Advanced Diploma in Electromechanical Engineering Technology - Building Automation George Brown College - Casa Loma Campus, Canada

The Electromechanical Engineering Technology – Building Automation three-year advanced diploma program provides you with the technical skills you need to succeed in the job market.

Building automation systems don't just control the basics: they regulate airflow, monitor energy use, and integrate with security, lighting, and other building systems to deliver comfort, safety, energy efficiency, and sustainability. With buildings becoming more complex, they differ in usage, size, operating hours, and environmental conditions. Whether it's offices, homes, hotels, schools, or other structures, each has its unique needs. The key to optimal building services technology lies in proper system design and integration throughout the planning, construction, commissioning, and operational phases.

In this program, you'll learn to:

• Install, program, adjust, and maintain building automation systems
• Program and install sensors, actuators, and controllers
• Collect data for use in real-time or for archiving in a central server
• Work with building software platforms that interconnect different systems

You'll gain a diverse set of skills and abilities that will also prepare you for "green" careers focused on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the environment. This type of skill set is in high-demand for both the construction industry, and the controls and automation industry.

Industry Skills

• Safety practices in the installation and troubleshooting of HVAC/R systems, including applicable codes and standards of the NEC, ASHRAE, OSHA, EPA and other regulatory bodies.
• Basic HVAC/R processes and the function, layout and operation of commercial HVAC/R systems.
• Functions, operating characteristics and applications of the control loops and control modes in digital, analog and pneumatic commercial control systems.
• Blueprints and manufacturer’s technical instructions for installing or servicing a sensor, controller, actuator and related relays and power supplies.
• General-purpose software and specific building automation software that monitors and controls HVAC/R and electrical systems.
• Various BAS controls and systems, including DCS, PLC, PAC and SCADA.
• Functions of network devices and protocols, such as a bridge, router, gateway, hub, firewall, twisted pair, Ethernet, TCP/IP, Zigbee, WiFi, BAS/IP and BacNet.
• Emerging green technologies, such as solar, wind, and hydronic, and how they integrate into building systems and residential applications.

Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Fabricate and build electrical, electronic and mechanical components and assemblies in accordance with operating standards, job requirements and specifications.
• Analyze, interpret and produce electrical, electronic and mechanical drawings and other related technical documents and graphics necessary for electromechanical design in compliance with industry standards.
• Select and use a variety of troubleshooting techniques and equipment to assess, modify, maintain and repair electromechanical circuits, equipment, processes, systems and subsystems.
• Modify, maintain, and repair electrical, electronic and mechanical components, equipment, and systems to ensure that they function according to specifications and to optimize production.
• Design and analyze mechanical components, processes, and systems by applying engineering principles and practices.
• Design, analyze, build, select, commission, integrate and troubleshoot a variety of industrial motor controls and data acquisition devices and systems, digital circuits, passive AC and DC circuits, active circuits and microprocessor-based systems.
• Install and troubleshoot computer hardware and programming to support the electromechanical engineering environment.
• Analyze, program, install, integrate, troubleshoot and diagnose automated systems including robotic systems.
• Establish and maintain inventory, records and documentation systems to meet organizational and industry standards and requirements.
• Select and purchase electromechanical equipment, components and systems that fulfill job requirements and functional specifications.
• Specify, coordinate and apply quality-control and quality-assurance programs and procedures to meet organizational standards and requirements.
• Work in compliance with relevant industry standards, laws and regulations, codes, policies and procedures.
• Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance and to remain current in the field and responsive to emergent technologies and national and international standards.
• Contribute as an individual and a member of an electromechanical engineering team to the effective completion of tasks and projects.
• Design and analyze electromechanical systems by interpreting fluid mechanics and the attributes and dynamics of fluid flow used in hydraulic and fluid power systems.