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| Commissioning For Energy Efficiency | Commissioning is a process to ensure building performance problems are understood and corrected. . Deficiencies such as design flaws, construction defects, malfunctioning equipment, and deferred maintenance have a multitude of consequences, ranging from equipment failure, to poor indoor air quality and comfort, to unnecessarily high energy use or under-performance of energy efficiency strategies. Fortunately, an emerging form of quality assurance, known as building commissioning, can identify and cure most deficiencies. This course will explain the purpose of a commissioning process, and discuss the impact of the commissioning process on energy efficiency. The course link will take you to the Energy University landing page; if this is your first Energy University course, click “Join” and complete the form. Returning students can “Login” from the landing page. You can search for each course by title. This course is accredited by: IEEE, USGBC, AHLEI, BPI, BOMI, CIBSE, ACORE, REEP, FIRE, AFE, CPD, IAAT, and FENITEL |
Commissioning and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC), Energy Management | |
| Energy Audits | Energy audits are comprehensive evaluations of the actual performance of a facility’s energy—using systems and equipment—compared against the designed performance level or the industry best practice. The purpose of this course is to review the different types of energy audits; the overall auditing process—as well as auditing methodology, in order to successfully prepare and participate in the energy audit process. The course link will take you to the Energy University landing page; if this is your first Energy University course, click “Join” and complete the form. Returning students can “Login” from the landing page. You can search for each course by title. This course is accredited by: IEEE, USGBC, AHLEI, BPI, BOMI, CIBSE, ACORE, REEP, FIRE, AFE, CPD, IAAT, and FENITEL |
Acquiring Data, Assess Initial Conditions, Commissioning and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC), Energy Management, Establishment and Implementation, Performance Measures | |
| Energy Audits Instrumentation I: Electrical, Lighting, Temperature and Humidity Measurement | Energy audits are comprehensive evaluations of the actual performance of a plant’s energy using systems and equipment compared against the designed performance level or the industry best practice. The difference between observed performance and “best practice” is the potential for energy and cost savings. The purpose of this course is to review electrical, lighting, temperature and humidity measurement instruments used in energy audits in order to select and employ the appropriate instrument for your auditing needs. The course link will take you to the Energy University landing page; if this is your first Energy University course, click “Join” and complete the form. Returning students can “Login” from the landing page. You can search for each course by title. This course is accredited by: IEEE, USGBC, AHLEI, BPI, BOMI, CIBSE, ACORE, REEP, FIRE, AFE, CPD, IAAT, and FENITEL |
Acquiring Data, Assess Initial Conditions, Commissioning and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC), Energy Management, Establishment and Implementation, Performance Measures | |
| Energy Audits Instrumentation II: Pressure, air flow, water flow, combustion testing, RPM, compressed air leak detection, and general audit instruments | Energy audits are comprehensive evaluations of the actual performance of a plant’s energy using systems and equipment compared against the designed performance level or the industry best practice. The difference between observed performance and “best practice” is the potential for energy and cost savings. The purpose of this course is to the measurement instruments used in energy audits in order to select and employ the appropriate instrument for your auditing needs. This is a continuation of Energy Audits Instrumentation I. (Please take Energy Audits Instrumentation I prior to proceeding with this course.) The course link will take you to the Energy University landing page; if this is your first Energy University course, click “Join” and complete the form. Returning students can “Login” from the landing page. You can search for each course by title. This course is accredited by: IEEE, USGBC, AHLEI, BPI, BOMI, CIBSE, ACORE, REEP, FIRE, AFE, CPD, IAAT, and FENITEL |
Acquiring Data, Assess Initial Conditions, Commissioning and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC), Energy Management, Establishment and Implementation, Performance Measures | |
| Financial Analysis of Energy Efficiency Projects I | Rising energy prices, dwindling resources and environmental impacts are headline news for today’s business owners. Energy efficiency projects have been shown to be low risk, high return investments. Financial analysis is key to getting your project approved by decision makers. If your project is presented using the language and terms they recognize, you will be off to a good start. Therefore energy managers require a thorough grasp of how economic analysis is used to evaluate return on investment. This enables you to compare and prioritize projects, and gain management approval. This course stresses the use of simple financial terminology when presenting projects for approval. In addition, we will learn to determine simple return on investment and payback period of a project and construct a cash flow table and obtain the discounted payback, net present value and internal rate of return of a project. We will end with an explanation of lifecycle costing and its importance when attempting to gain project approval. The course link will take you to the Energy University landing page; if this is your first Energy University course, click “Join” and complete the form. Returning students can “Login” from the landing page. You can search for each course by title. This course is accredited by: USGBC, BOMI, CIBSE, ACORE, REEP, FIRE, AFE, CPD, IAAT, and FENITEL |
Assess Initial Conditions, Budget Formulation and Execution, Business, Budget and Contracting, Commissioning and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC), Contracting, Energy Management, Life-Cycle Assessment, Total Cost of Ownership | |
| Financial Analysis of Energy Efficiency Projects II | Many country and state governments are providing financial incentives for energy efficiency projects in the form of tax credits. Building the value of these credits into your financial analysis can help you to win approval for your projects. However, our financial analysis is only as good as the data that we put in. There are some common pitfalls that we should take care to avoid. This course helps to illustrate why including elements such as marginal cost and blended rates are essential when calculating savings. We will use Excel to construct cash flow, internal rate of return, net present value, and annual return. The course link will take you to the Energy University landing page; if this is your first Energy University course, click “Join” and complete the form. Returning students can “Login” from the landing page. You can search for each course by title. |
Assess Initial Conditions, Budget Formulation and Execution, Business, Budget and Contracting, Commissioning and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC), Contracting, Energy Management, Life-Cycle Assessment, Total Cost of Ownership | |
| Financing and Performance Contracting for Energy Efficiency Projects | Everywhere, the economy is tight and banks becoming more and more cautious with regards to lending. However, this doesn’t mean that there is no alternative business funding options for you. The purpose of this course is to discuss general financing alternatives, the aspects of performance contracting, along with ways to measure and verify energy savings. The course link will take you to the Energy University landing page; if this is your first Energy University course, click “Join” and complete the form. Returning students can “Login” from the landing page. You can search for each course by title. This course is accredited by: IEEE, USGBC, AHLEI, BPI, BOMI, CIBSE, ACORE, REEP, FIRE, AFE, CPD, IAAT, and FENITEL |
Assess Initial Conditions, Budget Formulation and Execution, Business, Budget and Contracting, Commissioning and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC), Contracting, Energy Management, Life-Cycle Assessment, Total Cost of Ownership | |
| Measurement and Verification: Including International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) | Measurement and verification can be defined as the process of measurement to determine the actual savings created by an energy management program or energy conservation improvements. The purpose of this course is to explore the concept of measurement and verification, including the role of guidelines such as the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP). The course link will take you to the Energy University landing page; if this is your first Energy University course, click “Join” and complete the form. Returning students can “Login” from the landing page. You can search for each course by title. This course is accredited by: IEEE, USGBC, AHLEI, BOMI, CIBSE, ACORE, REEP, FIRE, AFE, CPD, IAAT, and FENITEL |
Commissioning and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC), Energy Management, Facilities Operations, Maintenance and Engineering, General Building Maintenance, Performance Measures |