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Welcome to the WBDG continuing education section. The courses featured offer an introduction to Whole Building Design concepts as well as more specific applications for design objectives, building types, and operations and maintenance. Distance education is an effective and convenient way for architecture, engineering, building design, and facility management professionals to gain valuable knowledge about Whole Building Design while earning continuing education credits.

Course Catalog

Below is a catalog of available courses. Click the 'Title' heading to sort by ascending or descending order. In addition, narrow the list by selecting a sponsor or topic category from the drop-downs and clicking 'Apply'.

COURSE
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KEY		 AIA AIA Learning Units (LUs)
GBCI USGBC GBCI Continuing Education Hours (CEs)
IACET FEMP IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
PDH Professional Development Hours
ICC ICC Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Title Sponsor Duration
Achieving Sustainable Site Design Through Low Impact Development Practices WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA GBCI
Adopting Energy-Efficient Lighting in an Evolving Market FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Adopting LED Technology: What Federal Facility Managers Need to Know FEMP 1 Hour
Advanced Building Controls DOD 21 Hours (Combined) PDH
Advanced Energy Storage Systems FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Advanced Exterior Lighting Systems FEMP 2 Hours AIA IACET
Advanced HVAC Technologies FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Advanced Interior Lighting Systems FEMP 2 Hours AIA IACET
Advanced Lighting Systems: An Overview FEMP 1.5 Hours AIA IACET
Advanced Measurement & Verification for ESPC FEMP 2.5 Hours IACET
Alternative Water and Strategic Planning FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
An Integrated Approach to HVAC Design and Performance WBDG 1 Hour AIA
Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) DOD 1.5 Hours AIA PDH
Benefits of Hybrid Energy Systems for Resilience FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Best Practices for Comprehensive Water Management for Federal Facilities FEMP 4.5 Hours AIA GBCI IACET
Better Benchmarking for Lab Buildings FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Borehole Thermal Energy Storage Systems (BTES) DOD 1.5 Hours AIA PDH
Building Resilience Considerations and Strategies WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA ICC PDH
Building Science Basics WBDG 2 Hours AIA
Cathodic Protection Basics DOD 1 Hour PDH
Coating Fundamentals DOD 1 Hour PDH
Combined Heat and Power in Energy Savings Performance Contracts FEMP 1 Hour
Combined Heat and Power: An Integrated Approach to Energy Resources FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Commissioning and TAB of Geothermal Heat Pump Systems DOD 1.5 Hours PDH
Commissioning for Existing Federal Buildings FEMP 4.5 Hours IACET
Comprehensive Water Management Strategies FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Computer Server Selection Guidelines for Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization in Data Centers FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Contracting for Efficiency: In-Depth Training for Contracting Officers FEMP 2 Hours AIA GBCI IACET
Corrosion Fundamentals DOD 1 Hour PDH
Corrosion Prevention and Control of Utilities and Buried Structures DOD 1 Hour PDH
Corrosion Prevention of Waterfront and Coastal Structures DOD 1 Hour PDH
Cybersecurity Basics for Energy Managers FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Data Center Energy Efficiency: Air Management FEMP 2 Hours AIA IACET
Data Center Energy Efficiency: Cooling Systems FEMP 2 Hours AIA IACET
Data Center Energy Efficiency: Electrical Systems FEMP 1 Hour AIA IACET
Data Center Energy Efficiency: Environmental Conditions FEMP 1 Hour AIA IACET
Data Center Energy Efficiency: IT Equipment and Software Efficiency FEMP 1 Hour AIA IACET
Data Center Toolkit Webinar Series: A Suite of Energy Assessment Tools FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Daylighting Principles and Strategies for Sustainable Design WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA GBCI
Decarbonization Considerations: Onsite Distributed Energy Projects and Offsite Purchases FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Decarbonization Considerations: Performance Contracting FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Design-Build Processes NAVFAC 1 Hour PDH
Designing and Managing Data Centers for Resilience: Demand Response and Microgrids FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Developing and Prioritizing Resilience Solutions within the Technical Resilience Navigator FEMP 2.5 Hours IACET
Distributed Wind for Federal Agencies FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Effective Implementation of ASHRAE 90.1 2013 Requirements FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Electric Vehicle Charging for Employee Vehicles and Agency Fleets FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Energy Efficiency Expert Evaluations FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Energy Management Basic Training - Tools and Resources for Results FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Energy Modeling FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Energy Performance Contracting: Tools for Success FEMP 1 Hour
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) Comprehensive Training: Phase 1 and Phase 2 FEMP 3 Hours IACET
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) Comprehensive Training: Phase 3 FEMP 3 Hours IACET
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) Comprehensive Training: Phases 4 and 5 FEMP 3 Hours IACET
Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Five Phases to Success! FEMP 3.5 Hours IACET
Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Quality Assurance Over the Life of the Contract FEMP 1 Hour
