LCC Wins Two Federal Department of Energy awards!!!

LCC Energy Management Program wins two Department of Energy (DOE) awards to fight Global Climate Change.

The Energy Management program has partnered with the University of Oregon (UO) and Oregon State University on two separate US Department of Energy Awards ($500k each) that fight Global Climate Change! The Energy Program has partnered with the UO Energy Studies in Buildings Lab (ESBL) to create the first-ever Building Energy and Controls Apprenticeship (BECA) program. The BECA prepares individuals who are searching for an employment path that helps to offset climate change. There are two components to the BECA, which are the LCC Energy Management two-year degree program, AND 2000 hours of paid apprentice employment with local (to you) practitioners called Training Agents.

The DOE awarded the OSU Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) funds to create the Small Commercial Building Assessment Center (SCBAC), which will be operated under the IAC umbrella. OSU will hire LCC Energy and Water Conservation students as student employees to conduct energy audits in commercial buildings that are 100k square feet or less in size. The LCC Energy and Water program staff will train and oversee the commercial building audits and report writing.

Please contact the LCC Energy and Water program for additional information,

, 541-556-7724

Online Energy Management Program Leads to Impactful Career for Esteban Montero Chacon

Great article about how the Energy Management Program is doing great things. And helping students to make a difference in their communities. 

 ATE Central Student Highlights

You to can be the change. Sign up now for the Energy Management Building Controls Program.  Great things are on the horizon!!

The Oregon BOC is registering for BOC Level I and Level II. Sign up NOW. Classes in August and September

THE BOC BENEFIT

No matter where your building is located or what it is used for, there’s one powerful tool that will make it run more efficiently: operator education.

Building systems are complex and interdependent. To get the most out of them, operators must be able to see the big picture. The Building Operator Certification® (BOC) program teaches facilities personnel to understand these systems and bring them collectively to peak efficiency.

And the Energy Trust of Oregon is offering incentives to take this training. 

Building Operator Certification® (BOC) trains and certifies building operators on the latest technologies and strategies for maintaining equipment, increasing occupant comfort, improving energy efficiency and reducing energy costs in their buildings. BOC is designed for building operators, custodians, maintenance staff and others interested in learning ways to save energy through building operation and maintenance.

Two levels of training are offered:
• Level I—Building Systems Maintenance (8 one-day classes)
• Level II—Equipment Troubleshooting and Maintenance (7 one-day classes)

Energy Trust of Oregon provides a cash incentive of up to $1,600* per building operator to help with the cost of completing Level I or Level II BOC training. Participants may not receive an incentive for both Level I and Level II certification within three years. This incentive is available for building operators regularly working in a commercial, multifamily, institutional or government building served by Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural, Cascade Natural Gas or Avista.    Energy Trust of Oregon

To register see our Page HERE

Buildings & Transformation Through and Beyond COVID19

The BCxA Conference Opening Keynote Address, Buildings & Transformation Through and Beyond COVID19, will be presented by Dr. Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Professor of Architecture and founder of the Institute for Health in the Built Environment at the University of Oregon.

As he notes in his recent video, “we can’t test every person every day for the coronavirus, but we can test every building every day, and soon it may be every hour and even every minute."

 Buildings & Transformation Through and Beyond COVID19

Energy Trust of Oregon has increased BOC incentives!!!

Tools and Training - Energy Trust of Oregon Energy Trust of Oregon provides a cash incentive of up to $1,400* per building operator to help with the cost of completing Level I or Level II BOC training. Participants may not receive an incentive for both Level I and Level II certification within three years. www.energytrust.org