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Month March 2014 – April 2018
This two-hour webinar will cover advanced TREAT modeling using the multifamily version. To attend this webinar, participants must be well versed in the use of multifamily TREAT (e.g. prior attendance to an in-person training, webinar, etc.). The following topics are covered in this 2 hour course:
Advanced TREAT Multifamily Modeling
- Identify and understand advanced inputs for more flexible modeling
- Personalize TREAT with custom defaults for faster and more convenient modeling
- Generating and understanding reports in TREAT – knowing which reports will help you troubleshoot your model
- Creating and understanding improvements and packages
- Opportunity to ask advanced modeling questions to understand issues in your current models
Course Description
PSD’s 3-day TREAT training will expose attendees to time efficient modeling procedures and methods. Attendees will learn how to leverage the TREAT modeling software to model and evaluate typical improvement workscopes used by weatherization programs, construct energy models of multifamily buildings from ‘scratch’, and apply templates to streamline the evaluation of standardized improvements.
The 3-day course is comprehensive and will cover apartment sampling, energy model calibration, modeling strategies, data entry problem solving, billing analysis, quantifying interactions between systems, predicted energy savings, and calculating SIRs.
TREAT Multifamily Mentoring:
This optional add-on to the TREAT classroom training will give attendees the opportunity apply what was learned in the classroom to model an actual multifamily property in the field. The PSD instructor will walk attendees through the audit process and refresh students on the best practices for modeling multifamily properties. The TREAT mentoring will take place over the course of 1 day and attendees will walk away from the mentoring experience with a comprehensive TREAT model of a multifamily property that will serve as a helpful reference for future multifamily modeling projects.
* You can sign up for TREAT mentoring during registration for the 3-day TREAT classroom training
Course Objectives
- Learn how to use the “Multifamily Existing Building Improvement-Driven Modeling Process” for improving energy efficiency in multifamily buildings using TREAT
- Integrate TREAT into the auditing process to improve overall project efficiency and productivity.
- Build a TREAT model with an appropriate level of detail to generate savings and workscope reports
- Demonstrate proper use of TREAT’s billing analysis tools to import a building’s actual energy bills and analyze baseline energy signatures and historical energy performance patterns
- Incorporate ‘non-energy’ benefits (i.e. health and safety measures) into the TREAT model
- Follow recommended procedure for ‘true-up’ of TREAT model
- Create and analyze the investment potential of individual ECMs and interacting sets of improvements
- Produce appropriate TREAT improvements reporting for weatherization projects
- Use TREAT to determine actual energy savings vs. predicted energy savings
Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Small commercial buildings often lack the sophisticated energy management and control systems found in large buildings, making them difficult to commission, operate and maintain. Lack of proper operation and maintenance leads to inefficiencies, reduced lifetime of equipment, and, ultimately, higher energy costs. Please join us for a free 30-minute free overview of our Small Building Retuning training, and how it can benefit you and your business. Learn how the training will teach you techniques and strategies to maintain building systems, make them more efficient, and target areas for improvement. Meet our trainers, who will be on hand to share their experiences and answer your questions.
Friday, June 20, 2014 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Interest in M&V related skills as they apply to the built environment continue to grow, by building owners, practitioners, financiers and other stakeholders in the energy efficiency sector. Our Fundamentals of Measurement & Verification training provides an understanding of procedures and workflows for developing and executing M&V plans.Please join us for a free 30-minute free overview of our Fundamentals of M&V training, and how it can benefit you and your business.
All Raters must pass the Combustion Safety and Work scope written exam and simulation prior to December 31st 2014 to maintain their Rater Certification! Learn more about this requirement, and talk with our trainers, who will be available to answer your questions.
Only 2 hours each day, so it’s easy to fit in your schedule!
Date: July 8th – 10th
Time: 9am-11am each day (online – 6 hours, online, 2hrs/day)
This six-hour training will help you get the most from TREAT, our award-winning energy modeling software. Even experienced TREAT users will pick up some tips from this course! In this training, you will:
- Learn the TREAT essentials you’ll need to become more productive.
- Learn techniques to streamline the modeling process and complete more models in less time.
- Create a sample building energy model during the class.
- Receive homework assignments
- Receive Test/Quiz at the end
Creating a model of energy usage can be complex! This training covers the TREAT features, including the Project Wizard, that will help you create TREAT models quickly and efficiently.
Accreditation: 6 BPI CEUs
Date: July 9th, 1-3pm (EST)
Price: $95 / $47.50 (NYSERDA Discount)
A computer with microphone and speakers, or a computer in conjunction with a phone are recommended for participation. Participants are eligible for 2.0 BPI CEUs.
Join PSD on July 16th, 2014 from 1:00-2:00pm EDT for a FREE LIVE demonstration and introduction to OpenStudio.
PSD is offering this webinar to raise awareness of the suite of tools available with OpenStudio. The webinar will be led by PSD’s Vice President of Research and Development, Chris Balbach.
Features that will be covered:
How OpenStudio can be used to support PON 1601 New Construction Program activities
- Rapid creation and zoning of a building using the OpenStudio SketchUp plugin
- Rapid assignment of components to the building using the Building Component Library, including ASHRAE 90.1-2007 performance standards
- Using OpenStudio Measures to modify a building
- NREL BCL Measure Library – Public Domain
- OpenStudio Measures (ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides)
- EnergyPlus Measures
- Reporting Period Measures
- Customized Measures
- NREL BCL Measure Library – Public Domain
- Using the Parametric Analysis Tool to design and execute simulation studies, incorporating energy cost savings and LCCA feedback
- Viewing output (summary and detailed)
- Generating Reports
About the Trainer
Chris Balbach
VP of Research and Development
Performance Systems Development
Chris has over 15 years of experience using energy modeling and analysis software to analyze the investment potential of existing buildings, with a focus on energy efficiency, building durability, and occupant health and safety. He is an active member of the IBPSA-USA Board of Directors, chairs the AEE BESA (Building Energy Simulation Analyst) certification board, and is a voting member of the ASHRAE SPC 211 (Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits).
