HPBOP Trainings Wrap Up in Los Angeles and Oakland

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This year, BEST Center conducted High-Performance Building Operations Professionals (HPBOP) trainings at Mt. San Antonio College (Los Angeles area) and Laney College (Oakland). A combined total of 26 employees (from DGS, City of Oakland, Marriott, and others) successfully completed the coursework in October and will continue to share ideas and best practices with each other….

News Release: Peralta Community College District and State of California Department of General Services Supports Global Climate Action Summit Goals and California’s 2030 Climate Commitment

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Training Aligns with Climate Goals for California and the Paris Accords (OAKLAND, CA) BEST Center is pleased to announce the start of its High-Performance Building Operation Professionals (HPBOP) 12- session program for a new cohort of energy and building professionals from the Facilities Management Division (FMD) of the State of California’s Department of General Services…

ACE Mentor’s Oakland High School Team 

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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…

ACE Mentor Collaboration Spreads

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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…