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 310: 5 Key Questions to Ask During a Site Walk
In this episode, we discuss the top five questions you want to make sure you ask when you perform a site walk.
SBA 309: Three Killer Strategies for Bidding New Construction Work
SBA 308: How to Properly Review, Scope, and Estimate BAS Projects
In this episode, we will look at how to properly review, scope, and estimate building automation projects.
SBA 307: 5 Unique Ways to Identify BAS sales opportunities
In this episode, we will discuss unique ways to identify BAS sales opportunities.
SBA 306: What's New at SBA for 2022
In this episode we discuss what we are working on in 2022 at Smart Buildings Academy.
SBA 305: Key Information BAS Sales Reps Need to Know
Behind every successful BAS company is a successful sales team. But what do BAS sales people do and what do they need to know?
In this episode we explore the common types of BAS sales roles and the k…
SBA 304: BAS Sales Role
How do you succeed in BAS sales? What are the different roles for a BAS sales person?
In this episode we discuss the BAS sales role, what the role does, and how to succeed in sales.
SBA 303: BAS Service Technician
The BAS Service Technician is one of the most challenging roles due to the diversity of skills and tasks required.
So how do you become a service technician and why would you want to?
In this episod…
SBA 302: BAS Project Manager
Project managers can make or break a BAS project and ultimately the financials of a BAS company.
But how do you effectively manage BAS projects?
In this episode we discuss:
- The three types of BAS pr…
SBA 301: BAS Programmer
Have you ever considered getting into BAS Programming but didn't know where to start?
The BAS programmer is one of the most sought after roles by individuals and companies.
But how do you get starte…
SBA 300: BAS Designer
In this episode we discuss the BAS Designer role.
- What is a BAS Designer?
- What does a BAS Designer do?
- What skills does a BAS Designer require?
- How do you get hired as a BAS Designer?
SBA 299: BAS Technician
In this episode we discuss the BAS Technician role.
- What is a BAS Technician
- What does a BAS Technician do?
- What skills does a BAS Technician require?
- How do you get hired as a BAS Technician?
SBA 298: Establishing a Career in BAS
In this episode we discuss the benefits of a career in building automation and how to get started.
SBA 297: How to Manage Warranty
A lot of BAS companies lose money during the warranty phase.
But it doesn't have to be that way.
In this episode we discuss how you can protect yourself and establish a warranty process that avoids…
SBA 296: How to Perform Owner Training
In this episode we discuss how to design and perform owner training so that you don't get deluged with warranty calls.
SBA 295: How to Close Out a Project
Learn how to close out your building automation projects while avoiding slippage, warranty issues, and chargebacks.
SBA 294: How to Work with CxA
In this episode we discuss how to work with and support commissioning agents on your building automation projects.
SBA 293: How to Work with TAB
In this episode we discuss how to estimate, schedule and prepare to support test and balance in our building automation projects.
SBA 292: How to Work with IT Groups
In this episode we discuss how to work with IT groups and IT personnel on your building automation projects.
You will learn what roles exist within IT groups, when to engage IT groups, and how to wo…
SBA 291: How to Program from Submittals
In this episode we discuss how to write building automation programs from scratch.
We discuss the programming process, how to use design patterns, and strategies for writing programs from sequences.…