Certifications:
PE, CEM, CVMP, BESA
About the Trainer
Chris Balbach
VP of Research and Development
Performance Systems Development
Chris has over 15 years of experience using energy modeling and analysis software to analyze the investment potential of existing buildings, with a focus on energy efficiency, building durability, and occupant health and safety. He is an active member of the IBPSA-USA Board of Directors, chairs the AEE BESA (Building Energy Simulation Analyst) certification board, and is a voting member of the ASHRAE SPC 211 (Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits).
Certifications:
PE, CEM, CVMP, BESA
This webinar gives an overview of our Large Building Retuning training, which will teach you how to identify operational problems by leveraging data collected from the building automation system (BAS) and correct those problems at no cost or low-cost.
Our trainer will be available to answer your questions.
Raters are distinctly qualified to conduct HERS ratings and provide verification for ENERGY STAR, LEED, and Energy Efficient New Home tax credits. learn how you can expand your business into this growing and lucrative field of home performance.This webinar will give a brief overview of our HERS Rater training. The training and testing, including classroom and field work, forms a comprehensive training experience that is accredited through the Residential Energy Services Network.
Become a rater member of the PSD HERS Rater Provider.
Date: August 6th, 1-3pm (EST)
Price: $95 / $47.50 (NYSERDA Discount)
Topics included:
- Strategic creation of spaces and surfaces
- Transformation of HVAC audit data into TREAT inputs
- Utility Bill upload, analysis and True-up
- DHW inputs
- Infiltration
- Fans
- Lights
- Appliances
- Improvements
- Packages
To benefit the most from this webinar, participants should have prior experience modeling TREAT software, or have attended the introductory webinar.
Dates: August 12-15th
Times: 9am-1pm
Course Description
PSD’s 16-hour comprehensive TREAT training, conveniently delivered through four four-hour live, online webinars, will expose attendees to time efficient modeling procedures and methods. Attendees will learn how to leverage the TREAT modeling software to model and evaluate typical improvement workscopes used by weatherization programs, construct energy models of multifamily buildings from ‘scratch’, and apply templates to streamline the evaluation of standardized improvements.
The course is comprehensive and will cover apartment sampling, energy model calibration, modeling strategies, data entry problem solving, billing analysis, quantifying interactions between systems, predicted energy savings, and calculating SIRs. Students will be given homework assignment each day so that they can practice building TREAT models.
Course Objectives
- Learn how to use the “Multifamily Existing Building Improvement-Driven Modeling Process” for improving energy efficiency in multifamily buildings using TREAT
- Integrate TREAT into the auditing process to improve overall project efficiency and productivity.
- Build a TREAT model with an appropriate level of detail to generate savings and workscope reports
- Demonstrate proper use of TREAT’s billing analysis tools to import a building’s actual energy bills and analyze baseline energy signatures and historical energy performance patterns
- Incorporate ‘non-energy’ benefits (i.e. health and safety measures) into the TREAT model
- Follow recommended procedure for ‘true-up’ of TREAT model
- Create and analyze the investment potential of individual ECMs and interacting sets of improvements
- Produce appropriate TREAT improvements reporting for weatherization projects
- Use TREAT to determine actual energy savings vs. predicted energy savings
About the Trainer
Chris Balbach
VP of Research and Development
Performance Systems Development
Chris has over 15 years of experience using energy modeling and analysis software to analyze the investment potential of existing buildings, with a focus on energy efficiency, building durability, and occupant health and safety. He is an active member of the IBPSA-USA Board of Directors, chairs the AEE BESA (Building Energy Simulation Analyst) certification board, and is a voting member of the ASHRAE SPC 211 (Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits).
Certifications:
PE, CEM, CVMP, BESA
Home buyers are increasingly seeking energy efficient homes and recognize the ENERGY STAR label. Learn how you can differentiate your business by demonstrating your commitment to quality, comfort, energy efficiency, durability, and the environment. This webinar will give a brief overview of the ENERGY STAR for New Homes version 3 program. Our trainers will be available to answer your questions.
Thursday, August 28, 2014 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Small commercial buildings often lack the sophisticated energy management and control systems found in large buildings, making them difficult to commission, operate and maintain. Lack of proper operation and maintenance leads to inefficiencies, reduced lifetime of equipment, and, ultimately, higher energy costs. Please join us for a free 30-minute free overview of our Small Building Retuning training, and how it can benefit you and your business. Learn how the training will teach you techniques and strategies to maintain building systems, make them more efficient, and target areas for improvement. Meet our trainers, who will be on hand to share their experiences and answer your questions.
Raters are distinctly qualified to conduct HERS ratings and provide verification for ENERGY STAR, LEED, and Energy Efficient New Home tax credits. learn how you can expand your business into this growing and lucrative field of home performance.This webinar will give a brief overview of our HERS Rater training. The training and testing, including classroom and field work, forms a comprehensive training experience that is accredited through the Residential Energy Services Network.
Become a rater member of the PSD HERS Rater Provider.
TREAT is our award-winning energy audit software for comprehensive energy analysis and building modeling.A winner of the prestigious R&D 100 award, TREAT is the only energy audit software approved by the DOE for all residential housing types – including multifamily. TREAT is market tested, with thousands of users enjoying accurate results for over a decade of supporting whole house energy audits.
Learn how training can help you to get the most from TREAT. Our trainer will be available to answer your questions.
