The Smart Buildings Academy Podcast | Teaching You Building Automation, Systems Integration, and Information Technology
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 511
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
BAM 150: How to Scope and Estimate Retrofit Work
Do you struggle with scoping and estimating retrofit work? What if I told you that scoping and estimating retrofit work is almost the same as scoping and estimating plan and specification work?
Does …
BAM 149: How to Improve Employee Loyalty
The average cost of hiring a new building automation employee is $20,000 to $30,000. That doesn't include the cost of downtime and productivity loss.
Despite this how often do you hear anyone talk a…
BAM 148: What Are BAS Gateways?
Have you ever found yourself on a job site trying to get two separate systems to communicate?
Maybe you purchased a BAS gateway but you can't seem to get things to "work".
I've been there, and it suc…
BAM 147: How to Build a BAS Project
In this episode, I discuss my 7 step process for building a BAS project from scratch.
I use the word build instead of manage because these 7 steps are repeatable building blocks that you can follow …
BAM 146: 7 Steps to Manage and Grow Your Accounts
One of the best ways to grow your building automation business is to focus on what is already working. This is especially true when it comes to sales.
In this episode, we discuss how to use my 7-ste…
BAM 145: 5 Ways to Optimize Your BAS Business
Is your BAS business making the amount of profit you want?
Do your projects fail to hit the level of executed margin you hope for?
If so you need to optimize your BAS business!
But how?
In this epi…
BAM 144: The Basics of API's
What are API's? How do API's work? And what do building automation professionals need to know about API's?
In this episode, we discuss what API's are, how to use API's, and how to avoid the common is…
BAM 143: The 5 Gotchas of Smart Equipment
In this episode, we will discuss the five gotchas that sabotage your ability to seamlessly integrate smart equipment into your BAS.
BAM 142: Selling the Value of a 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…
BAM 141: Analytics and Your BAS
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 …
BAM 140: BAM's First Year Recap
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…
BAM 139: 3 Steps for Designing an IP Network
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 w…
BAM 138: How Building Automation Controls Work
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 Mon…
BAM 137: 3 Sales Strategies to Create Renewable Revenue
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 you…
BAM 136: 5 Steps to Organize Your BAS Team for Success
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 succe…
BAM 135: The 6 Ah Ha’s of Subnets
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 I…
BAM 134: The 4 Gothcas of Power
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…
BAM 133: 5 Steps for Effective BAS Takeoffs
How do you perform a takeoff? How do you ensure that you have the most competitive proposal when bid day comes? In this episode, we tackle the topic of takeoffs. You will learn 5 steps for quickly cr…
BAM 132: 5 Keys to Interviewing a BAS Candidate
How do you interview a building automation candidate? Do you simply stick them in a room and hope you make the right choice?
What if there was a way that you could verify that the person you are hir…
BAM 131: Creating your own building automation learning plan
Have you ever tried to teach yourself something? It can seem overwhelming.
Where do you begin?
How do you find resources for your training?
How do you know when you've "done it"?
In this episode of …