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Smart Buildings Academy provides turnkey training and development solutions for the building automation and smart buildings market. We have been creating free and paid training content since 2012. We post weekly live streams, podcast episodes, and monthly webinar recordings to our channel.
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SBA 461: BAS Output types
Join us for episode 461 of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast, where we dive into the fundamentals of building automation. This time, we're focusing on BAS output types. Whether you're new to building automation or looking to brush up on your knowledge, this episode is for you.
On Monday, June 10th at 11 AM PST, we'll be live on LinkedIn, RUclips, and Facebook to explore the common outputs you will work with in building automation. Outputs are essential for controlling devices and systems within a building, and understanding them is key to managing and troubleshooting your BAS effectively.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the different output types, how they function, and their a...
On Monday, June 10th at 11 AM PST, we'll be live on LinkedIn, RUclips, and Facebook to explore the common outputs you will work with in building automation. Outputs are essential for controlling devices and systems within a building, and understanding them is key to managing and troubleshooting your BAS effectively.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the different output types, how they function, and their a...
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SBA 460: BAS Input Types
Просмотров 3273 месяца назад
In this episode we are going to start exploring building automation inputs. We are going to look at the different types of physical and logical inputs that you will encounter in building automation.
SBA 459: BAS Operational Structures
Просмотров 1793 месяца назад
In this episode we will be discussing how to organize your building automation team. We will look at organizational structures for construction, service, and operator teams. If you run a building automation business or lead a building automation team this episode is for you!
SBA 458: Introduction to BAS
Просмотров 2563 месяца назад
This is the first episode of our new BAS employee series. This series will help you to better understand building automation. If you are new to the industry this series will give you a baseline foundation in the principles and concepts of building automation. This first episode will be an introduction to building automation. In this episode we will define terms, concepts, and architectures spec...
SBA 457: Mentoring BAS Employees
Просмотров 1483 месяца назад
It's no mystery that as an industry we are drastically lacking in people. When I started in this industry there were robust training programs that existed for new technicians and sales people. Unfortunately those programs are largely gone. In this episode we will discuss how to develop and mentor your new employees. We will look at traditional models, we will dive into blooms taxonomy, and we w...
SBA 456: T1L Deepdive
Просмотров 2183 месяца назад
T1L holds the promise of allowing you to reuse your existing two wire networks for IP controls devices. But how? I've gone and read the 802.3cg standard and all of the other information I could find on T1L and I will be summarizing that information for you in this episode. This episode is for you if you've been wondering what T1L is, how it works, and how to implement it.
SBA 455: The Pillars of BAS Business Management
Просмотров 1293 месяца назад
In this episode we are going to start a series on what skills a building automation business owner needs to possess. Now wait a second before you think, I don't own a BAS business this doesn't apply to me. If you manage a team on the owner or the contractor side a lot of this will apply to you. As part of this series we will be working on bringing on experts in these fields to help teach the fu...
SBA 454: The BAS Project Management Process
Просмотров 2124 месяца назад
In this episode we are going to dive into the building automation project management process. We will discuss the unique aspects of a building automation projects and how they differ from traditional construction projects. I look forward to seeing you there.
SBA 453: Exploring BBMDs and BACnet/IP
Просмотров 4334 месяца назад
In this episode we are going to continue exploring BACnet by diving deeper into the topic of BACnet IP and BBMD's. We will look at how BACnet/IP works and we will explore how communications between BACnet IP devices are executed on local and remote subnets.
SBA 452: Non-Techie’s BAS IT Guide
Просмотров 3654 месяца назад
In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast we dive into the world of information technology. But don't freak out. We're going to start from the very basics and work our way through the common IT topics you face on a day to day basis. By the end of this podcast you will be understand the key IT concepts that every BAS professional needs to know.
SBA 451: BACnet Integrations
Просмотров 3604 месяца назад
In this episode we tackle the topic of BACnet integrations. We start off by exploring the BACnet MS/TP and IP protocols. Next we move into BACnet objects and finally we look at BACnet devices and BTL listings. If you've been wondering how to integrate BACnet devices this is the episode for you.