Home buyers are increasingly seeking energy efficient homes and recognize the ENERGY STAR label. Learn how you can differentiate your business by demonstrating your commitment to quality, comfort, energy efficiency, durability, and the environment. This webinar will give a brief overview of the ENERGY STAR for New Homes version 3 program. Our trainers will be available to answer your questions.
Date: September 18th, 1-3pm (EST)
Price: $95 / $47.50 (NYSERDA Discount)
Topics included:
- Strategic creation of spaces and surfaces
- Transformation of HVAC audit data into TREAT inputs
- Utility Bill upload, analysis and True-up
- DHW inputs
- Infiltration
- Fans
- Lights
- Appliances
- Improvements
- Packages
To benefit the most from this webinar, participants should have prior experience modeling TREAT software, or have attended the introductory webinar.
This webinar gives an overview of our Large Building Retuning training, which will teach you how to identify operational problems by leveraging data collected from the building automation system (BAS) and correct those problems at no cost or low-cost.
Our trainer will be available to answer your questions.
All Raters must pass the Combustion Safety and Work scope written exam and simulation prior to December 31st 2014 to maintain their Rater Certification! Learn more about this requirement, and talk with our trainers, who will be available to answer your questions.
Date: October 8th, 1-3pm (EST)
Price: $95 / $47.50 (NYSERDA Discount)
This webinar does not include the full creation of a model, but rather focuses on troublesome aspects of energy modeling, and the specific issues of the attendees. A computer with microphone and speakers, or a computer in conjunction with a phone are required for participation. Participants are eligible for 2.0 BPI ceus.
These “Advanced TREAT Multifamily Modeling” topics are covered in this 2 hour course:
- Identify and understand advanced inputs for more flexible modeling
- Personalize TREAT with custom defaults for faster and more convenient modeling
- Understanding details of multifamily domestic hot water systems.
- Generating and understanding reports in TREAT – knowing which reports will help you troubleshoot your model
- Creating and understanding improvements and packages
- Understanding best practices for utility data uploads
- Opportunity to ask advanced modeling questions to understand issues in your current models
About the Trainer
Chris Balbach
VP of Research and Development
Performance Systems Development
Chris has over 15 years of experience using energy modeling and analysis software to analyze the investment potential of existing buildings, with a focus on energy efficiency, building durability, and occupant health and safety. He is an active member of the IBPSA-USA Board of Directors, chairs the AEE BESA (Building Energy Simulation Analyst) certification board, and is a voting member of the ASHRAE SPC 211 (Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits).
Certifications:
PE, CEM, CVMP, BESA
Dates: October 21-24th
Times: 1pm-5pm
Course Description
PSD’s 16-hour comprehensive TREAT training, conveniently delivered through four four-hour live, online webinars, will expose attendees to time efficient modeling procedures and methods. Attendees will learn how to leverage the TREAT modeling software to model and evaluate typical improvement workscopes used by weatherization programs, construct energy models of multifamily buildings from ‘scratch’, and apply templates to streamline the evaluation of standardized improvements.
The course is comprehensive and will cover apartment sampling, energy model calibration, modeling strategies, data entry problem solving, billing analysis, quantifying interactions between systems, predicted energy savings, and calculating SIRs. Students will be given homework assignment each day so that they can practice building TREAT models.
Course Objectives
- Learn how to use the “Multifamily Existing Building Improvement-Driven Modeling Process” for improving energy efficiency in multifamily buildings using TREAT
- Integrate TREAT into the auditing process to improve overall project efficiency and productivity.
- Build a TREAT model with an appropriate level of detail to generate savings and workscope reports
- Demonstrate proper use of TREAT’s billing analysis tools to import a building’s actual energy bills and analyze baseline energy signatures and historical energy performance patterns
- Incorporate ‘non-energy’ benefits (i.e. health and safety measures) into the TREAT model
- Follow recommended procedure for ‘true-up’ of TREAT model
- Create and analyze the investment potential of individual ECMs and interacting sets of improvements
- Produce appropriate TREAT improvements reporting for weatherization projects
- Use TREAT to determine actual energy savings vs. predicted energy savings
Thursday, October 30, 2014 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Interest in M&V related skills as they apply to the built environment continue to grow, by building owners, practitioners, financiers and other stakeholders in the energy efficiency sector. Our Fundamentals of Measurement & Verification training provides an understanding of procedures and workflows for developing and executing M&V plans.Please join us for a free 30-minute free overview of our Fundamentals of M&V training, and how it can benefit you and your business.
About the Trainer
Chris Balbach
VP of Research and Development
Performance Systems Development
Chris has over 15 years of experience using energy modeling and analysis software to analyze the investment potential of existing buildings, with a focus on energy efficiency, building durability, and occupant health and safety. He is an active member of the IBPSA-USA Board of Directors, chairs the AEE BESA (Building Energy Simulation Analyst) certification board, and is a voting member of the ASHRAE SPC 211 (Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits).
Certifications:
PE, CEM, CVMP, BESA
Raters are distinctly qualified to conduct HERS ratings and provide verification for ENERGY STAR, LEED, and Energy Efficient New Home tax credits.This webinar will give a brief overview of our HERS Rater training. The training and testing, which includes both classroom and field work, forms a comprehensive training experience that is accredited through the Residential Energy Services Network.
This webinar is free, and our trainers will be available to answer your questions. Please register in advance and we will send you a link.
Become a rater member of the PSD HERS Rater Provider.
TREAT is our award-winning energy audit software for comprehensive energy analysis and building modeling.A winner of the prestigious R&D 100 award, TREAT is the only energy audit software approved by the DOE for all residential housing types – including multifamily. TREAT is market tested, with thousands of users enjoying accurate results for over a decade of supporting whole house energy audits.
