Career paths: Energy Consulting & Modelling
Early bird fee | $2,425 |
Regular fee (After March 1st, 2021) |
$2,625 |
AEE certification fee |
$525 |
Continuing Education Units (CEU) | 3 |
CSEP points | 4+2 (for certification) |
In addition to providing preparation for AEE's Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP) certification program, this five-day course is designed to meet the training needs of those who need to know the technical details of the commissioning process. This comprehensive course goes into considerable technical detail on the fundamental principles of both new building commissioning and existing building commissioning (also called re-commissioning or retro-commissioning).
Commissioning is the process of ensuring that building systems are designed, installed, functionally tested, and capable of being operated and maintained according to the owner's operational needs. Commissioning also can restore existing buildings to high productivity through renovation, upgrade and tune-up of existing systems. This program examines all aspects of building commissioning. Dozens of case studies from successfully completed projects are presented, including hospitals, data centers, airports, university campuses, school districts, commercial buildings, district heating and cooling, and research facilities taken from the instructors’ more than 40 years of combined experience in commissioning. Participants are encouraged to produce real-world examples from their own personal experience to share with the class.
The CBCP exam will be administered at the close of instruction on day five of each course to those who have qualified in advance to sit for the exam by submitting a completed CBCP application and fee.
CIET Virtual Real-Time Classroom training
This training will be offered virtually through GoToTraining. Upon enrollment, you will receive the login and participant materials you will need to connect seamlessly and enjoy a great training experience.
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There will be an optional but appreciated 45-min informal networking session at the end of the first day so you can get to know your fellow participants better; it starts after the Q&A at around 5:15 pm CDT.
Module 01 – Building Commissioning History, Philosophy and Fundamentals
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Module 02 – Building Commissioning 2.1 Traditional Building Commissioning Approaches 2.2 Difference between Commissioning and Testing, Adjusting and Balancing (TAB) and Energy Audit (EA) 2.3 Weakness of Traditional Commissioning Approaches 2.4 Life-Cycle Building Commissioning (LCBCx) 2.5 International Commissioning Developments |
Module 03 – Prominent Resources of Building Commissioning Guidelines and Organizations 3.1 Organizations and Major Cx Certification Programs 3.2 AEE and Its Training/Certification Programs 3.3 BCA, PECI and NCBC, ACG, Canmet Energy, and Institutional Programs 3.4 ASHRAE Standard 202 3.5 LEED Rating System Commissioning Requirements and Credits |
Module 04 – Government Energy Conservation Goals and Cx Mandates 4.1 Major Government Sustainability Goals/Target 4.2 Government Laws and Regulations (US and Canada)
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Module 05 – Best Practices in Retro-Commissioning (RCx) 5.1 Introduction 5.2 RCx Case Study & Work Scope, Team Qualification/Formation and Roles 5.3 Process and Phased Approach 5.4 Assessment and Implementation 5.5 From RCx to Capital Investments – RCx as “Road-Map” Tool 5.6 Performance-Based RCx – Baselines and M&V 5.7 Deferred Maintenance and RCx-Compatible O&M Program 5.8 The Training Component |
Module 06 – Building System Retro-Commissioning (RCx) Know-How 6.1 Fundamentals and Energy RCx Basics 6.2 Tools, Field Measurements and Functional Testing 6.3 Good Operations and Maintenance (O&M) 6.4 HVAC System RCx 6.5 EMCS Cx and RCx 6.6 CUP RCx 6.7 Central Distribution Loops RCx |
Module 07 – Best Practices (Emphasis on Government Buildings) 7.1 Hospitals 7.2 Office Buildings 7.3 Higher Education 7.4 Data Centers 7.5 Airports
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Module 08 – “Brain-Storm Session” “Show & Tell” Roundtable with “Hands-on” and “Know-How” with All Participants’ Own Live Stories – 20-minute presentation by each participant from their commissioning experiences
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Module 09 – Commissioning Software Tools
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Module 10 – Smart Building Commissioning
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Module 11 – Commissioning Financing
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Song formerly served as an Associate Director at the Energy Systems Lab of Texas A&M University, where he directed an internationally leading group of researchers, engineers, technicians and graduate students implementing building energy efficiency projects with an annual R&D/consulting budget over $8 million. He was the lead Principal Investigator for a comprehensive energy management program on the Texas A&M university campus, for which cumulative savings exceeded $90 million over a period of 16 years. Teamed with Dr. W. Dan Turner, the two personally walked through and assessed more than 600 buildings and campuses globally during the past three decades, leading cutting-edge data-driven energy conservation and asset/resource management programs resulted in measured and documented avoided costs and energy savings over $250 million. They co-developed DOE/AEE’s MCBCP® certification course and AEE’s CBCP® International certification course. Song is also on World Bank’s roster of energy efficiency experts.
