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How can we turn buildings into training labs for building operators and other skilled trades? What can we do to meet clean energy initiatives while experiencing an industry-wide skilled labor shortage? How can we incentivize building owners and stakeholders to make capital improvements? Tauris McBride, CEO of Tauris Tech, answers these and other questions on "The Future of Buildings with Joe Havey." Tauris is an expert in HVAC system design and operations, employee training, and software design. He has taught Building Engineering and HVAC for 18 years, created training software for almost 18 years, and began to include real-world hands-on training 6 years ago. Listen to Tauris's insights on the podcast on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. In this episode:

• Introduction (1:47);
• Tauris's background & upbringing (2:25);
• Getting started with training (5:37);
• Turning buildings into training labs (8:40)
• Challenges in meeting clean energy initiatives (14:00)
• Capital budgeting & capital improvements (17:30)
• Solving the skilled labor shortage by bringing training in-house (19:00)
• Final thoughts (25:40) 

Connect with Joe Havey:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-havey-cem-leed-ap/

Connect with Tauris McBride:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tauris-mcbride-913b9247/

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