Learn how training can help you to get the most from TREAT. Our trainer will be available to answer your questions.
The webinar is free. Please register in advance and we will send you a link.
Date: February 18th, 2015: 1-3pm (EST)
Price: $95 / $47.50 (NYSERDA Discount)
A computer with microphone and speakers, or a computer in conjunction with a phone are recommended for participation. Participants are eligible for 2.0 BPI CEUs.
Dates: February 23-26th
Times: 12:30pm-4:30pm
Course Description
PSD’s 16-hour comprehensive TREAT training, conveniently delivered through four four-hour live, online webinars, will expose attendees to time efficient modeling procedures and methods. Attendees will learn how to leverage the TREAT modeling software to model and evaluate typical improvement workscopes used by weatherization programs, construct energy models of multifamily buildings from ‘scratch’, and apply templates to streamline the evaluation of standardized improvements.
The course is comprehensive and will cover apartment sampling, energy model calibration, modeling strategies, data entry problem solving, billing analysis, quantifying interactions between systems, predicted energy savings, and calculating SIRs. Students will be given homework assignment each day so that they can practice building TREAT models.
Course Objectives
- Learn how to use the “Multifamily Existing Building Improvement-Driven Modeling Process” for improving energy efficiency in multifamily buildings using TREAT
- Integrate TREAT into the auditing process to improve overall project efficiency and productivity.
- Build a TREAT model with an appropriate level of detail to generate savings and workscope reports
- Demonstrate proper use of TREAT’s billing analysis tools to import a building’s actual energy bills and analyze baseline energy signatures and historical energy performance patterns
- Incorporate ‘non-energy’ benefits (i.e. health and safety measures) into the TREAT model
- Follow recommended procedure for ‘true-up’ of TREAT model
- Create and analyze the investment potential of individual ECMs and interacting sets of improvements
- Produce appropriate TREAT improvements reporting for weatherization projects
- Use TREAT to determine actual energy savings vs. predicted energy savings
Date: March 18th, 2015: 1-3pm (EST)
Price: $95 / $47.50 (NYSERDA Discount)
This webinar does not include the full creation of a model, but rather focuses on troublesome aspects of energy modeling, and the specific issues of the attendees. A computer with microphone and speakers, or a computer in conjunction with a phone are required for participation. Participants are eligible for 2.0 BPI ceus.
These “Advanced TREAT Multifamily Modeling” topics are covered in this 2 hour course:
- Identify and understand advanced inputs for more flexible modeling
- Personalize TREAT with custom defaults for faster and more convenient modeling
- Understanding details of multifamily domestic hot water systems.
- Generating and understanding reports in TREAT – knowing which reports will help you troubleshoot your model
- Creating and understanding improvements and packages
- Understanding best practices for utility data uploads
- Opportunity to ask advanced modeling questions to understand issues in your current models
Date: April 8th, 2015: 1-3pm (EST)
Price: $95 / $47.50 (NYSERDA Discount)
Topics included:
- Strategic creation of spaces and surfaces
- Transformation of HVAC audit data into TREAT inputs
- Utility Bill upload, analysis and True-up
- DHW inputs
- Infiltration
- Fans
- Lights
- Appliances
- Improvements
- Packages
To benefit the most from this webinar, participants should have prior experience modeling TREAT software, or have attended the introductory webinar.
Home buyers are increasingly seeking energy efficient homes and recognize the ENERGY STAR label. Learn how you can differentiate your business by demonstrating your commitment to quality, comfort, energy efficiency, durability, and the environment. This webinar will give a brief overview of the ENERGY STAR for New Homes version 3 program. Our trainers will be available to answer your questions.
Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Much of the energy used in commercial buildings is wasted because of improper operations. Many buildings are not properly commissioned, operated, or maintained, which leads to inefficient operation and reduced lifetimes of equipment.This course is based on the publicly available curriculum developed by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and will teach you techniques and strategies that can be utilized to maintain building systems, make them more efficient, and target areas for improvement.
About the Trainer
Chris Balbach
VP of Research and Development
Performance Systems Development
Chris has over 15 years of experience using energy modeling and analysis software to analyze the investment potential of existing buildings, with a focus on energy efficiency, building durability, and occupant health and safety. He is an active member of the IBPSA-USA Board of Directors, chairs the AEE BESA (Building Energy Simulation Analyst) certification board, and is a voting member of the ASHRAE SPC 211 (Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits).
Certifications:
PE, CEM, CVMP, BESA
Date: June 10th, 2015: 1-3pm (EST)
Price: $95 / $47.50 (NYSERDA Discount)
Topics included:
- Strategic creation of spaces and surfaces
- Transformation of HVAC audit data into TREAT inputs
- Utility Bill upload, analysis and True-up
- DHW inputs
- Infiltration
- Fans
- Lights
- Appliances
- Improvements
- Packages
To benefit the most from this webinar, participants should have prior experience modeling TREAT software, or have attended the introductory webinar.
Raters are distinctly qualified to conduct HERS ratings and provide verification for ENERGY STAR, LEED, and Energy Efficient New Home tax credits.This webinar will give a brief overview of our HERS Rater training. The training and testing, which includes both classroom and field work, forms a comprehensive training experience that is accredited through the Residential Energy Services Network.
This webinar is free, and our trainers will be available to answer your questions. Please register in advance and we will send you a link.
Become a rater member of the PSD HERS Rater Provider.
Date: August 12th, 2015: 1-3pm (EST)
Price: $95 / $47.50 (NYSERDA Discount)
This webinar does not include the full creation of a model, but rather focuses on troublesome aspects of energy modeling, and the specific issues of the attendees. A computer with microphone and speakers, or a computer in conjunction with a phone are required for participation. Participants are eligible for 2.0 BPI ceus.
