1. And the Role of the Operating Engineer
Michael A. Badame
CDA Asst. Chief Operating Engineer
The Smart Airport
And the Role of the Operating Engineer
Good morning, my name is Michael Badame, Assistant Chief Engineer with the CDA. I’m honored to have been invited by HG, and it’s my pleasure to briefly discuss the human role in the “smart building”

2. FACP FMIS HVAC critical facilities
HIGHLY TRAINED, CERTIFIED, EXPERIENCED, OPERATING ENGINEERS
critical facilities
office buildings
power plants
universities
airports
hospitals
It almost goes without saying…highly complex systems require trained, certified, and experienced operators. The 10,000 plus Operating Engineers in IL have over 120 years in developing the necessary skills to operate complex facilities…..airports, power plants, hospitals, university campuses, office buildings, hotels, and other critical facilities. In both the private and public sectors.
CMMS
SECURITY
BIM
C02 MONITORING
AIR QUALITY
HVAC
FACP
FMIS

3. Extensive theoretical & practical training for
Extensive training is required to operate complex facilities. Therefore, Operating Engineers take courses in the following…
135, 230 – Forefront in Operating smart buildings systems
225 – Understanding sustainable practices
220 – Holistic approach in O&M facilities
?? – guiding & monitoring conveyance of utilities (water, gas, electric, waste, recycling)
?? – Forecasting maintenance via CMMS & SAP software
Extensive theoretical & practical training for
Facilities Engineering Technology (FET)

4. Approaching 10,000 Highly Trained & Accredited Operating Engineers
Local 399
Certified by State of Illinois
Recognized - City of Chicago as Data Verifiers for Energy Benchmarking Ordinance
LEED Accredited Operating Engineers
Universal Certified with the EPA under EPA 608
Licensed by the City of Chicago to operate high pressure vessels
Accredited by HLC (higher leaning commission) and ICCB (Illinois CC board)
The certifications required and earned by IL operating engineers is unmatched in the industry.

5. Single, Unified Platform
Integrated BIM Design & Construction Process for Smart Buildings
BIM 3D
BIM 4/5D
BIM 6D
Total Systems Integration
Spatial Considerations
Supporting Cost &
Schedule Decisions
Supporting O&M
Decisions
Operators Have a
Single, Unified Platform
Getting a “Smart Building” should not be assumed as easy. Many paradigms exist in the D&C industry that prevent it, such as “designing and buying technology in silos”…leading to disparate, disconnected systems. You MUST have an integrated D&C approach that involves the very building operators from the beginning…to ensure that the technology delivered is fully unified into a single platform. This is just the FIRST STEP in the “smart building”.

6. Smart Airports Search & Wayfinding Security & Check-in Wait times
Non-Proprietary
Cyber-Secure
Once a building is on a non-proprietary, cyber-secure, unified platform, the future of airports is some technology implementations away (similar to downloading apps on a smart phone). The facilities infrastructure will be interacting with the Operating Engineers as well as the Travelers in ways we cannot even imagine today.
Unified Platform
Search & Wayfinding
Security & Check-in Wait times
Interconnected Retail
Enhanced Parking & Security

7. The Human-Machine Interface…
But regardless of how sophisticated the “Smart Building” gets, don’t think for a second you won’t have highly trained Operators with their eyes on the analytics and their hands on the wheel.
…with the Operating Engineers at the wheel