Building Automation Systems

The Certificate of Achievement in Building Automation Systems (BAS) prepares students to install, service, operate, and maintain BAS in commercial buildings. BAS is utilized to control mechanical, energy, lighting, fire safety, and security systems. Students who complete this program can significantly impact building energy consumption. Graduates can seek employment as BAS technicians and engineers with manufacturers, vendors, construction companies, and large facilities such as bio-pharmaceuticals, educational and government facilities, hospitals, and office buildings.

Career Opportunities

Graduates can seek employment as BAS technicians, programmers, and sales specialists with control systems and building automation manufacturers, vendors, mechanical contractors, as well as control systems technicians in large facilities, such as university campuses, hospitals, hotels, government facilities, or bio-pharmaceuticals.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:

1. Describe the building commissioning process
2. Analyze BAS for energy saving opportunities in buildings, including control systems documentation, energy efficient control routines, data analysis, performance monitoring, and energy efficient policies.
3. Explain the theory relevant to building automation, including technical math, physics for building science, electricity, computer hardware and software, and techniques for reading specifications.