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…
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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…
Update: BEST Center Building at Laney College
BEST Center Building at Laney College There’s a new building currently under construction at Laney College that will bear the BEST Center name. Lots of progress has been made since the groundbreaking in February 2016. View the progress first hand when you join us for the 2017 Annual Institute. From the February announcement: Both Test…
Fall 2016 Newsletter
Fall Greetings! As fall arrives, we hope you enjoyed your summer and are diving into the new school year with gusto! The team at BEST Center is busy with a number of projects and initiatives to support your programs. Here’s an update: Colleges Receiving Grant Awards! Let’s congratulate the colleges that were recently…
News Release: BEST Center and Georgia Piedmont Technical College Host Building Automation Workshop for Technical & Community Colleges
27 College Faculty from Around the Nation Learn about Advancements in Lab Design and Exercises June 11, 2016 – ATLANTA – BEST Center, a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Center, and Georgia Piedmont Technical College, both leaders in building automation systems (BAS) education, convened faculty from around the country for the semi-annual Building…
Webinar: Marketing Your Building Technology Program
On April, 27 2016, BEST Center and HVAC Excellence hosted a webinar for community and technical college faculty interested in marketing strategies and ideas for their building technology program. Featured in the webinar are Chris Miller of Heartland Community College, Renee Tomlinson of ESCO Group/HVAC Excellence, and Robert McNabb of Laramie County Community College. Pamela…
Career Video in Short Form Available Now
BEST Center produced a short 2-minute video to help our member colleges market to younger audiences. The video covers the environmental and economic importance of building technicians as well as the variety of related careers a student can pursue through technical and community colleges. Faculty interested in a customized version with their school logo can simply…
Spring 2016 Newsletter
Spring is Renewal! Greetings! We know you are knee deep in the Spring Semester but remember: You are not alone! There is a lot of activity brewing with the BEST Center as we head toward the end of our fourth grant-funded year. Here are some highlights: HVACR Educators Conference Larry Chang, BEST Center, and Jeryll McWhorter, GPTC,…
Groundbreaking for the BEST Center at Laney College, Oakland, CA.
Groundbreaking for the BEST Center at Laney College, Oakland, CA. On February 25, BEST Center joined Peralta Community College District and Laney College in a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction on a new set of buildings to be known as the BEST Center, an Ultra-Low Energy Building for Community Education, Local Economy, and…
Notes from the Collaborative call: Career Video Distribution
Thank you to those who participated in the Collaborative call: Career Video Distribution. A special thanks to Paul Flor and Ted Wilinski for being early adopters of the video and for sharing distribution experiences so far. The call was not recorded so here are quick notes on the ideas shared. The Videos: BEST Center produced a…