SBA 450: BAS Site Audits
Просмотров 1234 месяца назад
A good BAS retrofit begins with a great BAS site audit. But if you ask 10 people how to perform BAS site audits you'll get 10 different answers. We've talked with dozens of experts and in this episode we will be summarizing what we've learned about performing effective BAS site audits.
SBA 449: BAS Point Objects 101
Просмотров 2884 месяца назад
In this episode we will discuss building automation point objects. You will learn about physical and logical points. Additionally we will discuss priority arrays and fallback/relinquish default values. If you are looking to have a deeper understanding of BAS points this episode will be for you!
SBA 448: Becoming a Self-Sufficient Technician
Просмотров 2064 месяца назад
Are you tired of your techs calling you every time they have a problem on a jobsite? Are you sick of explaining how a BACnet integration works for the upteenth time? "I spend all my time supporting my techs" is a common complaint I hear from managers. Don't get me wrong you should support your people but when you are spending all of your time supporting your techs on things you've already taugh...
SBA 447: How to Program a BAS
Просмотров 5214 месяца назад
Episode Description: Dive into the intricacies of building automation programming with Phil Zito in Episode 447 of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast. This technical episode takes a deep dive into the art and science of writing effective building automation programs, focusing on sequences of operations, design patterns, and translating complex sequences into graphical programming interfaces. E...
I was an inspector for buried fiber for 2 1/2 years. Original supervisor said red lines final drawings that are all red?! Second supervisor said Asbuilts, are as it's being built. Resident Engineer 30 years experience?! Said the same thing. This video is great!! Makes sense now redlines changes during construction. "As it WAS built" is an Asbuilt, not, as IS being built. When you pull all redlines together and original unchanged lines it becomes the Asbuilt. :-)
Yep, it's very important to not just redline but also to ensure that all of the redlines from the different trades and people get consolidated into the final "as-built" documents.
You are not a good instructor. Your process of explaining a subject is all over the place. There are so many errors during your lectures, which causes confusion.
Glad to hear from you, which specific errors exist so I can address them.
You are not a good instructor. Your process of explaining a subject is all over the place. There are so many errors during your lectures, which causes confusion.
Phil ! You probably don’t remember but we worked together at Convergint a long time ago. I shadowed you for a short period. I was searching for bms tutorials for my guys and I stumbled across this video lol.
where can i get a copy of this wire sheet please
If I remember correctly this is Distech GFX that I used in this video. So you'd need to get access to their software most likely through a dealer or distributor.
First time to watch. Awesome video.
Thanks for watching!
Phil you are a Legend!
Thanks! I'll be getting back to the videos once my daughter graduates from high school this week.
Great as always Phil.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Really like your content. Building automation/controls seems like one of the harder segments of the construction industry to get into as a full-time bas specialist; but I have done some of the it throughout my career as an HVACR technician and building engineer.
I don't see that on my end. Every customer I know is hiring and looking for talent. If I find someone who is semi skilled I know companies that will hire them in seconds. Too bad we aren't in the recruiting business.
I have been trying to catch up with the 400 plus podcasts from past years and its really cool that you are actively putting out new content for people like me. I work for an hvac contractor and in between drilling, cutting and taking phone calls I try to focus as much as I can on the controls basics in this series. In my local area you have to go pretty far up the ladder before you find someone who knows what bas or bacnet is- I see a lot of career potential
There is a ton of career potential. You can stay hands on or move into really complex computer work. I love this industry for the flexibility and opportunities it provides.
Shout out to Senva !
Thank you, Phil for all information that you present on your podcast. It’s useful.
You're welcome. I'm glad to see you're finding value from the podcast!
Love the summary - thanks for sharing
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
0:21 0:22 hey Phil!
Hey David!
Your biggest fan is here, Phil!
Thanks man! I appreciate it!
👌 "Promo sm"
Phil. Just got out of the Army after 22 years. Trying to get into BAS project management. This was invaluable. Would love to gain more insights.
Welcome back to the civilian world! Feel free to ask any questions you may have.
Great class as always. Thanks Phil.
Thanks Andrew!
I am with a Niagara contractor. Over the last year we have mostly stopped using JACE and have transitioned to a "software JACE". We are using mini PCs running the Niagara server with BACnet routers and field device licenses. On small projects that would normally just have one JACE, the soft JACE gives us server functionality for essentially the same money.
