Learn to design and operate real building automation systems — BACnet integration, DDC controllers, HVAC and lighting control sequences, metering, digital twins, fault detection, analytics, and BAS cybersecurity.
25 modules in 5 phases, with worked examples, interactive tools, labs and a quiz in every one, and a certificate of completion.
Document operating schedules, energy use and verification.
Rooftop AHU-3, serving floors 7–9, is a representative example of what changed at the equipment level. Its pre-retrofit point set was minimal: supply air temperature, return air temperature, a mixed-air temperature reading that had drifted uncalibrated for years, and a two-position (open/closed) outside-air damper with no modulating economizer logic at all — the damper had been manually locked at a 15% minimum…
Selected training excerpt, not a complete design or a project submission. The full project includes its assumptions, methods and checks.
Build your own phase-by-phase workbook, record the evidence behind your decisions and download your work.
Estimate the daily energy needed by an equipment load. Change the power and operating hours, then check your estimate.
Daily energy = power × operating hours
Constant electrical input power; startup, standby and changing operating loads are excluded. This free exercise does not mark a paid module complete.
Related full-program tool: Building Management System lab →Choose a phase to explore its lessons and project work.
Start with the free lesson →Covers Smart Buildings Fundamentals, Building Automation Systems, BACnet, DDC Controllers, HVAC Control Sequences and Lighting Controls.
What makes a building "smart" and the BAS as its central nervous system.
BAS architecture across field, controller, supervisory, and enterprise levels.
Objects, services, BACnet/IP vs. MS/TP, and multi-vendor interoperability.
Controller types, I/O, programming, and selection criteria.
AHU, VAV, and central plant sequences of operation.
Occupancy sensing, daylight harvesting, dimming, and code drivers.
Project checkpoint: Record the assumptions, calculations and evidence behind this phase’s outcome in your project workbook.
Covers Metering, Energy Management, Digital Twins, Fault Detection & Diagnostics, Building Analytics and Smart Sensors & IoT Devices.
Submetering strategy, meter types, and tenant billing allocation.
M&V methodology, demand response, and utility rate-driven control.
Live, data-connected models vs. static BIM, and real use cases.
Rule-based FDD, common fault libraries, and alarm triage.
KPIs, benchmarking, and turning trend data into work orders.
Wireless sensor networks, multi-sensor devices, and placement.
Project checkpoint: Record the assumptions, calculations and evidence behind this phase’s outcome in your project workbook.
Covers System Integration, Commissioning, Cybersecurity, Building Optimization Strategy and Troubleshooting.
Integrating fire alarm, access control, elevators, and lighting.
Functional performance testing and continuous commissioning.
BAS/OT network segmentation and securing legacy protocols.
Portfolio prioritization, ROI, and model predictive control.
A systematic methodology for real BAS diagnostic scenarios.
Project checkpoint: Record the assumptions, calculations and evidence behind this phase’s outcome in your project workbook.
You apply what you have learned to 5 complete designs, starting with Office Building BAS Retrofit.
A phased legacy-to-BACnet/IP retrofit with measured energy savings.
A 17-building submetering deployment with billing allocation.
Critical-space pressure-relationship FDD with alarm prioritization.
Assessing and remediating an internet-exposed corporate BAS.
A high-rise digital twin integrating BAS, IoT, and BIM data.
Project checkpoint: Record the assumptions, calculations and evidence behind this phase’s outcome in your project workbook.
Covers Professional Practice, Documentation & Resource Kit and Practice & Certification.
Career paths, CEM/LEED AP/Niagara credentials, and salary ranges.
A downloadable kit of 12 real project templates.
A comprehensive review and your certificate of completion.
Project checkpoint: Record the assumptions, calculations and evidence behind this phase’s outcome in your project workbook.
By the end: Covers Smart Buildings Fundamentals, Building Automation Systems, BACnet, DDC Controllers, HVAC Control Sequences and Lighting Controls.
Building automation workbook: Document operating schedules, energy use and verification. Keep a result and a verification note for each phase.
Your All-Access Pass includes the project workbook, lesson notes, self-review checklists and portfolio downloads. Try the free lesson above to see a worked example.
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Finish all required module quizzes to unlock your certificate of completion. Modules with a score requirement must meet that requirement. Your project portfolio and skills summary are separate downloads for your own learning record.
A certificate of completion is not a professional license or accreditation.
12 real project templates — a points list, sequence of operations, BACnet integration checklist, commissioning functional test checklist, energy baseline & M&V calculation sheet, fault detection rule set, cybersecurity hardening checklist, network architecture checklist, RFI template, punch list, an as-built documentation checklist, and an O&M manual outline. Available for download from Module 20 (Documentation & Resource Kit) once you've unlocked the program.