TRAINING FOR BUILDING AUTOMATION CONTRACTORS
Building Management System technical training
Professional development for BMS engineers, managers, and consultants
Training for BMS Engineers, Managers, and Consultants
Our courses build on the product training provided by Building Management System (BMS) companies to develop engineers into professionals who justify repeat work, earn higher fees, and drive business growth.
Self-paced online training courses.
Video, audio and text lessons.
Done-for-you Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visio design templates.
One-off payment for individual courses.
Lifetime access (for as long as the training business exists).
What we cover
Hardware design: points list, control panel, network, etc.
Software design: control sequences, graphics, alarms, trends, reports, Energy Management Systems, etc.
System design: chilled water, air handling units, terminal units, etc.
Optimisation: Demand Control Ventilation, Peak Demand Management, Measurement and Verification, etc.
BMS Consulting, project management, commissioning, service, etc.
What you will learn
I am going to teach you how to design, project manage, commission, service, and optimise a BMS, but even all that is not enough nowadays. I am also going to teach you how to leverage your new technical knowledge so that you reduce rework, enhance the brand of your BMS company, and make more money.
Why our training is different
Most BMS training comes from product manufacturers. How to build the BMS: controller software programming, database development, how to create graphics, alarms, trends, etc. This type of training is important; it teaches you how to create a functional BMS. But it doesn't teach you how to design, commission, service, or project manage the BMS. It doesn't teach you how to mitigate risk; it doesn't teach you how to make money. Our training builds on product training to develop engineers into well-rounded professionals.
Where to begin
If you are new to BMS, start with the 'points list', 'control panel ', and 'network design' courses. If you are ready for something more advanced, start with the 'Chiller Management System (CMS)' course. If you are a project manager, start with the 'Project Management for Engineers' course. If you are a mechanical consultant, start with the 'BMS for mechanical consultants' course.
Chiller Management System Design Course
This course will teach you how to design the control strategies, graphics, alarms, trends, and reports. The visualisation of the chiller control system is an extremely powerful part of this course. If you develop just 50% of what you learn here, you will have a product that differentiates you and your company from your competitors.
22 Video lessons (4 hours). 12 Audio lessons (1 hour). AU$ 249.
Graphics design course
The graphics are what the customer uses; it’s what they can see with their eyeballs. You can have the best hardware design, but if your software design is average, then the client, the consultant, and the wider industry will think your BMS is average.
29 Video lessons (5h52m). AU$ 249.
Energy Management System design course
You can not properly tune a complex control system without some form of EMS. Many buildings have electric, water, gas, and thermal meters installed, but no one is looking at the data. Why? Because the data isn’t presented in a useful way. Learn how to design an EMS that saves the client money and makes money for the BMS contractor.
15 Video lessons (3 hours). AU$ 249.
Advanced Optimal Start design course
Optimal start is a building-wide control strategy. We are not just pre-starting the building; all systems need to switch into a different mode and operate completely differently from normal mode. Optimal start was originally designed around comfort control, not energy efficiency. We need a complete redesign.
7 Audio lessons (47m). AU$ 29.
Project Management for Engineers course
This course steps through the exact process that I perfected over 4 years. When something went wrong, I updated my process so it wouldn’t happen again. I was obsessed with success and making money. After a couple of years of finding my way, I had generated over $90,000 in pure profit over and above all my projects forecasted margins.
38 Audio lessons (3h34m). 1 Video lesson (15m). AU$ 249.
BMS for Mechanical Consultants course
This course was developed by a BMS consultant for mechanical consultants involved in Building Management System projects. You are more likely to have BMS problems at handover than mechanical problems. This 12-hour course will genuinely change the outcome of your projects.
94 Video lessons, 12 hours. AU$ 499.
Points list design course
If you are starting your BMS design journey, I’d suggest you start with the points list. The points list is much more than just a bunch of points allocated to controllers. Regardless of how experienced you are, you will learn something in this course.
11 Video lessons (2h8m). AU$ 49.
Commissioning course
Commissioning is not just about testing the physical inputs and outputs; we are also supposed to commission the control strategies, high-level interfaces, and validate the meters. Learn how to reduce risk during the commissioning phase as you approach handover.
21 Video lessons (3h55m). AU$ 249.
BMS Companies tend to focus on new construction, upgrading obsolete equipment, and fixing broken things.
Simply keeping the BMS operational is fine for maintaining base revenue, but it will not generate a pipeline of new opportunities or differentiate your company in a reasonably crowded market.
To stand out from your competitors, you need to be installing and maintaining an advanced product. Designed, engineered, serviced, and managed by highly skilled professionals.
Bryce Anderson
For the first 15 years of my career (1998-2013), I worked for BMS companies (2 years in South Africa, 9 years in London, and 4 years in Australia). For the next +10 years (from 2014 onwards), I have worked as a BMS specialist consultant. I originally studied electronic engineering, specialising in process instrumentation and controls.
In my consulting business (80% of my working week), I am designing (writing specifications), reviewing BMS contractor technical submissions, witnessing and signing off BMS projects from all major BMS systems and a wide range of different BMS companies, from global tier-1 manufacturers to smaller system integrators.
This puts me in a unique situation where I have visibility into what everyone is doing. The experience I share in the membership is made up from my own personal 15 years designing BMS systems, writing software code, commissioning, service and project management (across 3 different regions), plus the best parts of what the industry is providing.
This exposure to the wider industry allows me to provide customised training courses that not only teach the technical side of the BMS but also address current real-life issues and constraints in the Building Management System industry.
I am not just teaching you what I learned, but the best of what everyone else is doing.
Free BMS training
We don’t really have free training courses; however, there are a bunch of courses in the Learning Management System that I am still working on. I.e., I still need to finish them, and until they are finished, I allow people to access them for free. When they have progressed to a point where I feel the topic is complete, I change them from free to paid.
I have a very high BMS consulting workload, so I don’t always start and finish a course in one go. I create lessons when I get a few days free, and sometimes I get excited about a new course, and I don’t finish the two or three I was working on in parallel. There is usually something for free in the Learning Management System.
Need BMS consulting services?
I generally have at least six months of BMS consulting work booked in advance. It is unlikely that I can help you with something that needs urgent attention. My key clients and I plan BMS upgrades and budgets years in advance.
Independent BMS reviews.
Obsolete BMS system upgrades.
Transitioning from proprietary BMS systems to multi-vendor BMS systems.
BMS Maintenance specifications.
Portfolio-wide BMS performance specifications.
Control strategy optimisation (energy efficiency).
Independent advice.
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PLEASE NOTE: I do not respond to messages like: “I want BMS training”, or “Which course should I do?” If you want me to take the time to answer your question, then please take the time to ask me a proper question. I also do not provide free coaching. Please do not ask me open-ended questions like, “How do I get into BMS?” :-)