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This is a Professional Development Distance Program course.
These are open to a start date after you register, not scheduled for a specific date.
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A certificate of completed Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will
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ARE YOU: Looking for professional development but do not have the time to take off from work? Looking for refresher course on specific engineering topics and cannot find an intensive course to serve your needs? This may be your ideal Professional Development course!
Find out more on how the Professional Development Distance Program may work for you - Click here Duration: This course is approximately 3 weeks in duration. Learning Method: The PDDP program is more of a self-guided learning style. You are required to read the notes and materials given, complete the follow-up assignments on your own, send in your questions prior to your 1 hour webinar meeting (if required) and be involved in live discussion via the internet. Once you have completed the course, you will receive a certificate of completion
Description
Energy Management, through energy conservation and energy cost control, played a very important role in the reduction of oil imports and in the increased energy efficiency of our buildings and our facilities. The economic downturn is forcing renewed emphasis on efficiency. In Canada, the commercial sector alone accounts for approximately one third of all energy consumed. Unfortunately, many facility managers are not exploring energy savings opportunities because of the perception that upfront costs are too high. Despite the impressive gains, which have been made, many opportunities still exist for increasing the energy efficiency and savings.
At this unique workshop you will understand the importance of energy management to your operation and how to cut energy cost. Techniques related to selection and choosing energy efficient equipment and systems will be discussed. Tips for buying a variety of energy efficient equipment will be presented. Opportunities to develop your skills to select economical and practical solutions that are environmentally and socially acceptable will be discussed. This course also provides a pragmatic approach to energy audits. Participants will acquire the skills to conduct a facility or operation specific energy audit. The course covers the practices of energy auditing and documentation using workshops, discussions and case studies. Objective
To develop the participant’s awareness and ability to recognize cost savings measures in Commercial / Institutional / Residential facilities and then to implement the right strategies to effect these savings; Improve the business bottom line and also strengthen Canada’s commitment to energy efficiency and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Target audience
- Planners in commercial, service related facilities and institutional organizations, who must make energy management related recommendations and decisions
- Property and facilities management personnel
- Building owners and managers
- Utility managers
- Consulting engineers
- Supervisory personnel
- Inspectors
- Other individuals who are responsible for selection, maintenance or operation of systems/processes required in the facilities and buildings.
Learning outcomes - Examine practical solutions to your facilities/building energy needs and problems
- Explore systems that improve energy use and efficiency
- Quantify energy cost, load and consumption pattern in a facility
- Learn to audit and analyze equipment/systems used in buildings, evaluate their performance and recommend improvements
- Become knowledgeable about various energy efficient systems used in today’s buildings/facilities
- Review strategies to methodically achieve the best utilization of energy to keep operating costs low and equipment performance high
- Discover how an energy retrofit planning can increase the performance, competitiveness and the profitability of your organization
- Participate in practical hands-on exercise that will help you gain a solid understanding of the energy management systems and new initiatives
The PDDP Distance Education program works as follows: You will receive the course notes in hard copy through the online website, you will receive a set of notes each week covering the course material. A one hour video-conference session will be conducted by your instructor each week (if required). The objective of this session is to assist in solving the assignments, as well as answer student questions that should be sent to instructor early enough prior to the meeting time. In addition with being able to communicate with the instructor, you will also be able to communicate with other students in the same class and watch their questions being answered as well. (A high speed internet connection is strongly recommended for this feature). Each set of exercises can be completed and submitted by the indicated date and your completed exercise will be marked online and and returned by your instructor. To gain the most from your course, it is highly recommended that you participate fully in all discussions and exercises. Please remember that each course has a form of quiz or exercise at the end to test your understanding of the material. You will be informed of these dates when you receive the course schedule.
*Course commencement date is subject to instructor availability.
To register for this course click on the register button above, or by fax. To register
by fax, download and fill our registration form,
then fax it to (888) 849-4871. Mail your cheque to our address
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P.S. GIC can offer many of our courses at a location of your choice, at your convenience
and tailored to your special needs. For more information, please contact us.
Course Materials:
Each participant will receive a complete set of course notes and handouts that will
serve as informative references.
GIC reserves the right to cancel or change the date or location of its events. GIC's responsibility will, under no circumstances, exceed the amount of the fee collected. GIC is not responsible for the purchase of non-refundable travel arrangements or accommodations or the cancellation/change fees associated with cancelling them. Please call to confirm that the course is running before confirming travel arrangements and accommodations. Please click here for
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