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Demand-Side Management (DSM) Programming *Upcoming fall 2024*

ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager Webinar: Benchmarking for Compliance Ordinance

ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager Webinar: Understand and Improve your Energy Performance

Embodied Carbon Accounting *Upcoming Winter 2025*

Pump Systems Fundamentals

Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems

Heat Integration of Industrial Processes (HIIP)

Certified Industrial Energy Professional (CIEP)

Carbon Auditing Professional (CAP)

50001 Certified Practitioner

Working with the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB)

Heat Pumps Essentials

Energy Engagement Strategies

Certified Sustainable Building Operator (CSBO)

Working with the Greener Homes Initiative

Building Electrification Strategies *Upcoming Fall 2024*

Achieving Net Zero Buildings

Carbon Footprint Accounting: Scope 3 GHG Emissions *Upcoming Winter 2025*

Carbon Footprint Accounting: Scope 1 and 2 GHG Emissions

Planning and Selecting GHG Reduction Projects

Prep Course for the NRCan Quality Assurance Specialist Exam (House)

Advanced Building Energy Modelling

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Webinar: 101-Fundamentals & Basics

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Webinar: 201-Creating and Updating your Building Profile

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Webinar: 301-Maximize Usage with Advanced Features

Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP)

Energy Management Professional 101 (EMP 101)

Certified Energy Manager (CEM)

Certified RETScreen® Expert (CRE)

Advanced RETScreen® Expert

Existing Building Commissioning Essentials

Certified Energy Auditor (CEA)

Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP)

Introduction to RETScreen® Expert

Energy Efficiency for Building Operators & Maintenance Staff (EEBO)

Advanced Course on Existing Building Commissioning (EBCx)

Energy Management Systems (EMS) and 50001 Ready Canada Webinar: 101

Building Science and Numeracy Essentials

Prep Course for the NRCan Foundation Level Exam

Prep Course for the NRCan Energy Advisor Exam (House)

Tools for Completing Probationary Files

Advanced HOT2000 User

Prep Course for the NRCan Low-Rise Multi-Unit Residential Buildings Exam (MURB)

Building Energy Modelling Essentials

Building Energy Modelling Professional

Building Automation Systems Essentials

Advanced Building Automation Systems Optimization

Making the Case for Energy Management Projects

Strategic Energy Management 101 (SEM 101)

Making the Case for Decarbonization Projects

Becoming Carbon Neutral: Key Concepts, Strategies and Initiatives

Advanced Measurement and Verification

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Program Overview

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A properly operated building automation system (BAS) reduces energy consumption and allows for more efficient building system operations. This enables building management to increase tenant comfort while reducing operating costs.

During this one-day Building Automation Systems Essentials course, participants examine the basics of building systems and energy conservation strategies. This empowers participants to efficiently and effectively operate a BAS regardless of which system is used.

If they are a building operator, project manager, or technician, the BAS Essentials course can improve participants’ understanding of a BAS by examining the most important components, including protocols, controls, control strategies, scheduling, set points, and resets as well as maintenance, recommissioning, and commissioning.

After completing the Building Automation Systems Essentials course (or if you are already an experienced BAS operator or specialist looking to get more out of your system), register for the Advanced Building Automation Systems Optimization course. The advanced course is focused on control strategies and design that generate results in your building. 

 

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Are you an experienced BAS operator or specialist looking to get more out of your system? The Advanced Building Automation Systems Optimization course is focused on control strategies and design that generate results in your building.

 

In this course, you will learn to

  • Develop energy conservation plans and learn how various projects generate energy savings. 
  • Optimize an already existing BAS. 
  • Calibrate a BAS. 
  • Discern the core design specifications of a BAS. 
  • Identify opportunities to optimize a BAS. 
  • Define the relationship between heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC), BAS, and key control strategies. 
  • Recognize the importance of identifying and following trends. 
  • Explore the benefits of scheduling. 
  • Analyze the calibration process. 

 

This course is ideal for

  • Building operators 
  • Technicians 
  • Project managers 
  • Consulting engineers 
  • Property managers 
  • Building owners/operators 

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Agenda

  • Control Systems Basics: DDC and Pneumatics
  • Building Automation System Elements
  • Energy Conservation Strategies and Retrofits
  • Working with What You’ve Got: How to Optimize your Current BAS
  • Commissioning and Recommissioning a BAS
  • Calibration Essentials

 

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