Total Cost Matters Podcast

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A monthly 10-15 minute podcast devoted to making buildings operate as assets rather than liabilities. Our host, Lou Zaccone, will walk you through various topics and issues that affect the total cost of ownership of your facility. As the Vice President of Harshaw Trane, Lou is uniquely qualified to…

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  • Nov 3, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 15m AVG DURATION
  • 24 EPISODES


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Episode #023- Energy Month Wrap Up

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 21:19


This month, Lou speaks with Energy Services Program Leader, Ty Vierling, about renewable energy sources and financing in honor of October- National Energy Month. 

Episode #022- Energy Month Kickoff

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 14:59


This month, Lou speaks with Intelligent Services Program Leader, Kurt Barrett, about energy usage and electrical demand management in honor of October- National Energy Month. Learn why it's important to start analyzing your electrical demand-drive savings- before jumping into investments with renewable energy.

Episode #021- Back to School

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 11:09


This month, Lou speaks with Service Operations Leader, Eric Garr, about school districts going back to school safely. Learn why it's important to check in on your equipment and assess indoor air quality before bringing students back into your facilities.   If you would like to learn more about the tools available to help you bring students back to school safely, contact Harshaw Trane today.

Episode #020- Get Ready. Stay Ready.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 10:54


This month, Lou speaks with Healthcare Vertical Market Leader, Angie Stokes, about Harshaw Trane's Get Ready. Stay Ready. healthcare initiative. Learn why it's important be more proactive when it comes to modernizing and preparing your facility for the future.   If you would like to learn more about the tools available to help you maximize the way your healthcare buildings are managed, contact Angie Stokes.

Episode #019- Ready for Now. Resilient for Tomorrow.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 17:59


Total Cost Matter Episode 19 is available now! This month, Lou speaks with Harshaw Trane's Mike Popham, Eric Wilson, Kurt Barrett and Christy Fetsch on some important steps to take when reopening your building. Learn why we should have an increased concern for indoor air quality, energy efficiency, safety and security as well as evolving building standards while adapting to our new normal.   Tell us what YOU have done to remain healthy at work. Submit your building to our "Ready for now. Resilient for tomorrow" Awards! We will select the top facilities that exemplify what it means to be safe and healthy at work. 

Episode #018- Owensboro Health

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 20:17


This month, Lou speaks with the executive director of facilities for Owensboro Health Inc., Joe Taylor, and Harshaw Trane Account Manager, Christy Fetsch. Listen to learn about how Owensboro Health has risen to meet challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and what they are doing to stay resilient for the future.

Episode #017- Earth Month

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 11:52


This month, Lou speaks with Shawn Crowe and Keely Slade, Intelligent Services Energy Engineers for Harshaw Trane. Click to hear them discuss how our Intelligent Services program can improve your bottom line-  a fitting topic for Earth Month!

Episode #016- Serving Our Customers Remotely

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 6:45


Total Cost Matters Episode 016 is available now. Lou Zaccone speaks with Kurt Barrett, Intelligent Services Team Leader, about remotely connecting to your building automation system (BAS.) We realize that the needs of your facilities may be changing at a fast pace right now. During this challenging time, we are here to help so you can manage your buildings better. 

Episode #015- How to Get the Most Out of Your BAS

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 24:35


Lou Zaccone speaks with Eric Wilson, Centralized Services Leader for Harshaw Trane. They discuss the best ways to maximize your BAS investment.

Episode #014- Intellipak Refresh

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 10:29


This month, Lou Zaccone sits down with Clayton Smith, Senior Services Sales Manager at Harshaw Trane. They discuss the IntelliPak refresh and how to keep your equipment running longer, more reliably, and more efficiently.

Episode #013- Maximizing the Budget by Investing in Your Building

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 12:57


This month, Lou Zaccone sits down with Randy Cummins, Services Sales Manager for Harshaw Trane. They discuss maximizing customer's budgets by investing in their buildings at year-end. 

Episode #012- Vibration Analysis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 11:23


This month's episode is all about vibration analysis. Lou talks with Service Products Program Leader, Mike Popham about proactively diagnosing problems before they become catastrophic. Vibration analysis provides the data you need to make key operational decisions that are aligned to desired business outcomes.

Episode #011- Financial Options

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 15:16


Senior Account Executive, Jon Lehr, talks with Lou about updating systems in a world with little to no capital.

Episode #010- Distilleries

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 15:33


This month's episode is all about distilleries. Lou talks to our very own distillery expert Erik Samelson about the latest technological advancements in the distillery industry. The two discuss the benefits of thermal storage and strategies to help meet high demand. Erik offers great insight into the distilling process and showcases the role energy plays in producing fine crafted bourbon.

Episode #009- Healthcare

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 21:42


This month's episode is all about Healthcare. Lou talks to Healthcare Vertical Market Leader Angie Stokes about the state of healthcare facilities. The two discuss energy management programs within healthcare and different strategies that lower the total cost of ownership and increase the efficiency and reliability of healthcare facilities.  

Episode #008- Building Automation System Upgrades

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 16:20


This month's episode is all about building automation system (BAS) upgrades. Lou talks to building automation expert Victoria Voigt about big data and the advantages to upgrading an outdated BAS. The two discuss specific technological changes to BAS and how these changes increase the reliability and efficiency of buildings today.

Episode #007- R'newals

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 14:09


This month's episode is all about R'newals. Lou talks to Service Product Manager Douglas Burd about how R'newal programs can improve efficiency, reliability and asset management.

Earth Week Special- Sustainability

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 17:22


This Earth Week Special Podcast is all about sustainability. Lou talks with Intelligent Services leader Kurt Barrett on sustainability, carbon foot print and renewable energy. 

Episode #006- Water Treatment

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 9:30


This month's episode is all about water treatment.  Lou talks with ACSS Tech Dallas Craig about the history and importance of water treatment within facilities. 

Episode #005- Asset Management

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 18:03


Clayton Smith, Strategic Account Executive at Harshaw Trane, joins Lou to give you all the details on asset management.

Episode #004- Connected Services

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 18:13


Account Executive Erik Samelson and Service Technician Matt Hallinan join Lou to talk about connected services.

Episode #003- Energy Procurement

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018 15:29


Energy procurement expert Christy Fetsch joined Lou to talk about the supply side of energy in our November episode of Total Cost Matters.

Episode #002- Intelligent Services

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 22:36


Our host, Lou Zaccone, is joined by Kurt Barrett to discuss Intelligent Services and how predictive analytics benefits facilities.

Episode #001- Total Cost of Ownership

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018 11:11


Total Cost Matters addresses the total cost of ownership for the equipment in your facility.

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