with-odin) on Jul 16, 2021, 4:51:10 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![hospital facilities management](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/doctor-1228627_1920%202.jpg)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/what-if-hospital-facilities-management-wasnt-just-for-technicians) Hospital facilities management is both complex and high stakes. When you’re regulating heat and airflow to a dozen or more ORs, patients and doctors are counting on your facilities staff for safety, compliance, comfort, and consistently ideal conditions for sensitive procedures. It’s essential that each room in your facility maintains a stable set point with excellent ACH (air changes per hour) performance and the ability to rapidly adjust as needs change. [Read More](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/what-if-hospital-facilities-management-wasnt-just-for-technicians) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/what-if-hospital-facilities-management-wasnt-just-for-technicians#comments-listing) Topics: [Remote Building Controls](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/remote-building-controls), [HVAC](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/hvac) ## [The Aging Facility Management Workforce & Your Hospital HVAC System](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/aging-facility-management-workforce-hospital-hvac-system) Posted by [Connect with ODIN](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/author/connect-with-odin) on Jul 1, 2021, 7:45:45 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![hospital HVAC system](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/architecture-931283_1920%202.jpg)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/aging-facility-management-workforce-hospital-hvac-system) Figures from the IFMA show that the average facilities management professional is now 49 years old, with 28 years of experience (including 16 in facilities management). This is older than the median age of the general workforce by 8 years.  [Read More](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/aging-facility-management-workforce-hospital-hvac-system) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/aging-facility-management-workforce-hospital-hvac-system#comments-listing) Topics: [BAS](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bas), [BACnet](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bacnet), [Remote Building Controls](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/remote-building-controls), [HVAC](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/hvac) ## [End the Healthcare Facility Management Runaround With Mobile Access](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/healthcare-facility-management-runaround) Posted by [Connect with ODIN](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/author/connect-with-odin) on Jul 1, 2021, 7:42:23 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![healthcare facility management](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/doctors-2607295_1920%202.jpg)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/healthcare-facility-management-runaround) Systems for HVAC in healthcare facilities must balance complexity with urgency. A large hospital or other healthcare facilities may include a dozen or more ORs with sensitive temperature and ventilation needs, which may need to change rapidly — perhaps to drop temperatures for a procedure or to cycle in clean air after an aerosolizing event.  [Read More](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/healthcare-facility-management-runaround) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/healthcare-facility-management-runaround#comments-listing) Topics: [BAS](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bas), [Remote Building Controls](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/remote-building-controls), [HVAC](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/hvac) [Previous](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/page/5) [All posts](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/all) [Next](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/page/7) ### Subscribe Here! ### Recent Posts ### Post by Tags - [Remote Building Controls (39)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/remote-building-controls) - [HVAC (38)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/hvac) - [BAS (33)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bas) - [BACnet (19)](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/tag/bacnet) [![logo](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Odin-June-2019/odin-logo.png?width=181&height=60&name=odin-logo.png)](https://www.connectwithodin.com/) ODIN Building Automation Systems [(844)384-6346](tel:+18443846346) [![Contact Us](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5070536/6e69b7d8-6078-494c-807b-9250650cc9a2.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5070536/6e69b7d8-6078-494c-807b-9250650cc9a2) ## Quick Links - [Features](https://www.connectwithodin.com/features) - [Plans](https://www.connectwithodin.com/plans) - [Resources](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/) - [Company](https://www.connectwithodin.com/company) - [Privacy Policy](https://info.connectwithodin.com/privacy) - [Terms and Conditions](https://info.connectwithodin.com/terms-and-conditions) [![](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/Odin-June-2019/ios-app-store-w.png)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/connect-with-odin-v2/id6578449680)[![](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/Odin-June-2019/google-play-app-icon.png)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.connectwithodin.odinV2) [![](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/Odin-June-2019/Connect-with-us-on-LinkedIn.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/connectwithodin/)[![](https://blog.connectwithodin.com/hubfs/Odin-June-2019/footer-member-1.png)](http://www.bacnetinternational.org/)