In 2010, Song and Dr. Turner co-founded the Theory of Nodal Partners, which reflects their view of today’s world, IT, energy and utility’s supplies, transportation and consumption, smart grid of everything, interplay and readiness.
Currently, as the CEO/Technical Advisor at Austin, TX-based Bee (Building energy efficiency, BeeUSA.com), Song consults and lectures worldwide in the scientific fields of monitoring & platform-based life-cycle building commissioning, master planning, asset and resource management, ESPC, UESC and PACE independent 3rd party M&V and integrated quality assurance, energy efficiency, O&M, sustainability and resiliency, smart buildings/campus/grid, CHP, TES, district and micro-grid, big data analytics and fog intelligence.
Education |
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Experience |
Four-year degree in science, engineering, architecture, business, law, finance, or related field; OR Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) or Registered Architect (R.A.) |
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At least 3 years of experience in facilities management HVAC or process engineering design, construction project management, electrical/controls design, installation or operation, testing, adjusting and balancing, or building commissioning |
Two-year technical degree, or vocational school certificate in HVAC/Electrical; or valid HVAC or Electrician contracting license; OR Four-year non-technical degree in a field not specified above |
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At least 5 years of experience in facilities management HVAC or process engineering design, construction project management, electrical/controls design, installation or operation, testing, adjusting and balancing, or building commissioning |
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At least 10 years of verified experience in facilities management HVAC or process engineering design, construction project management, electrical/controls design, installation or operation, testing, adjusting and balancing, or building commissioning |
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Current status of Certified Energy Manager (CEM®) |
The CBCP is an acceptable certification allowing professionals to verify building energy use data under Ontario’s Reporting of Energy Consumption and Water Use Regulation.
Certification application is now done online! You can access CIET’s Online Certification Platform here.
For your first certification, you will need to create an account, which will allow you to apply for other certifications in the future, to upgrade a certification (i.e. from EMIT to CEM) and, in the near future, to renew your certification.
The open book exam will be administered remotely. You will have a period of at least two weeks to schedule your exam with Proctor U. This allows for great flexibility in finding a suitable time for you. You will receive all instructions in the week prior to the course.
Here you will find the information needed to conduct the exam by consulting the ProctorU Guidelines.
You should expect to receive your exam results by email within 60 days of taking the exam. If you failed the exam, you would have the possibility to retake it after at least 60 days of the original examination date. Do not contact AEE or CIET about your test results before the end of the 60-day period. Exam results are not available on the AEE website.
If you receive a passing score and have submitted your application form, and if your file is complete, it will be sent to the Certification Board for final review. Once your candidacy has been approved, you should expect to receive your certificate by mail within 45 days of receiving your exam results.
A Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP) may use the designation with name on organization letterhead, business cards, and all forms of address. Certification is for individuals only. The CBCP designation may not be used to imply that an organization or firm is certified.
Your completed application must be received 3 weeks prior to date of the examination for which you wish to sit in order to guarantee that you are pre-registered for the examination. After this date, you may be required to complete a waiver on-site if your name is not pre-registered.
Upon completion of the official CBCP title, a CBCP must accumulate ten professional continuing education units (10 CEU’s) every three years at a cost of US $300 (converted into Canadian dollars) and submit a completed Renewal Form to the Certification Renewal Director to remain certified. CBCP renewal notices are mailed in the 3rd year of certification six months prior to the expiration date, which falls on December 31 of that year.
If you have any questions about CBCP certification, please contact the Canadian Institute for Energy Training (CIET) at
phone: 1-800-461-7618
email: info@cietcanada.com
If you are unable to attend the course, you may send another person in your stead without incurring any penalty. CIET must be advised of any replacement, cancellation or postponement via email at info@cietcanada.com.
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COVID-19 Information for CIET Winter-Spring 2021 Training Calendar – CIET Goes Virtual!
Last Updated: January 6, 2021
With more than 90 virtual real-time courses offered since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis under our belt, and based on feedback received from more than 800 participants, CIET is happy to inform that all public training sessions offered in the winter-spring of 2021 will still be delivered through virtual real-time classrooms.
This will allow everyone to continue accessing CIET training in a safe manner, which protects both our participants and our trainers, regardless of what happens with the pandemic. You can register for these virtual courses in confidence, knowing that they will provide the same quality of training that you expect from CIET. These real-time training sessions will be available to all participants across Canada, and abroad.
REGISTER FOR VIRTUAL TRAINING TODAY!
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Through all these measures, CIET hopes to provide as much flexibility as possible to training participants while respecting its commitments to other participants, trainers and partners, as well as public health recommendations.
We thank you very much for your trust and collaboration and look forward to welcoming you in our virtual classrooms!
Best regards,
The CIET Team
info@cietcanada.com
647 255-3107