Service Description

Building Automation Fundamentals takes the student through a complete look at BAS components, processes, and use scenarios. The purpose is to provide a foundational set of knowledge upon which the student can build their career. All of our other courses are dependent on a student having this foundational knowledge. This course is: - Fully online, self-paced course - Overall course length is 10 hours and 45 minutes - Bi-weekly live office hours to discuss the course with the instructor - Access to all course material for (1) one full year Audience This course is targeted towards new salespersons, technicians, designers, operators, consulting engineers, and project managers. This course provides the foundational knowledge for all of our other courses. Pre-requisite Knowledge No pre-requisite knowledge is required. Objectives At the completion of the course, the student will demonstrate a general level of knowledge and understanding of building automation. This knowledge level will be evaluated via a series of discussion forums, knowledge checks, and a final exam. Key Knowledge Areas Are: - Identify and explain the purpose of the key four layers of a building automation architecture and their function - Identify the required control modes for specific control sequences - Describe the individual stages of a building automation project and your role in it - Explain the different control devices and their purpose Key Topics This course will focus on providing the foundational knowledge that a BAS professional needs in order to succeed in the first two years of their BAS career. This course will cover BAS components, processes, and technologies and help you gain a complete overview of building automation systems. You will learn: - The five different pieces of BAS hardware - The three different BAS architectures, the pros and cons of each - What points, trends, and alarms are, and point naming strategies - What a user interface is and how to structure graphics, reporting, and optimized scheduling - The three different BAS architectures, pros and cons of each - The four different kinds of control systems - What control modes are, how the 7 common control modes work, when to use and how to adjust each mode - What a protocol is, how the 3 most common protocols work - The fundamentals of electricity, wiring details, circuits, and how relays and safeties work - Key pieces and parts of an IT system - Construction and Control Documents - and much more.