Links

List of external resources that may be of interest to our community. Email info@bestctr.org if you have suggestions or updates.

Accreditation

HVAC Excellence
National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
Partnership for Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Accreditation (PAHRA)

 

Agencies & National Labs

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) – Building Technology & Urban Systems Division
National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL)
Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) – Building Technologies
U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

 

Associations – Featured

Women In HVACR
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
BACnet International

 

Associations

Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA)
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
American Society Of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Association of Controls Professionals
Association of Energy Engineers
Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)
Building Commissioning Association (BCA)
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International
Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA)
Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI)
Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI)
High-Performance Building Council (HPBC)
Home Ventilating Institute (HVI)
Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)
Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA)
International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
LonMark International
National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES)
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

 

Certifications

Building Operator Certification (BOC)
Building Performance Institute (BPI)
High-Performance Building Operations Professional (HPBOP)

HVAC Excellence/ESCO Group 
North American Technician Excellence (NATE)

 

Contractors

Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)
Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCCA)
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC)

 

Educational

AutomatedBuildings.com
BUILDINGS
Center for the Built Environment, UC Berkeley
Sustainability Education and Economic Development (SEED) Center

 

Grants

Advanced Technological Education (National Science Foundation)
Mentor Connect (for guidance on NSF-Advanced Technological Education grants)

 

Internships

Community College Internships (CCI) /Dept. of Energy National Laboratories

 

Job Listings

Careers in Climate Control Technology (Career Map)
Get HVAC Jobs
MEP Jobs
Job page on HVAC News

 

Publications/News

Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration NEWS
HVACR Business
HVAC News

 

Scholarships

ASHRAE Scholarships & Grants
Horation Alger Association Career & Technical Scholarships 
PHCC Educational Foundation Scholarships
Women in HVACR Scholarships

 

Studies, Technical Info, & Tools

Adv. Technology Environmental & Energy Center (ATEEC) – free reports on energy-related topics
Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey
Commercial Buildings Energy Saver (CBES) Tool  – energy benchmarking tool for small/medium-size office and retail buildings in California
Underfloor Air Technology, Center for the Built Environment

 

Workforce & Industry Projections

Bureau of Labor Statistics/HVAC Occupational Outlook
Energy, Construction & Utilities Sector, CA Community Colleges Workforce and Economic Development