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SBA 563: Preparing for Effective Service Calls (opens the original)
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A service call can start going wrong before you ever arrive at the building. A vague work order. Missing credentials. No clear site contact. The wrong tools. No understanding of what changed before the complaint started. For building automation professionals, preparation can be the difference between spending hours chasing symptoms and arriving on site ready to troubleshoot with purpose. In Episode 563 of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast, we explore how to approach service calls with more str
SBA 562: Estimating Electrical Loads for Secondary Power Loops (opens the original)
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A secondary power loop can look completely healthy while creating problems that technicians chase for months. A valve struggles to reach the set point. A controller randomly reboots. An actuator behaves inconsistently. Nothing trips, and the panel looks normal. If you work in building automation, these symptoms can point to an electrical load problem that was built into the system long before the service call arrived. In Episode 562 of The Smart Buildings Academy Podcast, you'll learn how to thi
SBA 561: Database Fundamentals (opens the original)
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Databases sit behind more of your building automation work than you might realize. Every time you pull trend data, investigate an alarm, restore a system, review an audit trail, or move information between platforms, a database is part of the process. For building automation professionals, understanding database fundamentals can help you troubleshoot more effectively, plan systems more confidently, and have better conversations with IT teams. In Episode 561 of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast
SBA 560: Damper Sizing 101 (opens the original)
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A control loop that hunts all day may not have a controls problem. The real issue could have been locked into the system before the controller was ever programmed. In this episode, we dig into damper sizing and why this often-overlooked mechanical decision matters to building automation professionals. Incorrect damper sizing can show up as poor comfort, wasted energy, premature actuator failures, noise, and unstable control. Knowing what to look for can help you distinguish between a programming
SBA 559: How to Coordinate with Electrical and Mechanical Contractors (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast, we tackle one of the most common sources of friction on a controls project: coordination between electrical, mechanical, and controls teams. As a building automation professional, you often sit directly between multiple trades. When responsibilities are unclear, a missing connection or misunderstood scope can quickly become a schedule problem, a budget problem, and eventually a relationship problem. This episode explores how you can approac
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