Founder Note
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James Dice

Let's catch you up

April 12, 2023

Hey friends,

It’s been a week of celebration, as we hosted a successful happy hour event in Denver, Colorado, bringing together our team and community members for an evening of fun and networking.

Nexus Denver Happy Hour | April 2023

In addition to the happy hour, we also launched Cohort 6 of our Foundations course, with an enrollment of 86 students from all over the world. We are thrilled to welcome such a diverse group of learners, and we can't wait to see them thrive in our program.

Finally, we celebrated the promotion of Rachel Kennedy to the role of Foundations Course Lead. It’s a side gig for her, but she’s still a vital member of our team. We are confident she will excel in this new role, helping us to continue delivering top-quality education to our students. Congrats, Rachel!

—James Dice, Founder and CEO of Nexus Labs

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🤔 On Our Minds This Week

We value and appreciate your feedback. Here are the things we need your help on.

James

I'd like your thoughts on our draft Decarb Roadmap. Anything you'd change about it? Check out the discussion on  LinkedIn .


Rosy

We've been helping partners refine their demo process. Buyers, what makes a great/terrible demo in your opinion? What do you like seeing? We've put together a Nexus Demo Guide for our partners and would love to incorporate your feedback.

Shoot us a note at hello@nexuslabs.online and share your input.

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At the Nexus

Here’s everything worth sharing from Nexus HQ this week:


★ARTICLE:
 Decarb Roadmap We kicked off our new column, Decarb Roadmap. We'll explore the new game of decarbonization and develop a framework for how any organization can go from setting a Carbon Target to reaching it. We'll cover everything else after the target is set: from data collection, benchmarking, planning and action, procurement and carbon offsets, and more.  Read it here.

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★ PODCAST: 🎧
 #60: Success with Tenant Engagement Apps Episode 60 is a conversation with Jacinda Lofland from Nuveen. We talked about all things tenant and occupant engagement, including why it's important now, the use cases for dedicated engagement technologies, the lessons learned from deploying tenant apps across Nuveen's portfolio, and much more.  Listen to it here. 

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★ PRO MEMBERS:
 Nexus Pro Member Digest As a Pro Member, you get access to our monthly Member Digest. We know you're busy so we collect all the important highlights for you. If you didn't make it to our live events, be sure to check those out (and mark your calendar for April's events).  Read it here. 

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★ WHO-IS / I-AM:
 Speaker Database We added 8 more speakers to our database. Who-Is / I-Am is part of our effort to promote new voices in the industry. We want to make it easier for conference organizers to find experts who you might not have heard from in the past. Check it out. 

Speaker Spotlight

Mandy Omrani

What do you wish we all discussed more?

I think there should be more discussion about the role of government policies and regulations in promoting sustainability and driving innovation in the industry. Policymakers have a critical role in incentivizing and promoting sustainable practices and technologies, and greater collaboration between government and industry stakeholders can help accelerate progress in this area.

Areas of expertise:
  • Device Layer: Access Control
  • Small Buildings
  • Vital Roles: MSI
  • Device Layer: Occupancy

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★ EVENTS FROM LAST WEEK:

  1. Course Workshop: Cohort 6 Welcome We kicked off Cohort 6 with a welcome workshop. With over 80 students it was a lively discussion. If you're enrolled, you can access the recording  here. 
  2. Local Happy Hour: Denver, Colorado It's always fun when the Nexus community comes together. Shout-out to Pro Member  Ian Doebber  for sharing that he listens to the Nexus podcast on his morning walks.

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★ EVENTS THIS MONTH: Each month we have 4 live member-only events where the community comes together to network and learn. Not a member?  Join here. 

  1. Nexus New Member Orientation: Come meet the Nexus team and other new Pro members! This is for new members or those who haven't taken advantage of all the resources in the Nexus Community.   Join the next one. 
  2. Subject Matter Expert Workshop: Pro Members Lee Hodgkinson and  Nick Dumoulin  on Dream's Net Zero Target and the Technology Involved. April 19th @ 9am MT.  Add to calendar here. 
  3. North America Pro Member Gathering: Nexus Pro Member Gathering with Thano Lambrinos on QuadReal's Smart Buildings Program. April 26 @ 9am MT.  Add to calendar here. 
  4. Foundations Course Workshops: Modules 1-4 workshops. Every Wednesday at 8am MT.  See schedule here. 

 Join Nexus Pro now  to get the invites and access to the recordings.

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★ A LITTLE NERDY HUMOR:


👋 That's all for this week. See you next week!

P.S. Spread the word. Send this to a friend that would be a good fit for our new speaker database.  Apply here. 

