2008-2009 Sustainable Facilities Operations Curriculum
Overview
Sustainable Facilities Operations is designed to help prepare students to efficiently and effectively manage the total facility. The material covered will benefit students who are practicing as or wanting to become an energy manager, facilities manager, operations and maintenance manager, energy auditor, maintenance supervisor, superintendent of buildings and grounds, building manager, plant manager, maintenance manager, maintenance director, operations manager or energy technician. Emphasis is placed on cost-effective energy options, direct digital controls, energy management systems, sustainable operations management, maintenance management, commissioning and project management. Additional attention is placed on saving operations and maintenance dollars by introducing developments in the energy industry, contracting options for services and best practices in efficient and effective operations and maintenance. Monitoring, control, reporting and presenting sustainability performance is given full treatment. Supervision, management and training of building service employees are also covered. LEED certification as well as renewable energy are given full treatment as part of this program.
Career Outlook
The projected employment outlook in the field of sustainable facilities operations and management is very strong. First-line supervisors/managers of maintenance mechanics, installers, building service workers and repair technicians are in demand. Some projection are estimating 5,000,000 new jobs will be added to the energy systems and sustainability industry over the next decade, more commonly referred to as green collar jobs. In addition, the area of greening facilities operations provides many new and existing exciting career options such as sustainability technician or coordinator with promotional opportunities leading up to manager and director. Opportunities abound for those who are interested in sustainable technologies and practices in energy and materials. In addition, the program includes the training and information on how to become a certified LEED accredited professional, commissioning agent, certified energy auditor, certified energy engineer, certified energy manager and a certified facilities manager.
Certificates
Our experience is showing that many individuals who have degrees are interested in sustainable buildings. As a result, we offer two highly valued certificates: the energy engineer certificate and the operations management certificate. In 2010, we expect to offer a third certificate in renewable energy. Certificates are composed of three or four courses and all courses are accelerated, one night a week for 6 weeks.
Career Preparation and Expected Learning Outcomes - Employers expect you as a graduate to be able to:
- Reduce energy use in facilities
- Perform energy audits
- Develop and program a sequence of operations for various building systems
- Operate & optimize a variety of complex building systems
- Develop operating and capital budgets
- Measure and verify systems performance
- Train and develop internal building services staffs
- Register and implement a LEED project
- Compose and evaluate building service contracts
- Demonstrate skills in basic business mathematics and communications
- Demonstrate energy & facilities management computer skills
- Develop computerized maintenance management and an asset management system
- Report and present data from performance measures
- Commission projects and systems
- Engage a staff in a systematic continuous improvement program
Possible Careers:
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Related Programs:
- Business Management
- HVAC - Power Engineering
- Environmental and Pollution Control
- For more information, call:
Dr. Joe Jacobsen: 414-570-4496
Curriculum effective 2009-2010.
Technical Studies
10-481-100
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Practices
10-481-101
Sustainable Facilities Operations
10-481-102
Reporting and Presenting Systems Performance
10-481-103
Commissioning for new construction, retro and continuous
INDSGN-151
Building Construction
INDSGN-129
Interior Lighting
INDSGN-130
Space Planning
HVAC2132
Architectural and Mechanical Fundamentals
POWENG-100
Plant Maintenance and HVAC Basics
NATSCI-169
Energy in Nature, Technology and Society
RBUS-111
Business Communications ‡
Certificates
Energy Engineer Certificate
10-481-104
Energy Auditing
10-481-105
Measurement and Verification Specialist
POWENG 330-32
Intro. & Fundamentals of Power Engineer
HVAC2-146
Digital Energy Management Systems - METASYS
Operations Management Certificate
10-481-101
Sustainable Facilities Operations
10-481-105
LEED AP for Green Buildings
10-481-102
Reporting and Presenting Systems Performance
Renewable Energy Certificate - Proposed in 2010
- Photovoltaic
- Wind Technology
- Geothermal
- Solar Thermal
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