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Building Systems Maintenance Certification (SMC)

Building Owners and Managers Institute

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The SMC program provides in-depth information on key building principles for professionals who operate and maintain multiple building systems. Participants will learn about the skills required for building operators and how to efficiently manage key building systems to create a productive and comfortable indoor environment, including an understanding of HVAC, plumbing, energy management, water treatment, and other building systems.

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SMC Course Requirements: Choose the flexible course delivery option that works best for you - online self-paced, collaborative virtual learning, accelerated review, or facilitated classroom setting (where applicable and available). To achieve your certificate, you must complete all three courses and achieve a grade of 70% or higher on each course exam.

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Manage key building systems to create a productive and comfortable indoor environment
  • Understand HVAC, plumbing, energy management, water treatment, and other building systems
  • Maintain HVAC systems, water sample analysis, testing, and treatment
  • Install and monitor pipes and valves, and fire protection systems
  • Apply an energy management plan to building’s systems
  • Evaluate and retrofit new building systems
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Maintenance and Repair Workers, General49-9071.00
  • Facilities Managers11-3013.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Routine preventive maintenance schedules — execute independently, including motor inspections, belt checks, and fluid top-offs, across multiple building systems.
  • Mechanical malfunctions — diagnose using observation, basic testing instruments, and repair manuals with minimal oversight in a facility maintenance environment.
  • Hand tools, levels, and plumb bobs — apply with accuracy to adjust functional parts and control instruments during equipment calibration tasks.
  • Wiring, plumbing, and mechanical components — repair and reinstall using appropriate tools and electrical testing devices in commercial building settings.
  • Parts and supply orders — prepare and submit from catalogs or supplier portals, verifying specifications against equipment requirements without supervisory prompting.
  • Blueprints and technical schematics — interpret independently to identify correct repair approaches for moderately complex mechanical or structural issues.
  • Scheduling and prioritization — manage a daily maintenance workload using calendar and scheduling software to meet facility operational deadlines.
  • Equipment performance data — monitor using operations control software, identifying deviations from normal parameters and escalating as appropriate.
  • Preventive and corrective maintenance records — maintain accurately in a computerized maintenance management system to support compliance and audit readiness.
  • Minor electrical and HVAC components — assemble and replace following code-compliant procedures in occupied commercial or light-industrial facilities.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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