BAS Fundamentals (1) Seat

Building Automation Fundamentals provides the foundational knowledge for all of our other courses. It 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.

Course Objectives:

- Posses a foundational knowledge of BAS that will support you throughout the rest of your career

- Be prepared for conversations with customers, hiring managers, & other building professionals

- Eliminate project delays caused by a lack of familiarity with BAS, so that your projects are delivered on-time & on-budget

Some Key Topics:

- The 5 different pieces of BAS hardware & how each functions within a full-blown BAS

- The 3 different BAS architectures, the pros & cons of each architecture, & how to use each architecture

- Learn what points, trends, & alarms are, how & when to use them & point naming strategies for your BAS

- Learn the three different BAS architectures, the pros & cons of each architecture, & how to use each architecture

- Learn what control systems are, why control systems matter, the four different kinds of control systems, & how to tie each control system type into your BAS

- Learn what control modes are, how the 7 common control modes work, when to use each control mode, & how to adjust each control mode

- Learn what a protocol is, how the 3 most common protocols work, when to use each protocol, & how to use each protocol

- Learn the key pieces and parts of an IT system and how each part relates to a BAS

- Learn what the main construction documents are, how to use the documents as a BAS professionals, & how to interpret and use BAS controls documents