1. Hudson Valley Community College’s Workforce Development Institute: The Center for Energy Efficiency and Building Science (CEEBS) Building a Green Collar Workforce for: New York’s ENERGY STAR® Programs March 27, 2009 Paula Hayes Program Director, CEEBS

2. Today’s Outline Provide brief history of training development Review current course offerings Coming attractions

3. New York’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR ® Whole-house approach to energy conservation Need market (homeowners) Need qualified contractors

4. Training History Conferences and lectures 2000: Course development begins 2001-2006: OCM BOCES develops building science curriculum –Training delivered across state with centrally located training staff 2007-Present: Hudson Valley Community College (CEEBS)

5. Hudson Valley Community College 2007-Present Creates Center for Energy Efficiency & Building Science (CEEBS) Creates Learning Centers across NY State Develops new instructors at Learning Centers

6. Center for Energy Efficiency and Building Science Current: Association for Energy Affordability (NYC) Broome Community College (Binghamton) Bronx Community College (Bronx) Erie Community College (Buffalo) Fulton-Montgomery Community College Hudson Valley Community College (Troy) Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES (Syracuse) Westchester Community College Two additional Learning Centers will be added in 2009.

7. Curriculum Developed Training Provided Certification of Competency Best Practices Identified Standards Set

8. Contractor Training and Accreditation – Build Infrastructure 1.Classroom and Field Training 2.Testing and Certification 3.Financial assistance is available to reduce Contractor’s costs of training, certification and accreditation

9. Building Science Curricula Single-family –Building Analyst –Envelope Professional –Heating Professional –Cooling Professional –Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Rater –Home Performance Sales & Marketing Multifamily –Multifamily Building Analyst –Multifamily Building Operator –Hydronic Heating Design Specialist (Spring 2009)

10. Building Performance Training Courses Certificate Program Building Analyst – 36 Instructional Hours A “Whole House” Performance-Based Approach 24 Hours – Classroom Instruction 12 Hours – Field Training Envelope Professional – 30 Instructional Hours Advanced Building Envelope Diagnostic, Evaluation, and Upgrade Skills 12 Hours – Classroom Instruction 18 Hours – Field Training Heating Professional – 35 Instructional Hours Advanced Heating System Diagnostic, Evaluation, and Repair Skills 14 Hours – Classroom Instruction 21 Hours – Field Training

11. Building Performance Training Courses Certificate Program Cooling Professional – 16 Instructional Hours Designed for Experienced Heating Contractors. This course is also known as Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Specialist  These courses may be taken individually for BPI Certification or as the entire curriculum towards a College Certificate (In Process for Fall 2009).  Integration of these courses into High School Construction Technology curricula is in process (BA).

12. Students Trained Annually 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Average 200 per year 382 793*

13. 2007 – 2008 Enrollment20072008Course Number Enrolled Course Building Analyst217Building Analyst441 Envelope Professional55Envelope Professional128 Heating Professional39Heating Professional34 Cooling Professional17Cooling Professional8 HERS Rater11HERS Rater15 Multifamily BA43Multifamily BA131 Sales and Marketing0 21 SPE Heating Professional0 15 Total Enrollment 382 793

14. Coming Attractions Renewables –Solar electric –Solar thermal –Geothermal –Customer sited wind –Commercial wind –Fuel cells

15. Coming Attractions New Training Delivery Methods –Distance Learning – interactive classes conducted via the internet Cost effective: reduced instructor & classroom time Reduced travel time for students –Classroom video presentations – provides standardized instruction for critical skills such as combustion testing

16. Coming Attractions Building Science training in secondary schools For-credit classes at the post-secondary level Re-entry training “Single Point of Entry” certification classes

17. Training Information & Schedule www.getenergysmart.org HVCC: (518) 629-4111 ceebs@hvcc.edu