City College San Francisco

Engineering and Technology

Commercial Building Energy Analysis & Audits

certificate

This 4-semester program is intended to prepare students to work as commercial building energy auditors. It is divided into 15 modular courses designed for a community college level student. Upon completion of the program a student will be able to:

  • Describe the basic concepts of energy auditing, including fundamentals of energy, energy measurement, energy conservation, and the policies driving the need for energy efficiency.
  • Analyze building envelope, assess building systems, describe how building systems consume energy, and identify opportunities for energy efficiency.
  • Employ appropriate tools for energy modeling, calculating energy use and savings estimates, and communicating empirical data.
  • Describe utility rate structures and demand response strategies.
  • Estimate energy savings and their financial impacts, and employ data to verify savings.
  • Integrate business development skills and concepts to write an audit report that is a call to action and identifies the value proposition for the decision-maker.
Content modules can be selected, recombined, or offered in a more compressed format for existing workers, or those that have some background in construction, architecture, HVAC, building operations or mechanical engineering.

Download the Progam Overview: Commercial Building Energy Analysis & Audits

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