Webinars and Videos

The following webinars and videos feature valuable tips and information on a variety of topics, from key considerations in choosing the right data logger to hands-on deployment techniques.

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Indoor

  • 
    Webinar Equipment Monitoring – The Green Brewery Project  New

    This two-part video tutorial spotlights the work of four engineering master’s students at the University of Michigan who utilized HOBO data loggers to measure flows of energy and water at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti, Michigan in an effort to help transform the brewery into a more energy-efficient operation.

    Part I of the video focuses on the overall goal of the project and deployment of the motor on/off data loggers, while Part II provides a detailed description of how the data were downloaded and then manipulated in Excel to yield valuable and useful information.


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    Webinar Benchmarking and Monitoring Residential Building Performance

    Presented by Paul Eldrenkamp from DEAP Energy Group, this webinar introduces strategies and methods for establishing benchmarks against which to measure residential building performance. Paul will also demonstrate tools and techniques for measuring and monitoring, including data loggers, flow meters, CO2 monitors, and others.

    After completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

    • Start to develop appropriate performance benchmarks for projects, including energy and water usage, temperature, relative humidity, moisture content of materials, and carbon dioxide levels
    • Incorporate strategies and methods for monitoring whether performance benchmarks are being met
    • Have a broad overview of the range of devices available for monitoring various residential building performance criteria
    • Start to create a list of tools and resources that will foster ongoing development of performance monitoring capabilities


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    Webinar Configuring HOBO Weather Stations: The 5 Key Questions

    Monitoring site-specific weather conditions has become increasingly important in a range of applications, from agricultural research to building energy studies. Join Paul Gannett, Onset Product Marketing Manager, for a free, 45-minute live webinar that will guide you through the process of configuring weather stations that meet your needs and budgets. The five key questions that will be covered:

    1. What are the advantages of having site-specific weather data?
    2. What parameters do I need to monitor?
    3. What options do I have for accessing my data?
    4. How should I mount the sensors to maximize performance?
    5. How much will the system cost?

    You’ll come away with tips that will simplify your weather station selection and deployment, and you’ll learn how Onset weather stations save you time and money while still providing you research-grade performance.

    This webinar is ideal for researchers, energy management professionals, farmers, educational institutions, and municipalities looking for a research-grade weather station.



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    Webinar Are Wireless Data Loggers Right for You?

    Learn about the benefits of the HOBO ZW wireless data nodes for centralized monitoring. Learn how they transmit high accuracy, real-time data from dozens of points to a central PC, without the time constraints of manually retrieving and offloading individual data loggers.

    • Understand key differences between wireless data nodes and traditional data loggers
    • See how easy it is to scale up to a network of 100 nodes sending data to a single receiver
    • Learn the types of applications that can be solved with wireless data loggers
    • See live software demonstrations and learn how easy it is to manage and view an entire HOBO ZW wireless network in real-time!



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    Webinar An Innovative Approach to Low Cost Monitoring Based Commissioning

    Patrick J. O'Neill, Ph.D., a highly acclaimed expert in the field of mechanical and industrial engineering and CEO and co-founder of NorthWrite, Inc., discusses an innovative, low-cost approach to Monitoring-based Commissioning (MBCx) that helps identify, implement, and track cost-effective energy savings measures in small and mid-sized commercial buildings. The following topics are covered:
    • The MBCx process and associated benefits
    • Getting 80-90% of the benefit of MBCx for 20% of the cost
    • Establishing energy baselines
    • Using web-based monitoring hardware to track building performance
    • Common low-cost/no-cost energy savings opportunities
    • Ensuring persistence of energy saving


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    Webinar Flexible Energy and Power Monitoring with New HOBO UX120 Pulse Data Logger

    This 4-channel energy data logger combines the functionality of four separate data loggers into one compact unit. It enables energy management professionals -- from energy auditors to building commissioners -- to easily track building energy consumption, equipment runtimes, and water and gas flow rates.

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    Webinar Time-Saving Tips for HOBOware Pro Webinar

    Learn how to save valuable time when setting up and reading out multiple HOBOs using HOBOware Pro. Scott Ellis, Onset Product Specialist, will demonstrate time saving options for the Launch, Readout and Open File functions, turning off Pop Up Warnings, and the Bulk Export Tool.

  • 
    Webinar The Tale of Two Roofs - White Roof Webinar

    Chris Walker, Owner of Roofpal Services LLC, presents his "Tale of Two Roofs" webinar describing the process of upgrading the roof of the Nationwide® Scottsdale Insurance Company headquarters building in Scottsdale, Arizona to a new white roof. Doing so greatly increased structural integrity, reduced maintenance costs, as well as energy consumption of the 18 year old current roof installation.

