List of Training Programs

Since 1997, over 30,000 representatives of industrial, commercial and institutional organizations from across Canada have enrolled in the Dollars to $ense (D2$) energy management workshops. The D2$ Accelerated Energy Management workshop is an opportunity to experience in a short time many of the valuable lessons that D2$ has refined over that last 20 years!

This exciting two-day workshop is a highly hands-on and interactive experience. Facilitators will utilize a variety of physical demonstrations, calculations worksheets, graphic slides, case studies and discussion to create a highly effective learning environment.

Designed for a broad audience with both technical and non-technical backgrounds – the ambitious goal of this experience is to equip participants, no matter the roles they play in managing energy, with effective approaches and tools with which to meet the challenges of energy management in 2017 and beyond.

Please note that this interactive workshop is limited to 18 participants.

This intensive two-day course provides in-depth technical information on troubleshooting and improving industrial compressed air systems. The course is designed to help end users and industry solution providers learn how to:

- Collect and use data and tools to assess the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of compressed air systems
- Develop and use system profiles.
- Implement system maintenance programs.
- Discuss issues about air quality, highest pressure requirements and high-volume intermittent applications.
- Understand complex control system strategies.
- Align supply side to demand side operations.
- Explain the value of heat recovery.
- Successfully market compressed air improvement projects to management.

The Canadian Institute for Energy Training (CIET) offers advanced Measurement and Verification (M&V) training for CMVPs who want to learn more about M&V. This two-day program covers several statistical tools, as well as the development of M&V plans, and features concrete examples and case studies. It is designed to provide in-depth understanding of concepts covered in the basic CMVP accreditation course.

CMVP certification is not a prerequisite to the course, but it is strongly recommended.


Target Clientele

- Building owners and industry stakeholders who wish to measure project energy savings.
- Building owners and industry stakeholders who wish to partner with ESCOs to implement Energy Efficiency (EE) projects.
- Employees in charge of operating and evaluating EE programs.
- Engineering and professional firms specialised in EE.
- ESCO employees who prepare M&V plans.

CAN-QUEST is a Canadian adaptation of eQUEST. This powerful energy modelling software can assess and demonstrate performance path compliance with the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2011 (NECB 2011). It can also be used to support the design of high performance commercial and institutional buildings. This hands-on 2-day advanced workshop will provide specific training on the software and explore its features as well as the modelling process.



Objectives
Upon training completion, participants will be able to:

Prepare an energy model in CAN-QUEST
Use Wizards to set up preliminary models
Use Detailed Mode for accurate modeling
Understand DOE reporting and calculations
Use CAN-QUEST and eQuest as a compliance tool

Greenhouse gas emissions are at the heart of an increasing number of regulations, policies, programs and standards that impact all sectors of the economy. They all come with a set of obligations and requirements, and they create economic and operational risks for many organisations, but also some quite lucrative opportunities for others.
This full-day course presents the most important policies and regulations aiming at the overall reductions of GHG emissions and how they might drive investments in green technologies and energy efficiency measures. CCG will specifically focus on detailing the different regulations at the provincial and the federal level and their difference and similarities with other mechanisms around the world. We will explain the Cap-and-Trade Program and why companies can no longer afford not to have a plan for managing their carbon emissions and its implications. Finally, we will provide business examples and insights about how to make carbon management a key success factor for small to large organizations while providing benefits to the society and the environment.

Since 1997, over 30,000 representatives of industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) organizations have enrolled in the Dollars to $ense (D2$) energy management workshops. In 2016, the material was completely remodeled and updated; it is now presented in 30 modules, which can easily be used as building blocks for organizations that have limited resources or that wish to focus on specific topics.

In many cases, the upfront costs of energy efficiency (EE) projects and significant retrofits are a major barrier to implementation for the business, commercial, industrial and residential sectors. To help remove this barrier, there are several financing mechanisms that have been developed over the years to help minimize upfront costs to encourage organizations and individuals alike to proceed with EE improvements and retrofits. These mechanisms have been deployed by a variety of stakeholders interested in financing energy efficiency projects for different reasons, including utilities, governmental institutions, energy service companies (ESCOs), and more recently private equity firms. In this training course, participants will learn about the mechanisms and successes of EE financing, as well as their respective complexities and challenges.

