Career Exploration and College Scholarships Available (OAKLAND, CA) – Following last year’s successful effort, Laney College and BEST Center are excited to again host ACE Mentor’s afterschool program for Oakland and East Bay high school students. Led by volunteers from local design and construction companies, the program energizes students with hands-on activities and career…
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Fall/Winter 2017 Newsletter
Happy New Year! We would like to wish you a wonderful and prosperous new year! The team at the BEST Center is looking forward to what’s to come and invite you to catch up on our news and activities. Annual Institute is Coming Soon. We are excited to welcome 43 faculty members from 32 U.S….
News Release: 32 Colleges Gather at BEST Center’s Annual Institute to Dive into “Buildings as Information Systems”
(OAKLAND, CA) – On January 3-6, 2018, BEST Center will host its fourth Annual Institute for community and technical college educators at Laney College in Oakland, and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) in Berkeley, CA. 43 faculty members from 32 U.S. colleges from 18 states will be seeking to improve or start new programs in…
College of DuPage Launches BAS Program
College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, near Chicago, IL started its new 1-year certificate program this fall. According to the college website: “The new certificate consists of 37 credits and includes six new courses: Heating Principles, Building Automation Systems Object-Oriented Programming (both I and II), Building Commissioning, Building Automation Systems Solutions and Building Automation Systems…
MATC Launches a BAS Program
By Ted Wilinski In the fall, MATC started a BAS program, Automated Building Systems (ABS). As with most technical colleges, this program required the input and support of local industry to develop and promote. The program was developed, lab space built out, and classes rolled out in less than a year. ABS was set…
Review: The 14th Annual Women in HVACR Conference
By Dr. Deb Hall On September 27th and 28th of 2017, the Women in HVACR Conference met for the first time as a stand-alone conference! In the past, they usually partnered with an existing HVACR related conference. Check out the web link below to see a few photos of what Texas-sized FUN was had…
Spring 2017 Newsletter
BRIGHT DAYS AHEAD BEST Center Awarded National Science Foundation ATE Center Grant BEST Center has been awarded a renewal grant to continue our mission of promoting better building performance through building technician education. We are thrilled to be able to expand on our collaborative work with our members and partners in order to strengthen…
Aug 7-10, 2017: “Train the Trainer” event offered by Sporlan
A Training Opportunity sent courtesy of Bob Clark, College of DuPage: Sporlan has offered to host another “Train the Trainer” event this summer at their headquarters in Washington, MO. It is on the west side of St. Louis. This event is one of the best technical trainings that I have ever attended. Their organization believes…
News Release: Laney College Receives $3.6 Million Renewal Grant from National Science Foundation for BEST Center
(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…
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…