Energy Management and Controls

Understanding the key maintenance and energy management aspects of building management is critical to running a cost-effective operation. From everyday preventive maintenance tasks to the challenge of developing and selling an energy plan, this course provides you with the skills to evaluate and optimize your current system, the know-how to integrate new components, and the ability to communicate your needs to management.

This course covers heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control systems, and teaches you to develop energy management strategies for HVAC, electronic, and lighting systems. You will learn about the components, principles, adjustment, and maintenance of system controller, auxiliary devices, electronic, pneumatic, and computer control systems. You will develop an understanding of the operation of heating, cooling, humidification, control applications, and learn about variable air volume design and building pressurization control devices. You'll develop the skills and knowledge to perform cost/benefit analysis of HVAC, electric, and lighting systems and to create an energy management program for your facility.

Topics include:

• Control system basics
• Auxiliary and electronic controls and their application to heating, cooling, humidifying, and volume control
• Computerized automatic control systems
• Factors determining energy consumption in HVAC, electronic, and lighting systems
• Preventive maintenance measures in energy management
• Energy management control system applications

Learn:

• Applying an energy management plan to your building's systems
• Evaluating new systems with a concentration on retrofitting
• Understanding of traditional and alternative energy systems
• Comprehension of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and other resources to optimize your system
• Developing and presenting an energy system
• Developing, implementing, and managing an innovative preventive maintenance program

ACE credit recommendation: 2 semester hours, lower division baccalaureate in Facilities Systems and Management, Construction Management, or Engineering Technologies.

USGBC Recommendation: 18 GBCI continuing education hours towards the LEED Credential Maintenance Program.