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…
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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…
News Release: NSF Funded BEST Center Convenes Community College Faculty Nationwide to Advance Building Performance Education in Partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center
Oakland, California, December 18, 2015 – The BEST Center (Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow) will host community college faculty from 16 states at a 4-day Annual Institute to be held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center and Laney College. The event will be held from January 6 –…
News Release: Community College Faculty Nationwide Attend BEST Center’s Building Automation Workshop hosted at Siemens
Oakland, California, November 19, 2015 – Siemens and the BEST Center (Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow) located at Laney College and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) are bringing together community college faculty from 18 different states around the U.S. to attend a Building Automation Workshop at the North American headquarters of…
Webinar: Resources for Building Technician Educators
“Resources for Building Technician Educators” Webinar now available. On October 7th, the BEST Center hosted a webinar with HVAC Excellence that covered a lot of available resources for educators from finding advisers to web resources to available National Science Foundation (NSF) grants among others. The recording can be found on our video page. Here’s the link. Check…
Laney College Receives $3.5 Million National Science Foundation Award
Laney College Receives $3.5 Million National Science Foundation Award: Goal to Create National Center for Building Efficiency Technician Education (Oakland, CA – Nov. 20, 2012) Laney College and its partners recently were awarded a prestigious $3.5 million, 4-year Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant from the National Science Foundation. Together with several other community colleges and…