Welcome to Fall 2020 Energy Management Semester Online!

Welcome to another semester with the Energy Management Institute!

To ensure that the City of New York’s workforce has continuous access to energy management training and certification opportunities, all fall courses will be delivered in a virtual classroom setting.

Virtual Courses Offered This Fall

The Energy Management Institute offers a diverse portfolio of learning programs. Choose a tab to view the courses available. For more information, download the Energy Management Institute Fall catalog.

Building Operator Certification Level 1

This course is the foundational energy efficiency course for building operators working in City facilities. It is designed to help building operators identify opportunities to make their facilities more energy-efficient so they can contribute to meeting City energy and emissions reductions goals. BOC-1 provides an overview of building systems and equipment, including electrical systems, mechanical systems, lighting technologies, and building controls. It also introduces students to energy data management and analysis and operational improvements that can improve energy efficiency and occupant comfort.

This certification course consists of 12 synchronous online sessions taught by subject matter experts over a 4-month period, complemented by 14 self-paced online modules.

Learning Track: Building Operations Training

Class Dates: Thursdays, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3, 12/17, 1/7 and 1/21

Class Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Virtual

Building Operator Certification Level 2

This course offers advanced training to City staff who meet the enrollment pre-requisites and want to further their building energy management skills. BOC-2 is comprised of six core modules: (1) Best Practices for High-Performance Operations and Maintenance; (2) Sensors, Calibration, and Transmitters; (3) HVAC Controls Optimization; (4) Energy Strategies: Control Sequences of Operation; (5) Electrical Maintenance and Troubleshooting; and (6) Boiler Plant and Hydronic System High-Performance O&M.

This certification course consists of 22 synchronous online sessions taught by subject matter experts over an 8-month period, complemented by ten self-paced online modules.

Learning Track: Building Operations Training

Class Dates: Fridays, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 1/8, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 5/7, 5/14, 5/28, 6/4 and 6/11

Class Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Virtual

Capacity: 16

Fundamentals of Building Systems

This course is designed to provide foundational energy management knowledge for City staff. It includes an overview of critical building systems and equipment, including their relationship to energy consumption; explains electrical and mechanical engineering concepts pertinent to building operations; and introduces best practices for energy efficiency in City buildings. The course prepares students without a technical background to succeed in Building Operator Certification (BOC) courses.

This course consists of a half-day online introductory session, followed by ten self-paced online modules, and then a half-day online wrap-up session. The wrap-up session helps close out the self-paced modules to ensure understanding of the concepts.

Learning Track: Foundational Training

Class Dates: Tuesdays, 10/6 and 10/20

Class Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Virtual

Capacity: 20

Introduction to Load Management

This course provides City staff with an overview of Load Management concepts and techniques aimed at finding ways in which to optimize their building’s operations by reducing energy consumption. It is designed to equip staff with the essential information that they need to help their agencies participate in the City’s Load Management Program and realize the benefits involved in doing so, including contributing to the City’s target of 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. During the course, students will discover the policy context for load management, go through relevant load management concepts, discuss key examples, and learn to interpret load profiles, all in an effort to draw connections between their buildings’ energy usage and operations to identify savings opportunities.

This course consists of a six-hour interactive online workshop led by a subject matter expert. The first part of the workshop involves lecture and discussion, while the second part is comprised of hands-on EnerTrac training, the City’s tool for analyzing real-time metering data, with a focus on load profile analysis in an online lab environment. 

Learning Track: Load Management Training

Class Date: Tuesday, 10/27

Class Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Virtual

Capacity: 16

Load Management Training & Coaching 

This course is designed to provide building operators with hands-on support in implementing Load Management (LM) measures at buildings to optimize energy usage. Load Management Training and Coaching (LMTC) teaches operators how to utilize their real-time metering data, trending data from Building Automation Systems and/or data loggers to apply Building Re-tuning (BRT) practices.

This course consists of eight sessions taught by subject matter experts. The first three sessions consist of virtual lecture and discussion, where the instructor brings together LM and BRT concepts. The next sessions consist of hands-on virtual coaching, during which the CUNY Building Performance Lab coaches and the DEM Load Management team work closely with participants to identify and implement operational improvements at their specific buildings.

Cohort B

Learning Track: Load Management Training

Class Dates: Wednesdays, 9/9, 9/23, 10/07, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/16 and 1/13

Class Time: 9:00am -12:30pm

Location: Virtual

Capacity: 6

 

Cohort C

Learning Track: Load Management Training

Class Dates: Thursdays,11/5, 11/19, 12/17, 1/14, 1/28, 2/11, 2/25 and 3/11

Class Time: 9:00am -12:30pm

Location: Virtual

Capacity: 6