These “Advanced TREAT Multifamily Modeling” topics are covered in this 2 hour course:
- Identify and understand advanced inputs for more flexible modeling
- Personalize TREAT with custom defaults for faster and more convenient modeling
- Understanding details of multifamily domestic hot water systems.
- Generating and understanding reports in TREAT – knowing which reports will help you troubleshoot your model
- Creating and understanding improvements and packages
- Understanding best practices for utility data uploads
- Opportunity to ask advanced modeling questions to understand issues in your current models
Dates & Times: September 15-18th, 2015
- Tuesday Sept. 15th (12:30-4:30pm)
- Wednesday Sept. 16th (1:30-5:30pm)
- Thursday Sept. 17th (12:00-4:00pm)
- Friday Sept. 18th (11:30-3:30pm)
Course Description
PSD’s 16-hour comprehensive TREAT training, conveniently delivered through four four-hour live, online webinars, will expose attendees to time efficient modeling procedures and methods. Attendees will learn how to leverage the TREAT modeling software to model and evaluate typical improvement workscopes used by weatherization programs, construct energy models of multifamily buildings from ‘scratch’, and apply templates to streamline the evaluation of standardized improvements.
The course is comprehensive and will cover apartment sampling, energy model calibration, modeling strategies, data entry problem solving, billing analysis, quantifying interactions between systems, predicted energy savings, and calculating SIRs. Students will be given homework assignment each day so that they can practice building TREAT models.
Course Objectives
- Learn how to use the “Multifamily Existing Building Improvement-Driven Modeling Process” for improving energy efficiency in multifamily buildings using TREAT
- Integrate TREAT into the auditing process to improve overall project efficiency and productivity.
- Build a TREAT model with an appropriate level of detail to generate savings and workscope reports
- Demonstrate proper use of TREAT’s billing analysis tools to import a building’s actual energy bills and analyze baseline energy signatures and historical energy performance patterns
- Incorporate ‘non-energy’ benefits (i.e. health and safety measures) into the TREAT model
- Follow recommended procedure for ‘true-up’ of TREAT model
- Create and analyze the investment potential of individual ECMs and interacting sets of improvements
- Produce appropriate TREAT improvements reporting for weatherization projects
- Use TREAT to determine actual energy savings vs. predicted energy savings
Date: October 21st, 2015: 1-3pm (EST)
Price: $95 / $47.50 (NYSERDA Discount)
A computer with microphone and speakers, or a computer in conjunction with a phone are recommended for participation. Participants are eligible for 2.0 BPI CEUs.
Continuing Education Credits: IBTS is authorized by IACET to offer .2 CEUs for this program. AIA has approved 2.0 LU/HSW units for this program.
Date: December 10th, 2015: 1-3pm (EST)
Price: FREE
NYSERDA has partnered with the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) to deliver live training over the next two years focused on the role of “energy specialists” and how they can support builders, designers and code enforcement officials and their value in performing a more significant role in Energy Code compliance and enforcement.
This session is an interactive, two-hour course designed for engineering and design professionals, code enforcement officials and members of the building community.
Course objectives include:
- Inform on the upcoming Energy Code requirements that mandate or permit using energy specialists
- Introduce the most common energy specialists, their skills and capabilities
- Discuss the value of energy specialists in Energy Code compliance and enforcement
- Identify how and where energy specialists fit into construction, design and enforcement processes
- Gather feedback from audiences on building a viable energy specialist infrastructure
Continuing Education Credits: IBTS is authorized by IACET to offer .2 CEUs for this program. AIA has approved 2.0 LU/HSW units for this program.
Date: December 15th, 2015: 1-3pm (EST)
Price: FREE
NYSERDA has partnered with the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) to deliver live training over the next two years focused on the role of “energy specialists” and how they can support builders, designers and code enforcement officials and their value in performing a more significant role in Energy Code compliance and enforcement.
This session is an interactive, two-hour course designed for engineering and design professionals, code enforcement officials and members of the building community.
Course objectives include:
- Inform on the upcoming Energy Code requirements that mandate or permit using energy specialists
- Introduce the most common energy specialists, their skills and capabilities
- Discuss the value of energy specialists in Energy Code compliance and enforcement
- Identify how and where energy specialists fit into construction, design and enforcement processes
- Gather feedback from audiences on building a viable energy specialist infrastructure
Continuing Education Credits: IBTS is authorized by IACET to offer .2 CEUs for this program. AIA has approved 2.0 LU/HSW units for this program.
Date: December 18th, 2015: 9-11am (EST)
Price: FREE
NYSERDA has partnered with the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) to deliver live training over the next two years focused on the role of “energy specialists” and how they can support builders, designers and code enforcement officials and their value in performing a more significant role in Energy Code compliance and enforcement.
This session is an interactive, two-hour course designed for engineering and design professionals, code enforcement officials and members of the building community.
Course objectives include:
- Inform on the upcoming Energy Code requirements that mandate or permit using energy specialists
- Introduce the most common energy specialists, their skills and capabilities
- Discuss the value of energy specialists in Energy Code compliance and enforcement
- Identify how and where energy specialists fit into construction, design and enforcement processes
- Gather feedback from audiences on building a viable energy specialist infrastructure
Continuing Education Credits: IBTS is authorized by IACET to offer .2 CEUs for this program. AIA has approved 2.0 LU/HSW units for this program.
Date: December 18th, 2015: 1-3pm (EST)
Price: FREE
NYSERDA has partnered with the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) to deliver live training over the next two years focused on the role of “energy specialists” and how they can support builders, designers and code enforcement officials and their value in performing a more significant role in Energy Code compliance and enforcement.
This session is an interactive, two-hour course designed for engineering and design professionals, code enforcement officials and members of the building community.
