The Smart Buildings Academy Podcast | Teaching You Building Automation, Systems Integration, and Information Technology

In this episode, we will discuss the five gotchas that sabotage your ability to seamlessly integrate smart equipment into your BAS.

How do you sell the value of a building automation system when it seems like all BAS are the same?

In this episode, we discuss how to differentiate yourself from your competition. You will leave with a clear strategy on how to position yourself to best deliver value to your customers.

Analytics have come a long way since they were initially introduced to the building automation market. In this episode, we discuss what analytics are and how you can use them to provide a service to your building automation customers.

Building Automation Monthly just celebrated its first year in business. In this episode, I look back at the lessons I've learned in building the world's first ever online Building Automation training company.

I discuss what went well, what could go better, and tips that you can use to help grow your career and or business!

How do you design IP networks?

What questions should you ask?

In this episode, we look at the three-step process for designing IP networks. Along the way, we will point out common mistakes and we will discuss why it is so important for BAS professionals to learn about IP networks.

Have you ever wondered how building automation systems work?

What does each piece of the building automation system do and why does each piece matter?

In this episode of the Building Automation Monthly Podcast we will discuss how building automation controls work and what each piece of the building automation system does.

How do you continue to grow your building automation business after the building is built?

In this episode, we discuss three sales strategies to help you provide value to your customers and grow your building automation business at the same time.

How do you organize your building automation business for success?

The reality is many building automation businesses fail not because they can't find work but because they are not organized to successfully execute that work.

In this episode, we discuss the 5 steps to effectively organize your building automation business for growth and profitability.

Subnets, IP addressing, default gateways. All of these things can seem overwhelming at first glance. And the bad news is all of this "IT" stuff isn't slowing down. But you can wrap your mind around IT and it starts with this episode.

In this episode, we are going to focus on the 6 Ah Ha's moments I experienced when learning subnets and how you can use them to learn subnets as well.

Have you ever wired up your controls but nothing worked? Power can keep the most creative design from actually working. In this episode, we tackle the 4 gotchas of power that could keep your projects from being completed.