The Smart Buildings Academy Podcast | Teaching You Building Automation, Systems Integration, and Information Technology
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Join our expert instructors every week as they break down the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in smart buildings. No matter your position in the industry and whether you're a beginner or expert, this podcast delivers the knowledge and strategies you need to learn and stay ahead in the industry.
With expert insights, special guest interviews, and real-world training, our episodes are designed to inform, educate, and empower. Many companies even use our podcast as a free training resource for their teams.
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 511
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
SBA 230: Cyber-Security Basics for BAS
Is your building automation system secure?
Does your BAS need to be secure?
And what does secure even mean?
In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy podcast, we discuss the fundamentals of cybe…
SBA 229: Expectation Handling in the Contracted Environment
Have you ever run into a project delay that wasn't your fault?
Did you find yourself running into wall after wall when you tried to get the project team to help you out?
If so this episode is for yo…
SBA 228: The OJT Myth
What if I told you that you can develop a BAS Technician in 6 months? Would you believe me?
The OJT myth is a belief that the only way we can develop technicians is to put them in the field for seve…
SBA 227: 7 Things Every BAS Professional Should Know About IT
In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast we look at seven key concepts that every building automation professional should know about information technology.
SBA 226: 4 BAS Retrofit Sales Strategies
We are entering a retrofit market. Are you prepared to maintain your building automation sales pipelines in this new retrofit market?
I remember when capital work largely dried up in 2009 and the onl…
SBA 225: Troubleshooting Common Building Automation Issues
In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast, we are going to discuss how to troubleshoot common issues that we experience out in the field. Over the past couple weeks I've been keeping an …
SBA 224: How to Get a Job in Building Automation
In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast, we discuss how to get a job in building automation.
We discuss the essential skills for getting a job in the building automation space, the di…
SBA 223: Consultative Sales for Building Automation Professionals
In this episode, we take a deep dive into how to use the consultative sales process to identify solutions to problems impacting your customer's business.
We cover:
- How to profile your customer
- How …
SBA 222: The Future of Digital Technologies in Buildings With Tyson Soutter
Tyson Soutter is an experienced smart buildings professional who has an extensive background in smart buildings technologies. Similar to myself, Tyson started as a technician and worked into more tec…
SBA 221: Project Oversight for Owners
Are you a building owner trying to figure out what actions you should be taking during new construction or major retrofit projects? If so this week's episode is for you.
In this episode, we are going…
SBA 220: How to Manage Building Automation Projects
Managing building automation projects is tough. There are so many nested tasks and expectations that you need to oversee!
In this week's episode, we discuss how to effectively manage Building Automat…
SBA 219: The Controls Hierarchy of Needs
In this episode, we discuss the controls hierarchy of needs and how to best serve your customers based on their needs.
SBA 218: Answering Your IAQ Questions
In this episode, I answer your IAQ questions. We discuss what IAQ is, how to control IAQ, what you need to know about IAQ and COVID-19, and much more.
SBA 217: How to structure your BAS Team
Building out your BAS team for growth is one of the key factors for success
Having people in the right roles at the right time will give you the ability to flex with your customer's needs and to add…
SBA 216: Creating Your BAS Standard
In this episode, we discuss our step-by-step process on how to create a building automation standard for your organization.
SBA 215: Onboarding BAS Professionals
Do you have a formal onboarding process for your employees? Have you analyzed why and when your employees get stuck in their talent journey?
In this episode, we discuss how to develop your building a…
SBA 214: Creating Your Own Pandemic Mode Part 2
In this episode, we are going to be completing part two of creating your own pandemic mode. So last week's episode Episode 213, we started to dive into what pandemic mode was, how it works, and how t…
SBA 213: CREATING YOUR OWN PANDEMIC MODE PART 1
In this episode, we discuss what a Pandemic Mode is, how Pandemic modes work, how to inventory your building systems and changes you can make to your sequence of operations.
SBA 212: IT Networking 101
In this episode, we walk through the fundamentals of IT. We look at the journey of a message from a BAS device through a network to another BAS device. In this lesson, you will learn about networking…
SBA 211: IP Controls Implementation
In this episode, we walk through IP Controls Implementation. We look at what IP Controls are, how they work, the most common IP Controls architecture patterns, and how to implement IP controls.