Course objectives include:
- Inform on the upcoming Energy Code requirements that mandate or permit using energy specialists
- Introduce the most common energy specialists, their skills and capabilities
- Discuss the value of energy specialists in Energy Code compliance and enforcement
- Identify how and where energy specialists fit into construction, design and enforcement processes
- Gather feedback from audiences on building a viable energy specialist infrastructure
Date and Times:
- (Online 5-days) February 9-10 and 13-15, 201 (1-5pm EST)
- (Optional 2-Hour) SketchUp Training: February 8, 2017 (1-3pm EST), +$150.00
Course Description
This 5-day online training course will teach students how to leverage the free NREL OpenStudio modeling ecosystem to quickly and efficiently generate flexible models for energy analysis. Students will learn effective modeling workflows for using the OpenStudio Sketchup Plugin to construct building form and fabric and assigning space attributes. HVAC and service hot water systems will be configured using the OpenStudio Application. The OpenStudio Application integrates with NREL’s Building Component Library (BCL), providing libraries of pre-defined configurable energy conservation measures for easily modifying energy models. PAT (Parametric Analysis Tool) will be used to demonstrate how model variants can be configured to run in cloud computing environments (Amazon EC2). Students will also be exposed to OpenStudio’s capabilities for extension through Ruby Scripting, both for creating custom energy conservation measures and for generating useful summary and detailed output.
Course Objectives
- Learn to use the OpenStudio modeling ecosystem to effectively model the energy and lighting performance and consumption for new and existing buildings.
- Learn how careful OS model configurations can allow for rapid alterations and manipulations.
- Learn how to use the power of OpenStudio “measures” to easily evaluate changes to your building model.
- Learn how to configure the Parametric Analysis Tool (PAT) for conducting modeling studies
- Learn how to effectively extract and interpret results from PAT modeling studies
Date and Times:
- (Online 5-days) February 9-10 and 13-15, 201 (1-5pm EST)
- (Optional 2-Hour) SketchUp Training: February 8, 2017 (1-3pm EST), +$150.00
Course Description
This 5-day online training course will teach students how to leverage the free NREL OpenStudio modeling ecosystem to quickly and efficiently generate flexible models for energy analysis. Students will learn effective modeling workflows for using the OpenStudio Sketchup Plugin to construct building form and fabric and assigning space attributes. HVAC and service hot water systems will be configured using the OpenStudio Application. The OpenStudio Application integrates with NREL’s Building Component Library (BCL), providing libraries of pre-defined configurable energy conservation measures for easily modifying energy models. PAT (Parametric Analysis Tool) will be used to demonstrate how model variants can be configured to run in cloud computing environments (Amazon EC2). Students will also be exposed to OpenStudio’s capabilities for extension through Ruby Scripting, both for creating custom energy conservation measures and for generating useful summary and detailed output.
Course Objectives
- Learn to use the OpenStudio modeling ecosystem to effectively model the energy and lighting performance and consumption for new and existing buildings.
- Learn how careful OS model configurations can allow for rapid alterations and manipulations.
- Learn how to use the power of OpenStudio “measures” to easily evaluate changes to your building model.
- Learn how to configure the Parametric Analysis Tool (PAT) for conducting modeling studies
- Learn how to effectively extract and interpret results from PAT modeling studies
Learning Objective:
Students will focus on how the Building Energy Asset Score Tool can accommodate them in complex real-world situations and deep-dive into complex scoring examples.
- Welcome and introduction to speaker.
- Advanced HVAC inputs using Asset Score.
- Constructing complex building geometries.
- Importing data from EPA Portfolio Manager.
- Exporting completed Asset Score project to an OpenStudio Model.
- Questions and suggestions for future advanced course topics
To visit the DOE Building Energy Asset Score website go to: http://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/building-energy-asset-score
Dates: March 6th-9th
Times: 1pm-5pm
Course Description
PSD’s 16-hour comprehensive TREAT training, conveniently delivered through four four-hour live, online webinars, will expose attendees to time efficient modeling procedures and methods. Attendees will learn how to leverage the TREAT modeling software to model and evaluate typical improvement workscopes used by weatherization programs, construct energy models of multifamily buildings from ‘scratch’, and apply templates to streamline the evaluation of standardized improvements.
The course is comprehensive and will cover apartment sampling, energy model calibration, modeling strategies, data entry problem solving, billing analysis, quantifying interactions between systems, predicted energy savings, and calculating SIRs. Students will be given homework assignment each day so that they can practice building TREAT models.
Course Objectives
- Learn how to use the “Multifamily Existing Building Improvement-Driven Modeling Process” for improving energy efficiency in multifamily buildings using TREAT
- Integrate TREAT into the auditing process to improve overall project efficiency and productivity.
- Build a TREAT model with an appropriate level of detail to generate savings and workscope reports
- Demonstrate proper use of TREAT’s billing analysis tools to import a building’s actual energy bills and analyze baseline energy signatures and historical energy performance patterns
- Incorporate ‘non-energy’ benefits (i.e. health and safety measures) into the TREAT model
- Follow recommended procedure for ‘true-up’ of TREAT model
- Create and analyze the investment potential of individual ECMs and interacting sets of improvements
- Produce appropriate TREAT improvements reporting for weatherization projects
- Use TREAT to determine actual energy savings vs. predicted energy savings
Overview
The purpose of this course is to introduce building staff and management to the primary systems in commercial buildings that use energy. This course will explain how the HVAC, lighting, and building envelope operate, interact, and use energy. The attendees will learn examples of and good practices for energy efficiency opportunities, overview and tools for making sound economic decisions related to energy efficiency upgrades, and understand when to use nationally recognized energy efficiency tools and their expected level of effort and cost.