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Hey friends,

It’s been a week of celebration, as we hosted a successful happy hour event in Denver, Colorado, bringing together our team and community members for an evening of fun and networking.

Nexus Denver Happy Hour | April 2023

In addition to the happy hour, we also launched Cohort 6 of our Foundations course, with an enrollment of 86 students from all over the world. We are thrilled to welcome such a diverse group of learners, and we can't wait to see them thrive in our program.

Finally, we celebrated the promotion of Rachel Kennedy to the role of Foundations Course Lead. It’s a side gig for her, but she’s still a vital member of our team. We are confident she will excel in this new role, helping us to continue delivering top-quality education to our students. Congrats, Rachel!

—James Dice, Founder and CEO of Nexus Labs

---

🤔 On Our Minds This Week

We value and appreciate your feedback. Here are the things we need your help on.

James

I'd like your thoughts on our draft Decarb Roadmap. Anything you'd change about it? Check out the discussion on  LinkedIn .


Rosy

We've been helping partners refine their demo process. Buyers, what makes a great/terrible demo in your opinion? What do you like seeing? We've put together a Nexus Demo Guide for our partners and would love to incorporate your feedback.

Shoot us a note at hello@nexuslabs.online and share your input.

---

At the Nexus

Here’s everything worth sharing from Nexus HQ this week:


★ARTICLE:
 Decarb Roadmap We kicked off our new column, Decarb Roadmap. We'll explore the new game of decarbonization and develop a framework for how any organization can go from setting a Carbon Target to reaching it. We'll cover everything else after the target is set: from data collection, benchmarking, planning and action, procurement and carbon offsets, and more.  Read it here.

---


★ PODCAST: 🎧
 #60: Success with Tenant Engagement Apps Episode 60 is a conversation with Jacinda Lofland from Nuveen. We talked about all things tenant and occupant engagement, including why it's important now, the use cases for dedicated engagement technologies, the lessons learned from deploying tenant apps across Nuveen's portfolio, and much more.  Listen to it here. 

---


★ PRO MEMBERS:
 Nexus Pro Member Digest As a Pro Member, you get access to our monthly Member Digest. We know you're busy so we collect all the important highlights for you. If you didn't make it to our live events, be sure to check those out (and mark your calendar for April's events).  Read it here. 

---


★ WHO-IS / I-AM:
 Speaker Database We added 8 more speakers to our database. Who-Is / I-Am is part of our effort to promote new voices in the industry. We want to make it easier for conference organizers to find experts who you might not have heard from in the past. Check it out. 

Speaker Spotlight

Mandy Omrani

What do you wish we all discussed more?

I think there should be more discussion about the role of government policies and regulations in promoting sustainability and driving innovation in the industry. Policymakers have a critical role in incentivizing and promoting sustainable practices and technologies, and greater collaboration between government and industry stakeholders can help accelerate progress in this area.

Areas of expertise:
  • Device Layer: Access Control
  • Small Buildings
  • Vital Roles: MSI
  • Device Layer: Occupancy

---

★ EVENTS FROM LAST WEEK:

  1. Course Workshop: Cohort 6 Welcome We kicked off Cohort 6 with a welcome workshop. With over 80 students it was a lively discussion. If you're enrolled, you can access the recording  here. 
  2. Local Happy Hour: Denver, Colorado It's always fun when the Nexus community comes together. Shout-out to Pro Member  Ian Doebber  for sharing that he listens to the Nexus podcast on his morning walks.

---

★ EVENTS THIS MONTH: Each month we have 4 live member-only events where the community comes together to network and learn. Not a member?  Join here. 

  1. Nexus New Member Orientation: Come meet the Nexus team and other new Pro members! This is for new members or those who haven't taken advantage of all the resources in the Nexus Community.   Join the next one. 
  2. Subject Matter Expert Workshop: Pro Members Lee Hodgkinson and  Nick Dumoulin  on Dream's Net Zero Target and the Technology Involved. April 19th @ 9am MT.  Add to calendar here. 
  3. North America Pro Member Gathering: Nexus Pro Member Gathering with Thano Lambrinos on QuadReal's Smart Buildings Program. April 26 @ 9am MT.  Add to calendar here. 
  4. Foundations Course Workshops: Modules 1-4 workshops. Every Wednesday at 8am MT.  See schedule here. 

 Join Nexus Pro now  to get the invites and access to the recordings.

---

★ A LITTLE NERDY HUMOR:


👋 That's all for this week. See you next week!

P.S. Spread the word. Send this to a friend that would be a good fit for our new speaker database.  Apply here. 

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