The reform of the teaching mode on the major of building environment and equipment engineering has a close relationship with the development of higher education and economics of our country.In this paper,some data about the talents,such as the employment status of BE&EE in Harbin Institute of Technology in recent years and the demand for talents of part of large design & construction companies in Harbin as well as some main recruitment websites,were investigated and analyzed.The results show that the culture of the innovative engineers requires strengthening the practicality link in the teaching plan,promoting the ability of engineering practice and intensifying the operating ability as well as the projectbased training.