Your career in Building Automation starts here.

Fourteen weeks of hands-on training. Two industry certifications - EPA 608 and LCA - plus hands-on Niagara N4 training. A pipeline into a partner employer with a clear path into Building Automation. No prior experience required.

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Our Impact
188
Graduates Placed
89%
Placement Rate
$27/hr
Starting Pay
20
Employer Partners
For Learners
A Stacks+Joules trainee learning building automation.
Train for a career in Building Automation. No tuition. No prior experience required. Fourteen weeks of hands-on training, two industry certifications plus Niagara N4 training, and a clear path to full-time employment.
For Employers
A Stacks+Joules graduate working on a building automation panel.
Hire pre-trained BAS talent. Our graduates arrive certified in EPA 608 and LCA, with hands-on Niagara N4 training. They know wiring, controllers, safety, and documentation before day one.
How It Works
Three stages. From Training to Onboarding to Full-Time Employment. Each one designed with our hiring partners. Every step puts you closer to a real job site.
Foundational training in BAS concepts.
1. Foundational Training
Fourteen weeks of fundamentals: electricity, HVAC, networking, controls logic. Designed for people entering the field, not for people already in it.
Onboarding with a partner employer.
2. Employer Onboarding
An onboarding pipeline at one of our hiring partners. You shadow senior technicians on real systems. Employers see how you operate. You see if the work is for you.
A Stacks+Joules graduate shaking hands with an employer.
3. Full-Time Employment
A clear path to full-time work with our employer network. Graduates move into roles like BAS technician, controls installer, or junior programmer, with senior techs who already know the curriculum they came through.
Training Built on Real Systems
We train on the same equipment our graduates use on the job. Same tools. Same terminology. Same wiring. By graduation, you've already done the work.
Trainees learning fundamentals.
No Prior Experience Required
We start with fundamentals: electricity, HVAC principles, networking basics, and controls logic. The curriculum is designed for learners entering the field, not just those already in it.
Hands-on training with controllers and sensors.
Hands-On with Real Equipment
Training includes work with actual controllers, sensors, dampers, and building management systems. Learners troubleshoot live systems - not simulations - preparing them for the realities of the job site.
Safety and documentation training.
Workplace Skills
Beyond technical skills, we emphasize workplace safety protocols, proper documentation practices, and clear communication - skills that reduce risk and improve project outcomes.
A Stacks+Joules graduate working on a real building automation panel.

Case Study

From trainee to trainer in three years.

Ahmed walked in with no building automation experience. TEC Systems hired him three months after graduation. Three years later, he was a Senior Commissioning Technician. Now he trains the next Stacks+Joules cohort coming through TEC. "With Stacks+Joules, we can confidently bid on any project. We know where to find talent." - Colin Gumbs, COO, TEC Systems

Where Our Graduates Work
Our graduates are a major part of the Building Automation workforce. Trusted by employers including:
  • Albireo EnergyAlbireo Energy
  • Automated LogicAutomated Logic
  • BoschBosch
  • ClimatecClimatec
  • Con EdisonCon Edison
  • Distech ControlsDistech Controls
  • Distinctive WindowsDistinctive Windows
  • Dual FuelDual Fuel
  • Johnson ControlsJohnson Controls
  • Mr Air NYCMr Air NYC
  • RGBS EnergyRGBS Energy
  • Richards Heating & PlumbingRichards Heating & Plumbing
  • Richmar Controls & Service CompanyRichmar Controls & Service Company
  • SB Building SolutionsSB Building Solutions
  • Soulful SynergySoulful Synergy
  • Stratco Property GroupStratco Property Group
  • T.M. Bier and AssociatesT.M. Bier and Associates
  • TEC SystemsTEC Systems
  • TraneTrane
  • Walker Hotels TribecaWalker Hotels Tribeca
The Stacks+Joules team.

Bridging the tech opportunity gap.

BAS/controls roles are facing a documented skilled labor shortage, especially in HVAC controls and systems integration. Every commercial building runs on automation that needs people to install, maintain, and upgrade it. As buildings get smarter and experienced techs retire, employers need a stronger talent pipeline. Stacks+Joules trains overlooked populations for those jobs. We don't run a classroom - we run a pipeline that takes someone from no prior experience to an onboarding placement with a partner employer in fourteen weeks.

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We're not just filling jobs. We're building a pipeline that feeds the entire ecosystem.

Fund a trainee. A building runs better. A career begins. The pipeline grows. Every gift helps train the next graduate - and graduates come back to train the cohort after that.

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