(OAKLAND, CA) – Laney College’s BEST Center has been awarded a $3.6 million renewal grant from the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Division of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund operations of the BEST Center for an additional five years. Laney received its first ATE National Center grant to establish the BEST Center in…
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News Release: Laney College First In Nation With Training Program To Support Energy Sustainability Goals
(OAKLAND, CA) – As California prepares to meet its 2020 Zero Net Energy (ZNE) goals, Laney College and a consortium of utility and industry partners are leading the state and nation in preparing a skilled workforce of High-Performance Building Operations Professionals (HPBOP) capable of enabling commercial buildings to produce as much energy as they…
ACE Mentor and BEST Center Complete Pilot Collaboration
To kick-off our new partnership with ACE Mentor, BEST Center hosted the Oakland team on the Laney College campus this spring. ACE is a national afterschool program introducing high school students to architecture, construction, engineering and the skilled trades. The ultimate goal of the collaboration is to connect students across the U.S. with community college programs in design and…
Berkeley Lab article: 2017 Annual Institute
Our partner, Berkeley Lab, gave us a nice write-up on their website regarding the Annual Institute that was held at Laney College and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with faculty from 27 technical and community colleges from across the nation. Visit the 2017 Institute web page for more info.
ACE Mentor Webinar recording now available
If you missed our January 2017 webinar called “ACE Mentor Program – Pathway to Community Colleges and the Skilled Trades”, you can watch it on our videos page.You will hear about ACE Mentor programs at Kirkwood Community College, Cuyahoga Community College, and Laney College. A downloadable copy of the presentation is also available. Enjoy!…
News Release: U.S. Community College Faculty Convene at Laney College for Annual Institute on High Performance Building Technician Education
Oakland, California – January 11, 2017 – BEST Center (Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow) will host 37 faculty from 27 community and technical colleges from all corners of the U.S. for a 4-day Annual Institute to be held at Laney College and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The event will be held from…
Winter 2016 Newsletter
MAKING CONNECTIONS As 2016 comes to an end, the team at BEST Center would like to wish you a very warm and Happy Holiday season. We look forward to seeing your faces in mid-January for our Annual Institute. Until then, here’s an update on what’s happening: Welcome, Victor Garcia! Please help us welcome Victor…
Equipment and Software/Licensing Discounts
The BEST Center has worked with our industry partners to provide discounts on equipment, software and software licenses to support teaching labs of the faculty in the BEST Center network. Here are some details: Faculty will be able to purchase ALC controls for about $800 for the software which can be loaded on…
U.S. Energy and Employment Report
From a recent message from the US Dept of Energy: “In March of 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy released the agency’s first annual analysis of how changes in America’s energy profile are affecting national employment in multiple energy sectors. The report provides a broad view of the national current energy employment landscape and can…
Watch Virtual Lab Tours
BEST Center members developing their own instructional labs will enjoy a virtual tour of the labs at College of DuPage and Lane Community College. Joining the Georgia Piedmont Technical College lab video, these new videos will give you a sense of COD’s micro-sized commercial “building” lab concept and LCC’s “A Building the Teaches” living lab…