The NEEI
The Northwest Energy Education Institute (NEEI) offers both standard and custom learning opportunities throughout the Northwest for practicing professionals in the energy industry, including an energy management certification program
NEEI has provided energy efficiency training and development throughout the Northwest region since 1998. Participants have included technicians, contractors, engineers, architects, consultants, utility personnel, and energy managers.
Career Opportunities
One-of-a-kind 2 Year Degrees
Our 2 year degrees are designed to train and quickly place our graduates into new careers within the energy industry. Inclusive curriculum's highlight the importance of sustainability, energy efficiency, conservation and the pursuit of renewable energy sources.
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Get Certified
Certification Equals High Returns on Your Investment.
A certificate from NEEI can significantly enhance your credentials and your value in the marketplace. Because our instructors are real practitioners, course information is timely and directly useful to you. Classes provide knowledge and skills that are directly applicable within your workplace.
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Customized Solutions
Customized Solutions
Professional training for industry. NEEI has provided training nationally and internationally for over 15 years and is able to utilize instructors from our network of industry experts.
Let us craft a custom curiculum to suit your specific needs.
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What's New?
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National Sustainable Building Advisor Program - Registration is now open for the 2010-2011 SBA program which will begin in October. This 9-month course is designed to meet the needs of working professionals who want to gain an understanding of the concepts and strategies involved in designing, constructing and maintaining sustainable buildings. The comprehensive curriculum is presented by expert instructors in an interactive format with hands-on exercises and in-depth projects.
Convenient classes meet one weekend (Fri/Sat) per month. Approved for 100 AIA CES learning units.
You may qualify for a $500 EWEB Scholarship - call Elaine at 541-463-3154 to find out.
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Free BOC Informational Webcast!
Over 8,000 BOC graduates — learn more about the program!
Join us for the next FREE BOC Informational Web Cast.
Thursday Sept. 9, 2010 8:30 - 9:30 AM Pacific; 10:30 - 11:30 PM Central; 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Eastern
...or watch a FREE prerecorded BOC Informational Web Cast right now.
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Building Operator Certification Level I Update:
A new BOC Level I course will start again in September 2010, running once/month until March of 2011. Please visit www.theboc.info for certification details, and register today! Download Course Schedule (PDF 24k)
Special pricing available for OSHE, CRHEA, BOMA & IFMA members! Some scholarship funding is available, call 1-877-447-4544 or email Erik
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for more information!
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Building Operator Certification Level II
Starting in Portland on April 29, Level II BOC builds on the achievements of Level I Certification. Register Today!
NEEI welcomes BOC Level II back to Portland, running from April 29 through September 14, 2010! Seven class days cover the following six topics: Preventative Maintenance & Operations, Advanced Electrical Diagnostics, HVAC Troubleshooting & Maintenance, HVAC Controls & Optimization, Motors in Facilities, and Building Commissioning. Special pricing available for OSHE, CRHEA, BOMA, and IFMA members. Some scholarship funding available. Find detailed course descriptions here. Check our updated schedule or call Erik @ 541-463-5798 for further details. Download Course Schedule (PDF 24k)
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Commercial Efficiency Book
 Energy-Efficient Operation of Commercial Buildings: Redefining the Energy Manager’s Job
by Peter Herzog
Peter Herzog’s excellent reference, Energy Efficient Operation of Commercial Buildings, is back in print and available through NEEI.
Today’s commercial buildings are complex super-systems that rely, not only on the efficient operation of individual equipment components, but on sub-systems of these components, and on control systems. Over time components and systems tend to wander from their design operational points and controls tend to drift from their set-points. Typically this means less efficient operation and greater energy and operation costs. Often this decreased performance goes unnoticed.
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Community College Training for Managing Green Jobs
By Elizabeth Olson
Origionally Published on nytimes.com: August 25, 2010 - A version of this article appeared in print on August 26, 2010, on page F8 of the New York edition.
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Government money is helping smaller institutions build programs that train students in various emerging and established energy fields.
The federal government is pouring $500 million into training for green jobs, and the sector devoted to energy efficiency is estimated to grow as much as fourfold in the next decade, to some 1.3 million people, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Its March 2010 report was financed by the Energy Department.
