In August, the Sporlan Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation held an exclusive training for HVACR instructors. Keith Otten, BEST Center member, and HVAC Coordinator at Southern Illinois College attended and thought it was a great opportunity for instructors to get a better understanding of Sporlan products. The train–the–trainer program covered the following topics: TEV, hot…
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Laney College’s “Smart Home of the Future” Summer Program
This year‘s “Smart Home of the Future ” summer program at Laney College welcomed 20 high school students to explore building science concepts through clean energy technologies. They were introduced to the impact of buildings on climate change, and how newer technologies can improve the environment and building performance. Using hands-on labs, students learned about…
ACE Mentor’s Oakland High School Team
ACE Mentor’s Oakland high school team successfully completed its second spring after-school program at Laney College (Oakland, CA). Under the guidance of mentors from the building industry, 30 students from seven schools were engaged in hands-on activities and learned about careers in architecture, construction, engineering, and the building trades. Highlights included: A field trip to…
UN Climate Action Forum
In preparation for the Global Climate Summit (held in San Francisco this past September), the United Nations Bay Area Climate Action Forum hosted an affiliated event on June 26. According to Pamela Wallace, BEST Center Director who facilitated a small group, they “primarily discussed suggestions for addressing resiliency in light of the imminent impacts of climate…
News Release: BEST Center and Metropolitan Community College host Building Automation Systems (BAS) Workshop focused on programming and networking for smart/efficient buildings
(OMAHA, NE) – BEST Center partnered with Metropolitan Community College to host the seventh Building Automation Systems (BAS) Workshop for 30 community and technical college educators from across the country. Hosted on the Metropolitan Community College (MCC) campus in Omaha, NE from June 7-9, the workshop focused on networking and programming skills required by building…
Spring 2018 Newsletter
Daylight Savings is Here, So it Must be Spring The weather might make you think it’s still winter, but we can’t wait for spring so we are charging ahead to present new opportunities for you and your students. Here are the latest news and activities happening at BEST Center. Apply Now for BAS VII Workshop The…
BEST Center to conduct HPBOP training for the State of California
California Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) have long understood the importance of bringing training to the workforce as a strategy to reduce energy consumption. Aligned with this strategy, BEST Center has been focused since its inception on improving building performance by promoting building technician education in technical and community colleges throughout the nation. Southern California Edison, Pacific…
ACE Mentor Collaboration Spreads
ACE Mentor and BEST Center are building on their collaboration that has spread across the country to create pathways from high schools to building technology and trades programs at two-year colleges nationwide. Through ACE’s after-school program in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering, students learn from volunteer mentors in the building industry. In Oakland, the ACE team is being hosted once again at Laney College, where students…
Fulbright Scholars Visit Laney College
On Wednesday, February 28th, BEST Center was pleased to welcome scholars and staff of the San Francisco Bay Area Fulbright Visiting Scholars Enrichment Program to Laney College. The two Visiting Fulbright Scholars were: Jasmina Husanovic from Bosnia + Herzegovina who is currently conducting research on Cultural Studies at Stanford University, and Pradip Swarnakar from India…
Silicon Valley Working Group tours UCSF’s Sandler Neuroscience Center
On February 9, industry members of the Silicon Valley Working Group took a detour from their normal meeting site at the BEST Center/Laney College Campus, to be hosted by Alexandria Real Estate in San Francisco’s Mission Bay. After the meeting, there was a special tour of the UCSF Sandler Neuroscience Center conducted by Brian Raymond, Facilities…