Intended Audience
- Onsite operations and maintenance (O&M) staff looking to increase their knowledge of building science and how to identify energy savings opportunities
- Building management seeking to become more familiar with how their buildings operate, which variables have the biggest influence on energy costs, and how and when to make energy efficiency upgrades that meet their economic criteria
Scope
- High-level descriptions of and understandings of the following topics:
- Building envelope
- HVAC systems
- Lighting systems
- Plug load management
- Building automation systems (BAS)
- Building metering with tariff analysis
- Specific examples, rules-of-thumb, and energy efficiency opportunities for each of the systems described above. These will focus on energy end-use strategies to minimize energy costs, energy demand charges, and overall energy usage.
- Overview and tools for economic decision making process to include local efficiency incentives available and the application process.
- Demonstration of the importance and use of nationally recognized energy efficiency tools. Understand when to use each of the tools and the expected level of effort and cost for each.
- EPA Portfolio Manager
- DOE Energy Asset Score
- LEED-EBOM process
Learning Objectives
- Have a general knowledge of the primary energy end-use systems of commercial buildings, and how they operate.
- Know at least two energy conservation measures (ECMs) for each primary system
- Know which energy efficiency screening/documentation tool is best for a given energy upgrade scenario
Overview
The purpose of this course is to help operations and maintenance (O&M) staff learn how to operate buildings more efficiently, reduce operating cost, and provide energy savings. This course will provide prescriptive best practices for maintaining good operations, and an overview of the re-tuning process using building automation system (BAS) trend data. Attendees will learn how to look for and optimize the control strategy for many of the common energy saving opportunities such as occupancy scheduling, temperature and static pressure control, and economizer function. Attendees will also learn basic principles of preventative maintenance, electrical diagnostics, building commissioning, and demand response.
Intended Audience
- Onsite O&M staff responsible for day-to-day building operations
- O&M staff management looking to integrate the re-tuning process into their O&M procedures
- Offsite contractors (retro-commissioning agents or control vendors) hired to improve a building’s energy efficiency
Prerequisite Knowledge
- Basic understanding of commercial building systems (e.g. air handling units, VAV boxes, boilers, chillers)
- Familiar with basic functions of building automation systems (BAS)
Scope
- Prescriptive best practices for good building operations
- Overview of the re-tuning process using BAS data
- Actionable guidance on how to look for and optimize the control strategy of each of the following re-tuning measures:
- Occupancy Scheduling
- Discharge-Air Temperature Control
- Discharge- Air Static Pressure Control
- Air-Handling Unit Heating and Cooling
- Air- Handling Unit Outside/Fresh Air makeup
- Air-Handling Unit Economizer Operation
- Zone Conditioning
- Central Plant Optimization
- Basic principles of the following topics and when they are most applicable:
- Preventative Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Electrical and Mechanical Diagnostics
- Building Commissioning
- Demand Response Techniques
Learning Objectives
- Be able to list five low/no-cost prescriptive O&M measures that may apply to your building
- Be able to describe the basics of the re-tuning process, and some of the benefits
- List at least three examples of poor operations that can be found through the re-tuning process
Overview
The purpose of this course is to introduce building staff and management to the primary systems in commercial buildings that use energy. This course will explain how the HVAC, lighting, and building envelope operate, interact, and use energy. The attendees will learn examples of and good practices for energy efficiency opportunities, overview and tools for making sound economic decisions related to energy efficiency upgrades, and understand when to use nationally recognized energy efficiency tools and their expected level of effort and cost.
Intended Audience
- Onsite operations and maintenance (O&M) staff looking to increase their knowledge of building science and how to identify energy savings opportunities
- Building management seeking to become more familiar with how their buildings operate, which variables have the biggest influence on energy costs, and how and when to make energy efficiency upgrades that meet their economic criteria
Scope
- High-level descriptions of and understandings of the following topics:
- Building envelope
- HVAC systems
- Lighting systems
- Plug load management
- Building automation systems (BAS)
- Building metering with tariff analysis
- Specific examples, rules-of-thumb, and energy efficiency opportunities for each of the systems described above. These will focus on energy end-use strategies to minimize energy costs, energy demand charges, and overall energy usage.
- Overview and tools for economic decision making process to include local efficiency incentives available and the application process.
- Demonstration of the importance and use of nationally recognized energy efficiency tools. Understand when to use each of the tools and the expected level of effort and cost for each.
- EPA Portfolio Manager
- DOE Energy Asset Score
- LEED-EBOM process
Learning Objectives
- Have a general knowledge of the primary energy end-use systems of commercial buildings, and how they operate.
- Know at least two energy conservation measures (ECMs) for each primary system
- Know which energy efficiency screening/documentation tool is best for a given energy upgrade scenario
Overview
The purpose of this course is to help operations and maintenance (O&M) staff learn how to operate buildings more efficiently, reduce operating cost, and provide energy savings. This course will provide prescriptive best practices for maintaining good operations, and an overview of the re-tuning process using building automation system (BAS) trend data. Attendees will learn how to look for and optimize the control strategy for many of the common energy saving opportunities such as occupancy scheduling, temperature and static pressure control, and economizer function. Attendees will also learn basic principles of preventative maintenance, electrical diagnostics, building commissioning, and demand response.
