An advanced-level energy auditing course centering on commercial and industrial facilities. Students must study energy applications and apply energy knowledge and skills directly and practically to the technical, economic and regulatory aspects of effective energy management for commercial-industrial energy systems. Discusses coverage of basic energy policy and legislation and offers an analysis and a problem solving structure for those who require the latest energy commercial-industrial techniques and strategies. Laboratory applications emphasize commercial-industrial energy system applications requiring the use of current DOE-EERE software and specialist programs for energy calculations, analysis and simulations. This course requires students to complete field experience activities, collect data in the field or in labs, and/or complete authentic field activities to pass the course.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
- Building and Plant Assessment.
- Apply the appropriate DOE-EERE materials to activities for an energy audit and building-plant assessment.
- Energy Management Plan.
- Develop an appropriate Energy Management Plan from an energy audit for a commercial-industrial enterprise.
- Energy Engineering Calculations.
- Evaluate/calculate and make recommendations for savings on commercial-industrial electric bills, energy systems and equipment.*
- Load Management Scenarios.
- Establish appropriate load management scenarios for selected commercial and Industrial facilities and buildings.
- Produce Sequence of Operations.
- Produce sequence of operations necessary for load management systems in commercial buildings and/or industrial facilities by using a basic drawing program.
- Reports and Operational Plans.
- Complete report and operational plan by utilizing readily available literature, references, benchmark repositories, texts and software to complete final auditing documentation and facility reporting activities.
Students must have access to a computer to complete the requirements for the course. This may be at home or when without a home computer the student must access computer lab computers on campus on a regular basis throughout the course. Student must be computer literate with web browsers, word processing, spread sheets, e-mail, and other computer-online activities.
Students must have the capability to utilize browsers to download software, resources and similar materials successfully from web sources on a regular basis throughout the course. Students are responsible installing (on their computer for use in the course) the necessary materials for accessing DOE-EERE and similar web site software to prepare for completing the necessary assignments in this course. Students must also access webnars at varying times throughout the course.
Assessment and Requirements
The assessment for this course will include lab experiences for each objective and exams covering each major topic with the percentage of student achievement for these elements and the percentage of the total course being determined by the individual instructor.
Outcomes
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
This course is identified as a departmental course for which a learner can receive college credit for prior college-level learning and/or skills acquired outside the traditional classroom. Terms of the HFC Credit for Prior College-Level Learning Policy may be met by review of the appropriate documentation, skill, certifications, and/or knowledge acquired by the learner and submitted for evaluation by the appropriate departmental faculty. As required, one or more of the following may be considered in the evaluation process:
- field experience
- licenses held
- completing course exams
- performance sequences
- competing a portfolio.