The status and problems of automatic control principle course teaching for building environment and facilities engineering (BE&FE) specialty in many colleges were investigated and analyzed. According to requirements of automatic control technology for the development of heating ventilation and air conditioning and the personnel training orientation, several teaching reform measures for automatic control principle course including basic content, teaching material, and experiment system have been taken in BE&FE specialty of Beijing University of Technology. The relation between the course content and BE&FE engineering practice was enhanced and students' positivity of course learning was motivated. The teaching effect and talent training quality were improved.