Intended Audience
- Onsite O&M staff responsible for day-to-day building operations
- O&M staff management looking to integrate the re-tuning process into their O&M procedures
- Offsite contractors (retro-commissioning agents or control vendors) hired to improve a building’s energy efficiency
Prerequisite Knowledge
- Basic understanding of commercial building systems (e.g. air handling units, VAV boxes, boilers, chillers)
- Familiar with basic functions of building automation systems (BAS)
Scope
- Prescriptive best practices for good building operations
- Overview of the re-tuning process using BAS data
- Actionable guidance on how to look for and optimize the control strategy of each of the following re-tuning measures:
- Occupancy Scheduling
- Discharge-Air Temperature Control
- Discharge- Air Static Pressure Control
- Air-Handling Unit Heating and Cooling
- Air- Handling Unit Outside/Fresh Air makeup
- Air-Handling Unit Economizer Operation
- Zone Conditioning
- Central Plant Optimization
- Basic principles of the following topics and when they are most applicable:
- Preventative Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Electrical and Mechanical Diagnostics
- Building Commissioning
- Demand Response Techniques
Learning Objectives
- Be able to list five low/no-cost prescriptive O&M measures that may apply to your building
- Be able to describe the basics of the re-tuning process, and some of the benefits
- List at least three examples of poor operations that can be found through the re-tuning process
Learning Objective:
Learning Objectives: Students will be introduced to the Building Energy Asset Score. In the Introductory webinar, students are guided through the Asset Score interface as part of creating a new building. They will develop an understanding of the basics for navigating within the tool and gain insight into some best practices for using the tool. Students will be made aware of other educational opportunities such as the video training curriculum, the community of users in the user forum, and getting help with models through the help desk. To visit the Building Energy Asset Score website go to: http://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/building-energy-asset-score
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Learning Objective:
Students will focus on how the Building Energy Asset Score Tool can accommodate them in complex real-world situations and deep-dive into complex scoring examples.
- Welcome and introduction to speaker.
- Advanced HVAC inputs using Asset Score.
- Constructing complex building geometries.
- Importing data from EPA Portfolio Manager.
- Exporting completed Asset Score project to an OpenStudio Model.
- Questions and suggestions for future advanced course topics
To visit the DOE Building Energy Asset Score website go to: http://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/building-energy-asset-score
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Learning Objective:
Learning Objectives: Students will be introduced to the Building Energy Asset Score. In the Introductory webinar, students are guided through the Asset Score interface as part of creating a new building. They will develop an understanding of the basics for navigating within the tool and gain insight into some best practices for using the tool. Students will be made aware of other educational opportunities such as the video training curriculum, the community of users in the user forum, and getting help with models through the help desk. To visit the Building Energy Asset Score website go to: http://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/building-energy-asset-score
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Only 4 hours over 2 days, so it’s easy to fit in your schedule!
Time: 1pm to 5pm each day
Price: $225
Interested in reducing your modeling effort? TREAT Single Family training is perfect for new and current TREAT users. We’ll teach you the best practices needed to streamline your modeling time. Reducing data input effort, calibrating your models, and ensuring that your projects are accurate and show savings!
This eight-hour training will help you get the most from TREAT, our award-winning energy modeling software. The course focuses predominately on using TREAT for single family residential projects. We will cover a bit of Multifamily modeling towards the end of day 2!
- Learn techniques to streamline the modeling process and complete more models in less time.
- Learn the TREAT essentials you’ll need to become more productive.
- Utilizing smart defaults and preferences to reduce your modeling effort!
- Create a sample building energy model during the class.
- Learn more about some of the latest features available in TREAT 3.5!
Creating a model of energy usage can be complex! This training covers the TREAT features, including the Project Wizard, that will help you create TREAT models quickly and efficiently.
Accreditation: 6 BPI CEUs
April 4th, 2018
@ 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Syracuse, NY
Designed to help municipal decision-makers understand the benefits and requirements of the Energy Code.
DESCRIPTION
This 2-hour course is designed to familiarize municipal officials, building code officials, and other important decision makers with the NYS Energy Conservation Construction Code (NYSECCC) and the role third party energy professionals can take to assure energy code compliance and the subsequent benefits. The course will include an overview of the energy code, information on resources available to assist with energy code compliance, including introduction to the services and value of energy professionals, and case studies that illustrate the successful implementation of energy professionals into existing design, construction, and enforcement processes.
Attendees will leave this course familiar with:
- The NYSECCC code.
- The challenges and opportunities associated with enforcing compliance with the energy code.
- Provisions that permit the use of third-party energy professional services.
- Applicable, real-world municipal-focused case studies.
AIA LU/HSW, ICC, IACET, GBCI, BPI and NYSDOS ECCC continuing education credits are available for this course.
In association with the 2018 NYS Green Building Conference, this training is being offered free of charge. For more information and to register for the conference, please go to www.esf.edu/greenbuilding.
April 4th, 2018
@ 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Syracuse, NY
Designed for potential consumers of third-party energy professionals’ services, this course will explore their role in achieving compliance with the ECCC-NYS 2016.
DESCRIPTION
This course, designed for consumers and potential consumers of third party energy professionals’ services, will explore the role of energy professionals in achieving compliance with the residential provisions of the 2016 Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State (ECCCNYS-2016). The course will include an overview of the residential energy code provisions that promote the use of energy professionals, highlight best practices and case studies of jurisdictions currently employing energy professionals, and offer discussion on incorporating the energy professional industry into current design, construction, and enforcement processes.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Become familiar with residential code provisions that permit the use of energy professionals.
- Identify common residential energy professionals and their skill sets and capabilities.
- Discuss the benefits of using each energy professional in residential code compliance.
- Identify how and where energy professionals fit into current code compliance processes.
AIA LU/HSW, ICC, IACET, GBCI, BPI, RESNET and NYSDOS ECCC continuing education credits are available for this course.
In association with the 2018 NYS Green Building Conference, this training is being offered free of charge. For more information and to register for the conference, please go to www.esf.edu/greenbuilding.
April 4th, 2018
@ 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Syracuse, NY
Designed for residential energy professionals, this course will empower attendees to develop a business case for energy professional services.