FIT Facility Academy

Bridging the Training Gap in High Performance Buildings & Sustainability: A Call to Action for the Next Generation of Building Professionals In today’s commercial building industry, skilled trades professionals—HVAC technicians, energy auditors, building automation specialists, lighting controls experts—are the backbone of performance and innovation. But while the demand for smart, efficient buildings continues to grow, a critical gap remains: practical, hands-on training that connects the theory learned in classrooms or apprenticeships with the real-world complexity of modern building systems. Whether you're installing an advanced HVAC system, programming an energy management platform, or troubleshooting lighting controls, you’ve likely felt it—there’s only so much the manuals, certifications, or even trade school can prepare you for. Real understanding comes on the job, through mentorship, and by seeing how everything connects in a live building with actual people and performance expectations. That’s exactly the gap the FIT Facility Training Program was built to close. Developed by industry veteran Sharon Dinges, the FIT program is a 4-part hands-on webinar series built for tradespeople, by a tradesperson—designed to help you understand not just how systems work, but how they interact in the wild: HVAC with lighting, controls with operations, energy savings with occupant comfort. It brings buildings to life in a way that manuals can’t. If you're in the trades and looking to: * Move beyond “book smarts” into system-level thinking, * Understand how energy conservation measures really play out in the field. * Sharpen your troubleshooting with automation and EMS insights, * Build confidence working across systems—not just within one trade… Then the FIT Facility Training Program is your next step. This isn’t theory—it’s practical, applicable, and built to make YOU better on every jobsite!