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

Welcome to the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast, the world’s largest podcast dedicated to the building automation industry!

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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Visit us at www.smartbuildingsacademy.com to check out the numerous FREE training resources we offer.

Latest Episodes:

SBA 382: Learning ASHRAE 90.1 Together Nov 14, 2022

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In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast, we will be exploring the ASHRAE 90.1 standard.

ASHRAE 90.1 is a key standard that is tied to multiple upcoming utility regulations and initiatives.

But how does ASHRAE 90.1 work?

We will be exploring:

• How the standard is structured.

• The two implementation methods; Performance and Prescriptive.

• How modeling works with ASHRAE 90.1.

• How 90.1 ties into potential energy conservation measures.

Resources:

https://podcast.smartbuildingsacademy.com/382

SBA 381: Lessons Learned From Running an Analytics Program With Devan Tracy Nov 11, 2022

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How do you actual succeed with analytics? This is a question I get asked often.

In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast, Devan Tracy of Lockheed Martin discusses how she built a successful analytics platform from the ground up.

If you've found yourself thinking, "Analytics seem like a good idea but I'm not sure they'll work for me" or "Where would I even get started on an analytics journey" this podcast is for you!

Resources:

https://podcast.smartbuildingsacademy.com/381

SBA 380: How to Rapidly Develop a Workforce Nov 09, 2022

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Are you struggling to find technical talent?

Are you unable to execute backlog due to labor shortages?

If so you're not alone. In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast we unpack how to develop talent right now.

For as long as I can remember the prevailing belief has been that it takes years to train a building automation technician.

In this episode we are going to unpack how we built a 11-week training program that has trained postal workers, hotel lobby clerks, and gas station attendants to become profitable BAS technicians in 11 weeks.

We will discuss lessons learned, how you can implement a similar program in your business, and how to find talent to place into a program of this type.

We will also discuss our plans for future Workforce Development Solutions.

Resources:

https://www.smartbuildingsacademy.com/wfd-info_employers

SBA 379: Lessons Learned From Running A Training Business Nov 07, 2022

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5 years ago we founded Smart Buildings Academy with the hopes of gaining 1,000 students by 2025. Today we are the largest vendor-agnostic provider of building automation training programs. In the beginning of this journey it was just me and my co-founder, who happens to be my wife. Along the way we've created 30+ training programs with over 2,000 hours of training lessons, 370+ Podcast episodes, thousands of blog articles, and we proved that online delivery is an effective delivery model for BAS training. It wasn't an easy journey, along the way we've made mistakes, had people blatantly copy our training programs, and we've had to develop processes from scratch for delivering training. In today's episode I am sharing the lessons learned from running a rapidly growing training business. In our traditional style, I'll share the good, the bad, and the ugly. My hopes is that you all can learn from us and take away processes and strategies you can bring into your business.

SBA 378: BACnet MS/TP Troubleshooting Nov 04, 2022

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In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast we will be discussing troubleshooting BACnet MS/TP.

You will learn:

Common BACnet failures
The signs of each failure type
How to troubleshoot each BACnet failure type

SBA 377: BAS Input and Output Selection Nov 02, 2022

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In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast we are going to discuss how to properly select inputs and outputs for your BAS projects.

You will learn:

How to look at a specification and select input/output devices
How to decide between multiple different devices
How to properly size and select inputs and outputs for your BAS project

SBA 376: Server Virtualization Fundamentals Oct 31, 2022

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In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast we discuss server virtualization.

You will learn:

The different types of servers

How servers work

How server virtualization works

Why you would want to use a virtualized server

SBA 375: How Security Certificates Work Oct 28, 2022

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Security Certificates can protect your communications, ensure that rogue devices are not on your network, and verify the authenticity of the devices that do connect to your network.

But do you know what certificates are, how they work, and how to deploy them?

In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast we are going to do a deep dive on security certificates.

SBA 374: 10 BAS Project Management Tips Oct 26, 2022

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Your backlog is full. You find yourself taking calls from GC's asking where your technicians are every, single, day!

You're expected to execute 10,000 man hours of labor with only 5,000 manhours of techs.

Welcome to the world of BAS project management, and the bad news is it's only getting more intense. Material shortages, labor challenges, and inflationary cost pressures make effective project management seem impossible.

The good news is there is a way to succeed as a project manager.

In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast we discuss 10 tips to increase your project management effectiveness right now!

SBA 373: Selling Planned Service Agreements Oct 24, 2022

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Things tend to fall apart after they are built, buildings are no exception.

Yet every day I'm seeing new construction projects completed with NO post occupancy maintenance strategy.

Do customers need agreements for planned service? If so what should these agreements include?

And most importantly how can you convince your customers to buy a planned service agreement.

In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast we are going to explore the scoping, selling, and execution of planned service agreements.

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