The Energy Efficiency for Building Operators course is a hands-on and highly interactive 2-day course designed to engage, motivate and empower Building Operators. Over two days, our instructors will facilitate participant’s understanding of how energy behaves, how energy is used in their facility, and how it can be controlled through operational action across a variety of building systems.

A unique aspect of this training course is the Energy Hunt - which will bring participants out of the classroom and into the practical day-to-day operations of the building, allowing participants to take part in a detailed examination of a building. The learnings from this exercise will then be brought back into the classroom, where participants will learn how to conduct savings calculations for the energy found during the Hunt.

The objectives of this course are to support any organisation or individual wanting to offer energy efficiency program services and provide advice and recommendations to avoid costly mistakes resulting from a lack of knowledge or, most commonly, a lack of experience in this specialised field. The session aims at reaching excellence by applying the “do the right thing, the right way, the first time” principle.

The course offering is rolled out in two packages: a two-day option that covers multiple and diverse subjects; and a three-day option which includes an in-basket exercise whereby the third day involves designing a new program based on what participants learned in the previous two days.

Topics Covered

This course covers all activities and steps necessary to designing and implementing Energy Efficiency programs of any kind and in any market. It is presented in seven modules:
〉 General Notions on Energy Efficiency
〉 Market Research
〉 Program Design
〉 Packaging and Marketing
〉 Implementation and Tracking
〉 Market Transformation Programs
〉 Program Evaluation

The session explains to trainees all steps necessary to designing, developing, marketing and implementing energy efficiency programs, complemented by specific real-life situations experienced by the trainers over the last 30 years.

The course objective is to provide knowledge and tools to organisations and individuals who wish to evaluate their energy efficiency programs and compare results to program objectives and improve program performance, if necessary. This session increases understanding and management of the work carried out by evaluators when outsourcing to third-party professional evaluators. Program evaluation is not a precise science and understanding the different approaches and principles to increase precision and reduce uncertainty is necessary. This training is also intended for those familiar with designing and implementing energy efficiency programs.

Topics Covered

This session covers all aspects of energy efficiency program evaluation in any given market. The session is presented in four modules:
1. Principles, Notions and Definitions
2. The Types of Evaluation
3. Estimating Net Savings
4. How to Plan an Evaluation

Whether you are a recent arrival to Canada, a new professional just entering the job market, a student completing their studies, or looking to further your career in energy efficiency, CIET has developed a course that will give you pragmatic knowledge and skills that you can demonstrate and apply to an employer from the outset. The program can also be seen as a steppingstone toward the Certified Energy Manager (CEM) designation – which is normally taken only after at least three years of experience in the field.

The Canadian Institute for Energy Training (CIET) now offers the Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems training from the Compressed Air Challenge® (CAC). During this one-day course, you learn how to not only calculate and reduce the costs of compressed air in your facility, but also gain better control of compressed air for optimum reliability and productivity. You will use data from your facility and complete hands-on exercises with emphasis on bottom line results. Furthermore, you will learn how to focus on getting results when you return to your plant.

Target Clientele

› Plant engineers

› Maintenance supervisors

› Other personnel responsible for compressed air systems in industrial settings

Controlling heat and trying to minimize the energy consumption in an industrial process can be challenging, whether this involves releasing heat or supplying cold streams that require heat. To help you navigate these issues, CIET has created this 2-day course where trainees are introduced to some tools that can help control heat as well as ensure that the energy-performance targets set for the process are met!

This course not only provides you with a helpful overview of the pinch analysis techniques for identifying practical and implementable energy-recovery opportunities but also discusses how heat use can be previewed and monitored by using a process-integration software tool.

CAN-QUEST is a Canadian adaptation of eQUEST. This powerful energy modelling software can assess and demonstrate performance path compliance with the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2011 (NECB 2011). It can also be used to support the design of high performance commercial and institutional buildings.

This introductory workshop will provide an overview of NECB-2011 and the CAN-QUEST software.

This one-day Introduction to Combined Heat and Power (CHP) course covers the fundamentals of technical, economic and regulatory aspects of cogeneration. These topics are presented in sufficient detail to allow participants to develop an understanding of the entire process, including load assessment, systems design principles and economic analysis.