Entire article:  community_colleges_on_green_studies_nytimes.pdf
Origional article Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/education/26GREEN.html |
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President Obama's administration is trying to play its part, targeting almost $1.5 billion of stimulus money for such "green" job training and development.Unfortunately, this long-term promise is bumping up against short-term reality.
In a new report on the green jobs and their economic promise Workforce Strategy Center released this week, we found the unsettling fact that there are some serious roadblocks to the kind of immediate payoff we are all so eager to see.
Entire article: Building Effective Green Energy Programs in Community Colleges
(Lane Community College Featured on pages 21-22)
Origional Link: http://www.workforcestrategy.org/images/pdfs/publications/green_energy_programs_2010-05.pdf |
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 Beggars or Jobs for Eugene
Audio Responses to questions brought up at the City Club of Eugene public meeting.
Do we have a choice? Can we build a really sustainable community with living-wage jobs supporting our local community? Transportation costs are escalating, so having jobs that provide for the basic needs of shelter, food, clothing and health care will make our city more self-sufficient. Our questions today are: What are those jobs? Do we have the training in place? What about 10 years from now?
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Energy management overload
Origionally published by Sustainable Industries - http://www.sustainableindustries.com/energy/83254857.html
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Jobs
From most accounts, investment in energy management services is already creating new jobs. A $2 million energy efficiency construction-related project can create as many as 50 jobs, according to a white paper released by Johnson Controls. And a $10 million EPSCO might account for 95 jobs, according to NAESCO. Finally, energy efficiency programs included in climate change legislation being debated by the Senate could create as many as 20,000 jobs by 2020, according to American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
At Lane County Community College in Oregon, Roger Ebbage, director of energy and water programs, is hard at work training this new work force. The school is home to the Northwest Energy Education Institute, which has been training the front-line workers of the energy management services industry since 1980. Enrollment in this once-sleepy program tripled over the last two years to 90 and closed for the 2010-2011 academic year by December, says Ebbage.
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Catching Up with Lane College’s Roger Ebbage:
Teaching Tomorrow’s Building Energy Managers!
Submitted by Willi Paul on Sat, 12/26/2009 - 11:37
Origionally published on http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1451
ROGER: One reason for our place in the energy education industry is that we have been the only program in the country for many years. It was not until recently that we have helped other programs with getting into the game. And then of course since we focus on quality instruction, we have a reputation of providing a solid course or program. We are also involved with the industry nationally so we stay tuned into what’s happening from a national perspective.
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 Green jobs get boost
Oregon is 1 of 5 states chosen for education program
By John Yaukey • Gannett News Service | July 7, 2009
"Oregon was selected largely because of the certificate and degree programs at Lane Community College in Eugene
'Lane has been doing this long before it was hip to be green,' said college president Mary Spilde. 'A lot of the green jobs now are in energy efficiency, and that's where a lot of our programs are focused.'"
Entire article: Statesman Journal Education Article
Origional Link: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090707/NEWS/907070324/1001 |
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 The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Building a Sustainable Future and Green Workforce
AED.ORG PUBLICATIONS | April 2009
By Mindy Feldbaum, with Hollyce States
Lane Community College was recently featured in a publication created for the National Council for Workforce Education and the Academy for Educational Development.
This report examines the growing role of community colleges in a low-carbon, clean energy economy, and:
- provides examples of innovative strategies and practices used by community colleges to address climate change, environmental stewardship, and green workforce development;
- offers information on the fastest growing sectors and jobs in the clean energy/green economy that provide strategic opportunities for community colleges and their students;
- stimulates the dialogue on the role of community colleges in creating a sustainable future;
- presents useful Web sites and resources for further information.
Going Green: Lane Community College Feature
Going Green: Download the Entire Report
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“ We do OK with most parts of everyday reality: if someone asked us to guess how much time it'll take to get to the store, or how much a car weighs, or how tall a house is, we'll probably be pretty close. But ask us about energy, and we can be wrong by many orders of magnitude.”
-Clark Williams-Derry
EM Instructor Sonja Mae Bikes to California
Follow along as she pedals over 530miles to San Francisco.
Last Update: January 1st, 2010
The waiting list for Fall 2010 Energy Management Program has expanded and is accepting additional applicants. The water program has openings in their program available for 2010 and have no waiting list. Please stay in touch with us as some people may drop their names from the waiting list as we get closer to the beginning of Fall Term 2010.
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