Learning by Doing in Building Technician Education:
New Technologies, Teaching Strategies, and Lab Applications
January 11 – 14, 2017 | Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco, California
Agenda | Event Page | News Release | Berkeley Lab Recap
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Wednesday, January 11 – Oakland
Overview of BEST Center and Institute Objectives
– Peter Crabtree, Principal Investigator, BEST Center & Dean, CTE, Laney College
High-Performance Building Operations Professional (HPBOP) Certification: Update
– Peter Crabtree and Ted Wilinski, Co-Principal Investigator, BEST Center
Association of Controls Professionals Certification: Update
– Brian Lovell, Co-Principal Investigator, BEST Center
Discussion of Student Recruitment and Marketing Strategies – Part 1
– Larry Chang, Program Manager, BEST Center
Discussion of Student Recruitment and Marketing Strategies – Part 2
– Robert Nirenberg, Metropolitan Community College
Panel Discussion: Application for NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Project Grants
– Deb Hall, Valencia College; Alison Pugh, South Seattle College; and Peter Crabtree, BEST Center
Thursday, January 12 – Oakland & San Francisco
A Closer Look: Project Box IT
– Robert Nirenberg, Metropolitan Community College
Managing a Zero Net Energy Building & Controls Integration Strategy for DPR Construction Offices
– Edmundo Martinez, Facilities Manager, DPR; Janey Kaster, Manager, Honeywell International, Inc.; and Raymond Castillo, Project Manager, DPR
Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Buildings: a Primer – Part 1
– Can Anbarlilar, Project Manager, PG&E
Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Buildings: a Primer – Part 2
– Edward Dean, Architect & Author of Zero Net Energy: Case Study Buildings, Vols. I & II
Friday, January 13 – Berkeley
Commercial Building Energy Saver (CBES) Tool and Group Exercise
– Tianzhen Hong & Kaiyu Sun, Building Technology and Urban Systems (BTUS) Division, Berkeley Lab
Using the Cloud to Manage Energy-Related Services in Buildings
– Alan Meier, Electronics Lighting & Networks Group, LBNL & Energy Efficiency Center, UC Davis
Teaching “Fundamentals of Energy Efficiency”
– Alan Meier, Electronics Lighting & Networks Group, LBNL & Energy Efficiency Center, UC Davis
Extreme Weather Conditions in the Face of Climate Change
– Michael Wehner, Sr. Staff Scientist, Computational Research Division, LBNL
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1204930. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.