The IPMVP® is the energy savings verification protocol most commonly used in the world. Many individuals, such as institution owners and leaders, energy managers and ESCO service suppliers need to develop a general understanding of the methods used to conduct measurement and verification (M&V), though they do not have to possess in-depth expertise as certified CMVP® professionals would.

This one-day training, offered in collaboration with the Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO®), presents the principal M&V and IPMVP concepts by outlining the central purpose of M&V, summarising the possible usages of M&V methods and stressing the need to conduct M&V calculations based on each project’s specific characteristics. This training is intended for staff and managers in charge of financing and regulations, as well as for technicians who require basic understanding of the role played by M&V in supporting investment in energy efficiency activities.


Objectives

- Understand the basic concepts of how to carry out M&V activities to measure and verify energy efficiency projects.
- Learn about the contents of M&V plans.
- Develop understanding about the practical aspects of implementing M&V plans.
- Identify accuracy limitations of M&V activities.

Increasing occupant comfort and satisfaction while reducing energy operating costs is a powerful way to unlock value in your building assets. It has been well documented that the practice of EBCx will reduce operating costs while improving the quality of the indoor environment. This workshop will provide participants with a practical approach to EBCx, with a specific focus on the elements of a robust investigation. The workshop leader is a seasoned EBCx professional and will provide examples, case studies from a variety of commercial and institutional building types. A strong focus will be placed upon the operational efficiency of HVAC systems. 

The ISO 50001 Energy Management System (EMS) Standard has established a systematic approach to reducing energy consumption and identifying the needs for continued energy efficiency improvements. Organisations that implement this standard gain a complete understanding of both their own energy consumption and contributing factors to current costs, while learning to establish achievable reduction targets based on best industry practices. Once the system is fully implemented, energy management becomes an integral part of daily duties and activities.

Course Overview

This highly interactive two-day training uses the ISO 50001 Standard as a model to help organisations implement a structured, adapted and effective Energy Management System (EMS). Whether your organisation wants ISO 50001 certification or not, the guidelines covered throughout this course are highly valuable in helping design a sound and robust EMS.

Objectives

• Introduction to the general concepts of energy management.
• Understanding the various stages in implementing an energy management plan.
• Gaining the knowledge required to start implementing ISO 50001 programs.

Although the benefits and justification of energy efficiency may seem obvious to some of us, this is often not the case for many of our clients and even our colleagues. Being able to articulate and present the many positive attributes of Energy Efficiency (EE) - from operational cost savings to conservation to reduced equipment maintenance - is key to selling EE projects.

Drawing from the experience of our expert instructors, as well as from highly relevant material from NRCan’s Dollars to Sense program, CIET has created a 1-day workshop to help you make the case for EE.

This introductory course to motors and variable speed drives provides participants with better theoretical understanding of how these function. Applicable standards to motor efficiency are discussed, in addition to best repair practices. The key features of each motor type are analysed to promote optimal use since choosing the right motor greatly improves energy performance. Also covered are situations in which variable speed drives are required, their uses and control principles. Decisional support for motor maintenance and repair is also discussed and case studies are presented for both new motors and tune-ups.

The Certified Energy Manager (CEM) designation is not required to follow this training, but it is strongly recommended.


Objectives

- Learn about applicable standards.
- Learn to identify the different types of electric motors.
- Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the different motor types.
- Learn how to select the right motor for the right application.
- Learn how to install, configure and optimise variable speed drives.
- Learn about energy efficiency applications and innovation for motors.
- Learn to weigh the various options for motor repairs.
- Develop strategies to improve motor energy performance.

Target Clientele

•Building operators, building managers, industrial technical managers and energy managers
•Engineering firms and companies that engage energy efficiency specialists
•Maintenance personnel for energy efficiency services

In this full day course, attendees will gain valuable new skills to help them improve centrifugal pump system efficiency and reduce energy and operating costs. This course is product-neutral and provides case studies and actual field data to show the energy savings and kilowatt reduction with a more efficient pumping system. Management can use this course as a valuable tool to introduce better energy efficiency practices within their scope and regions.