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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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Latest Episodes:

BAM 173: A Deep Dive into How Web GUI's Work Jul 29, 2019

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Have you ever wondered how a building automation system's web user interface works?

How does data travel from your web browser to the BAS and back?

How can you begin to troubleshoot these web user interfaces and make changes to them to meet customer needs?

We answer all these questions in this week's episode.

BAM 172: How to Start Your Career in Building Automation Jul 22, 2019

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You have what it takes to get a job in building automation. All you need is a clear plan.

In this week's episode, I lay out a step-by-step plan to get your first job in building automation even if you have zero experience with building automation.

BAM 171: How Do I Develop My Building Automation Team for Profit and Growth? Jul 15, 2019

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What does it take to grow a building automation team and how can you grow a team during a talent shortage?

In this week's episode, we discuss how to organize and optimize your building automation business. We also look at how to asses, train, and measure your team to produce a highly profitable business.

BAM 170: Controlling HVAC 101 Part 5 Jul 01, 2019

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How do pumps and pipes work? Why do we need them? And most importantly how do we control them with our building automation systems?

In this week's episode, we wrap up our 5-part series on controlling HVAC systems. We will look at:

How piping and pumping systems work together to provide conditioned water to core HVAC systems
Why you need to understand the interactions between flow and pressure and how to control both
The nuances of primary, secondary and decoupled loops

BAM 169: Controlling HVAC 101 Part 4 Jun 24, 2019

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Hot water systems are the lifeblood of your occupant's comfort. But how do you control them?

In this week's episode, we discuss how to control hot water systems.

We dive into the concepts of phase change, heat transfer and how to optimally utilize your heat sources.
We discuss how to properly stage and control hot water systems
We also look at how to utilize steam heating effectively

BAM 168: Controlling HVAC 101 Part 3 Jun 17, 2019

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Learning how to control hydronic systems with your building automation system can be a challenge. In this episode, we continue our multi-part series on how to control HVAC systems using your building automation system. In this episode you will learn:

How to chilled water systems work
Common variables that affect the control of chilled water systems
How cooling towers work and the effect of humidity on the condenser water
And much more.

BAM 167: Controlling HVAC 101 Part 2 Jun 10, 2019

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Have you ever wondered how to control an RTU or AHU using your BAS?

What comes first? What do you need to know?

In this episode, we walk through how to control airside systems and discuss the nuances associated with controlling RTU's, 100% OAU, and MA SP AHU's.

BAM 166: Controlling HVAC 101 Part 1 Jun 03, 2019

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How do you control HVAC systems with your building automation system?

In part one of our multipart episode, we will discuss how to control the process variables in a space. After all, everything begins with having proper temperature, humidity, pressure, and airflow within the space.

BAM 165: Modbus 101 May 27, 2019

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In this episode, we discuss how the Modbus protocol works and how you can use the protocol as a building automation professional.

BAM 164: Relays, Switches, and Circuits May 20, 2019

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As BAS professionals we utilize relays, switches, and circuits every day. But often we are not taught how they work and why we use them. In this episode, we discuss why we use relays, switches, and circuits, when to use them, and how to use them.

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