The day has come, you've finally landed a job in the world of building automation systems, now what?

If your experience is anything like mine, you probably got sent to a class to learn your manufacturer's software and now you're out sitting on a job or servicing a customer.

How do you learn more?

How do you become the BAS tech everyone wants to have on their projects?

How do you become the sales person who intuitively knows how to price jobs?

I answer these questions and much more in episode 60 of the building automation monthly podcast.

In this episode you will learn:

• Why understanding the construction process and timing is critical to your effectiveness
• The three things you can do right now to massively increase your effectiveness as a BAS professional
• Why mastery of IT is critical to your future as a BAS professional
• And much more!

In this episode, I discuss the feasibility of occupancy counting to control outdoor air ventilation.

Man, who would have thought that we would be having this discussion? Lately, it seems that I am seeing more and more ideas that are combining different technologies to achieve outcomes.

Case and point, I recently had a BAM nation member and personal friend Walter reach out to me with a question around the energy saving potential of using occupancy counting to reduce outdoor air flow.

In this episode you will learn:

• How outdoor air ventilation works from a technical and engineering perspective
• How to calculate energy savings from outdoor air reduction
• The effect of the engineering and contracting world on technology adoption
• How ASHRAE 62.1 determines the minimum outdoor air you need to provide

Have you ever wondered how a temperature sensor really works? What does the RTD mean and why is 1,000 ohms resistance so important.

What does the RTD mean and why is 1,000 ohms resistance so important?

In this week's Friday Fan Answers I discuss a question from Nick. Nick asks "Can you cover or explain the technical reasons for a 1000 ohm RTD sensor to suddenly begin to fluctuate drastically" Sure thing Nick!

Sure thing Nick!

In this episode you will learn:

• The best way to wire up a temperature sensor
• Why vibration can lead to huge temperature issues
• What this whole 1,000 ohms thing is about
• How often and how to calibrate your temperature sensors

Lately, several folks have asked me, "Phil how did you get into the world of BAS?". While it's always fun to talk about myself, what I think folks are really asking is "Phil, how can I get into the world of BAS?" and "What career path is there for me beyond just being a technician?".

Over the next 4 episodes, I'm going to tackle these exact questions. In today's episode, I'm going to explore my path in the world of BAS and what I believe to be the key traits you need to be successful in the BAS world.

In this episode you will learn:

• The path I took to develop from knowing nothing about BAS to becoming a BAS integration expert
• The skills you need to be successful in the world of BAS
• The multiple different career paths you can take

Welcome to the new podcast series called "Friday Fan Answers or FFA). Each Friday I will be answering a question from the BAM nation.

This week I am answering a question I commonly get asked. The question I often get asked how to find out what the IT requirements for different BAS devices are. If you are not part of the vendor organization this can be quite hard. Well, at least until now.

For many in the BAS world information technology is a foreign topic. A lot of us who have entered the BAS profession have backgrounds in HVAC and electrical systems. Because of this IT can at times feel very unnatural.

That's why I've recorded this episode. I captured the 7 most common questions I get asked about IT and answered them in this podcast episode.

In this episode you will learn:

• How cyber security and hacks can or cannot affect your BAS
• The different options you have for connecting remotely to your BAS
• How to work with IT to get IP addresses
• The difference between a virtual machine and physical machine and when you should use each one
• What the cloud is and how you can or cannot use it with your BAS
• Is wireless safe for your BAS?