Yes, this is where I see a lot of devices going. The cost of a machine to run a software image is SO cheap right now, it doesn't make sense to buy a supervisory device. Especially when you can also purchase USB to RS-485 cards for field busses.
Great as always Phil.
Thank you!
He's Dead Jim! lol
Yea, that was a low point for sure. I mean how do you begin to explain that to the Chief Surgery or Nursing officer of the hospital!
I know you have a background in JCI, how does JCI get away with away with having multiple devices with a Device ID of 1 (same MS/TP Trunk)? It seems there is no issue on the NCE/NAE but as soon as we put a JACE on the network, we cannot discover the controller. It seems like JCI doesn't play by the BACnet rules
So it all depends on how the device is mapped in. Are you taking over a MS/TP trunk or are you mapping everything thru IP so you're discovering the NAE and it's field devices.
Can you cover BACnet over ARCNET integration? I feel like this is a huge integration gray area in the field
Sure thing we can discuss this on a future episode.
Great overview of BACnet. Thank you.
Thank you, I appreciate it.
What part number is the transformer ?
I think I was using a PSH 100VA Functional Devices Transformer in that video.
Do you have a checklist for mapping ? Commissioning ? Point to point ? I’ll be interesting in buying it if it’s available. It will surely help out a lot reading through it and understanding the process .
That's an interesting idea. Let me talk with my sales team about it.
@@SmartBuildingsAcademy it will help out a lot
One of the things we experienced most in 2023 was coming behind folks that program in a verbatim manner per written sequence, but they do so with vendor specific blocks that make it difficult or next to impossible either follow or grab that brands module that contains that particular function block to make any revisions or even open portions of the station. I'm sure some folks would like to see scenarios where you display how certain brands (in your case WEBS) have pre-built blocks that make sequence programming more efficient, but compare this to strictly programming sequences with blocks that're default in every version of N4, or at least in the VykonPro Pallete. Speaking as a business owner (not to be selfish on requests :)...but my team would benefit greatly on showing some of efficiency gains to be had by using various function blocks to streamline their sequences. Things like lead/lag, sequencers, optimumStart/Stop, load shedding, rotational sequencers, or even writing out their own block with the program service.
Yep, I tend to teach the generic plain jane blocks from KitControl as much as possible but to your point each vendor has specific blocks that enhance programming. Some like PCT/CCT even have QA prompts that build your program. One of the more custom functions is the PCT/CCT State Table and MUX block. I love those but they are a bear if you don't understand that software.
Wow... tought crowd... Why are people so lame these days. Nice job working with them haha
Thanks, I've gotten better at handling groups of people since then. I used to get so insanely nervous every time I'd speak in front of a crowd.
could not pull up the website it keeps going to a different web page
Here ya go. I fixed the link https:/podcast.smartbuildingsacademy.com/172
epic video
Thank you! I appreciate it.
Thanks for the video and information. Very helpful!
You're welcome. I'm glad you found it valuable.
Phil, I am just starting out in the BAS industry, and I have found your videos the best to watch and learn. You break it down so that even I can understand it. That's saying a lot. They used to say John Madden was able to break football down to a level that anyone could understand the game and enjoy it. Thanks for putting these videos out there. Much appreciated!!! 👍
Thanks so much! I’m so glad our videos are helping you. If you have any questions feel free to ask us! I was once in your shoes. The key is to learn how to ask the right questions and how to read the product documents.
Thank you for putting this up online.all.the way from Toronto.
Of course! I'm glad you find it all helpful!
really appreciate this series! Just landed a controls job after spending the past 7 years doing commercial and industrial HVAC. trying to learn as much as possible.
What questions do you have? I'll try to answer them on a future episode.
Coming from an IT-Networking background and entering this new world of HVAC and BAS systems, I'm shocked at the 1990's view of network security found in this industry. This video is 10 years old and just as relevant and important today. The ability to up-sell based on security practices and experience is a key point.
Yes, when I hear about how "quick" this industry is changing I chuckle a little bit. This industry moves super slow especially when it comes to anything IT or Cyber Security related.
Great video
Thanks!
What program are you using to write the code?
That is Distech GFX