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Podcast: HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs
Episode: Building Automation Basics for the HVAC Tech w/ Phil Zito
Description: Phil Zito of Building Automation Monthly comes on the podcast to discuss building automation and what HVAC techs should know about it. Automation essentially refers to control systems; we started off with pneumatic control systems, and then we went to analog and electromechanical control systems over time. Building automation refers to the process of automating controls on a larger scale, such as for an entire building. As long as you can read electrical and mechanical diagrams, you can work on automation systems; you don't need to know about IT or robotics. Large buildings like malls m...