  • 
    Webinar Exploring HOBOware Software Webinar

    Presented by Scott Ellis, Product Specialist, Onset Computer Corporation. You will learn:

    • Copying a Series to another plot
    • How to Merge Data files - gives you the ability to combine data files from same loggers and save it as a project file
    • How to Filter your Data - different filters for Interval based data vs Pulses or Counts data vs Run time data
      • Using Data Assistants
      • kWh Assistant
      • Linear Scaling Assistant
      • Pulse Scaling Assistant


  • 
    Webinar Exploring the Power of HOBOware

    Hosted by Elena Rice, an Onset software engineer, this on-demand webinar provides useful information on how HOBOware Pro software's powerful graphing and analysis tools can help you easily and quickly plot, analyze and extract key information, including the following:

    1. How to simplify data analysis using data assistants
    2. Easily import and export data using HOBOware's file management tool
    3. Steps on filtering basic statistics for any subset of data within a graph


  • 
    Webinar HVAC Troubleshooting with HOBO Data Loggers

    Hosted by Scott Handrahan of Mercury Mechanical, this 8-minute video takes you through the various steps of how data loggers can help you collect and analyze data on HVAC rooftop units so you can reduce energy costs and troubleshoot problems.

  • 
    Webinar Product Tour of the HOBO U30 Remote Monitoring System

    Take a product tour of the HOBO U30 Remote Monitoring System. This webinar discusses how the system’s plug-and-play design, remote communications capabilities and web-based data access can save you time and money in the field.

  • 
    Webinar Test & Troubleshoot Tankless Hot Water Heater Systems

    This 10-minute video shows how HOBO data loggers can be used to test and troubleshoot tankless hot water heater systems.

  • 
    Webinar Evaluating Hot Water Heating System Efficiency with Data Loggers

    This 4-minute "how to" video takes you through the various steps of how HOBO data loggers can help you collect and analyze data on hot water heating system usage.

  • 
    Webinar Reducing Energy Demand Charges: 3 Critical Steps

    Energy demand charges are being applied to commercial and industrial electrical consumers throughout the country, and it can be difficult to know how to effectively manage your facility’s energy consumption. Understanding how to control rising demand charges can be costly and time consuming.

    This 25-minute webinar points out 3 important steps you can take to reduce rising energy demand charges. This session will:

    • Help you understand what rising energy demand charges are, and who is affected
    • Target and identify the largest energy consumers within a facility
    • Outline a 3-step process for offsetting rising demand charges
    • Provide valuable tips on developing a comprehensive data logging plan to help you achieve your project goals


  • 
    Webinar Maximize Air Compressor Efficiency with Data Loggers

    This 6-minute video shows you how on/off data loggers can help you understand compressor usage pattern so you can reduce energy costs and troubleshoot cycling problems.

  • 
    Webinar Determining Proper Boiler Sizing with Data Loggers

    This video shows you how to determine proper boiler sizing with data loggers.

  • 
    Webinar Introduction to Data Logging Software

    This 25-minute webcast provides an introduction to data logging software, including the following:
    • Launching a logger
    • Data readout
    • Graphing data
    • Analysis
    • Reporting


Outdoor

  • 
    Webinar Configuring HOBO Weather Stations: The 5 Key Questions

    Monitoring site-specific weather conditions has become increasingly important in a range of applications, from agricultural research to building energy studies. Join Paul Gannett, Onset Product Marketing Manager, for a free, 45-minute live webinar that will guide you through the process of configuring weather stations that meet your needs and budgets. The five key questions that will be covered:

    1. What are the advantages of having site-specific weather data?
    2. What parameters do I need to monitor?
    3. What options do I have for accessing my data?
    4. How should I mount the sensors to maximize performance?
    5. How much will the system cost?

    You’ll come away with tips that will simplify your weather station selection and deployment, and you’ll learn how Onset weather stations save you time and money while still providing you research-grade performance.

    This webinar is ideal for researchers, energy management professionals, farmers, educational institutions, and municipalities looking for a research-grade weather station.



  • 
    Webinar The Tale of Two Roofs - White Roof Webinar

    Chris Walker, Owner of Roofpal Services LLC, presents his "Tale of Two Roofs" webinar describing the process of upgrading the roof of the Nationwide® Scottsdale Insurance Company headquarters building in Scottsdale, Arizona to a new white roof. Doing so greatly increased structural integrity, reduced maintenance costs, as well as energy consumption of the 18 year old current roof installation.

