Abdullah Muaddi

A graduate of this major should be able to: 1. apply safe practices to the installation and troubleshooting of modern building automation systems. 2. analyze interoperability and energy management as they apply to vertically and horizontally integrated building control systems 3. use general-purpose software and specific building automation software to monitor and control a building HVACR system and building electrical systems 3. explain the function, operating characteristics, and appropriate applications of basic control loops and control modes as found in direct digital, analog electronic, electric and pneumatic commercial control systems. 4. given a sequence of control, lay out a control system logic diagram and program it into a DDC controller. 5. demonstrate an understanding of the commissioning, re-commissioning and retro-commissioning processes and how they apply to different phases of a building's existence. 6. demonstrate functional knowledge of networks, network devices, and network software. 7. enhance industry professionalism skills such as work ethic, communication, time management, problem solving, working on a team, building self-confidence, accept and learn from criticism and flexibility/adaptability 8. install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair commercial building automation systems