  • 
    Webinar Exploring HOBOware Software Webinar

    Presented by Scott Ellis, Product Specialist, Onset Computer Corporation. You will learn:

    • Copying a Series to another plot
    • How to Merge Data files - gives you the ability to combine data files from same loggers and save it as a project file
    • How to Filter your Data - different filters for Interval based data vs Pulses or Counts data vs Run time data
      • Using Data Assistants
      • kWh Assistant
      • Linear Scaling Assistant
      • Pulse Scaling Assistant


  • 
    Webinar Choosing a Conductivity Logger: 5 Important Considerations

    Hosted by Paul Gannett, a product marketing manager at Onset, this on-demand webinar highlights five important considerations in selecting and deploying a conductivity logger, including the following:

    1. Accuracy considerations
    2. Ease of deployment and offload
    3. Software capabilities
    4. Cost of ownership
    5. Deployment considerations


  • 
    Webinar Exploring the Power of HOBOware

    Hosted by Elena Rice, an Onset software engineer, this on-demand webinar provides useful information on how HOBOware Pro software's powerful graphing and analysis tools can help you easily and quickly plot, analyze and extract key information, including the following:

    1. How to simplify data analysis using data assistants
    2. Easily import and export data using HOBOware's file management tool
    3. Steps on filtering basic statistics for any subset of data within a graph


  • 
    Webinar HVAC Troubleshooting with HOBO Data Loggers

    Hosted by Scott Handrahan of Mercury Mechanical, this 8-minute video takes you through the various steps of how data loggers can help you collect and analyze data on HVAC rooftop units so you can reduce energy costs and troubleshoot problems.

  • 
    Webinar Product Tour of the HOBO U30 Remote Monitoring System

    Take a product tour of the HOBO U30 Remote Monitoring System. This webinar discusses how the system’s plug-and-play design, remote communications capabilities and web-based data access can save you time and money in the field.

  • 
    Webinar Critical Success Factors in Water Level Monitoring

    Aimed at hydrologists, ecologists, water works professionals and others who need to record changing water levels, this 45-minute webinar will examine a range of topics, including:
    • Choosing the right water level monitoring product for your application
    • Demystifying water level logger accuracy specifications
    • Deploying water level loggers in the field: field-proven methods and techniques


  • 
    Webinar Monitoring Wind Turbine Efficiency

    This 9-minute video provides an overview of using a data logging weather station to monitor the performance of a 10 kilowatt wind turbine.

  • 
    Webinar Setting Up a Weather Station for Optimal Results

    Our new on-line video series provides field-proven tips and techniques for successfully installing a data logging weather station. Learn how to find the best location to deploy a weather station, configure a system, and place sensors for optimum measurement results

  • 
    Webinar Introduction to Data Logging Software

    This 25-minute webcast provides an introduction to data logging software, including the following:
    • Launching a logger
    • Data readout
    • Graphing data
    • Analysis
    • Reporting


Underwater

  • 
    Webinar Exploring HOBOware Software Webinar

    Presented by Scott Ellis, Product Specialist, Onset Computer Corporation. You will learn:

    • Copying a Series to another plot
    • How to Merge Data files - gives you the ability to combine data files from same loggers and save it as a project file
    • How to Filter your Data - different filters for Interval based data vs Pulses or Counts data vs Run time data
      • Using Data Assistants
      • kWh Assistant
      • Linear Scaling Assistant
      • Pulse Scaling Assistant


  • 
    Webinar Choosing a Conductivity Logger: 5 Important Considerations

    Hosted by Paul Gannett, a product marketing manager at Onset, this on-demand webinar highlights five important considerations in selecting and deploying a conductivity logger, including the following:

    1. Accuracy considerations
    2. Ease of deployment and offload
    3. Software capabilities
    4. Cost of ownership
    5. Deployment considerations


  • 
    Webinar Exploring the Power of HOBOware

    Hosted by Elena Rice, an Onset software engineer, this on-demand webinar provides useful information on how HOBOware Pro software's powerful graphing and analysis tools can help you easily and quickly plot, analyze and extract key information, including the following:

    1. How to simplify data analysis using data assistants
    2. Easily import and export data using HOBOware's file management tool
    3. Steps on filtering basic statistics for any subset of data within a graph


  • 
    Webinar Critical Success Factors in Water Level Monitoring

    Aimed at hydrologists, ecologists, water works professionals and others who need to record changing water levels, this 45-minute webinar will examine a range of topics, including:
    • Choosing the right water level monitoring product for your application
    • Demystifying water level logger accuracy specifications
    • Deploying water level loggers in the field: field-proven methods and techniques


  • 
    Webinar Introduction to Data Logging Software

    This 25-minute webcast provides an introduction to data logging software, including the following:
    • Launching a logger
    • Data readout
    • Graphing data
    • Analysis
    • Reporting