Energy Storage: Perspectives and Case Studies FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Ensuring Success: Best Practices & Lessons Learned in Financed Energy Projects FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
ePB for UESC: Enhancing Project Comprehension and Transparency with eProject Builder FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
eProject Builder Greenhouse Gas Calculation Tool FEMP 1 hour IACET
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: DOE ESPC ENABLE with an ESA FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: ESPC IDIQ Contract Vehicle Overview FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: Overview and Requirements FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: Photovoltaic Project Considerations FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: Site-Specific Stand-Alone Contract Vehicle Overview FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
EV Champion Training 1: Electric Vehicle Technology and Financial Considerations FEMP 2 Hours IACET
EV Champion Training 2: Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) and Energy FEMP 2 Hours IACET
EV Champion Training 3: Electric Vehicle (EV) Site Design FEMP 3 Hours IACET
EV Champion Training 4: Advanced Site Operations FEMP 2 hours IACET
Evaluating Your Utility Rate Options FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Facility Management Workforce Development to Maintain OT Cybersecurity FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Factors of Success in Storm Robustness: Design and Installation Best Practices FEMP 1 hour IACET
Federal On-Site Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity (CFE) Purchase Contracts FEMP 1 Hour IACET
FEMP Cybersecurity Training Game - Asteroids FEMP 1 Hour IACET
FEMP Cybersecurity Training Game - Berzerk FEMP 1 Hour IACET
FEMP Cybersecurity Training Game - Centipede FEMP 2 Hours IACET
FEMP Healthy Building Tool Overview FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Financing for UESCs: Ensuring the Best Value for the Government FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Financing for UESCs: Panel and Q&A FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
From ePB to CTS: Leveraging eProject Builder for Compliance Tracking System (CTS) Reporting FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Fuel Cells: Advanced Distributed Generation WBDG 1 Hour AIA
Fundamentals of Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES) Systems DOD 1.5 Hours AIA PDH
Goal-Based Contracting for Energy Efficient Buildings FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
High-Efficiency Parking Lighting for Federal Agencies FEMP .75 Hour
High-Efficiency Parking Lighting Strategies for Federal Agencies FEMP .75 Hour
Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV): Emerging Applications and Safety Management FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Identifying Utility Carbon-Pollution Free Electricity (CFE) Purchasing Programs FEMP 1 hour IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Introduction to Microgrids FEMP 1 hour IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Microgrid Conceptual Design FEMP 1 hour IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Planning for Microgrid Implementation FEMP 1 hour IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Scoping of Microgrids FEMP 1 hour IACET
Indoor Environmental Quality for Energy and Productivity FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Indoor Environmental Quality, Building Health, and Comfort FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Inflation Reduction Act: Implications for Federal Agency Decarbonization FEMP 1 hour IACET
Inheriting an ESPC Project Post-Award FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Intersection between IT and OT FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Introduction to Battery Energy Storage FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Introduction to Design-Build NAVFAC 1 Hour PDH
Introduction to the Distributed Energy Resource Cybersecurity Framework (DER-CF) FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Introduction to the Energy Management Information Systems Technical Resources Report FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Just-in-Time ESPC Webinars Session 1: Managing Your Investment-Grade Audit FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Just-in-Time ESPC Webinars Session 2: The Critical Path to Success FEMP 1.25 Hours IACET
Just-in-Time ESPC Webinars Session 3: Crossing the Finish Line to Award FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Just-in-Time ESPC Webinars Session 4: ESPC Implementation/Construction Period - Not Your Conventional Design, Build FEMP 2.5 Hours IACET
Just-in-Time ESPC Webinars Session 5: Ensuring ESPC Project Performance after Acceptance FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Leveraging Advanced Metering Data to Improve Energy Operations and Reporting FEMP 1.25 Hours IACET
Leveraging Utility Partnerships for Fleet Electrification FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Long-term Management of Measurement and Verification (M&V) in Performance Contracts FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Making the Business Case for Resilience Projects FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Managing Building Heat Flows WBDG 2 Hours AIA
Managing Moisture in Building Enclosures WBDG 2 Hours AIA
Managing Water Assessment in Federal Facilities FEMP 3.5 Hours AIA GBCI IACET
Managing Your Risk in Performance Contracts FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Mechanical Insulation Education & Awareness NIA 2 Hours AIA GBCI ICC PDH
Monitoring-Based Commissioning in Performance Contracting FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
O&M Best Practices for Small-Scale PV Systems FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Operations and Maintenance for Optimal Photovoltaic System Performance FEMP 5 Hours AIA GBCI IACET
Operations, Maintenance, and Commissioning FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Optimizing Operations and Maintenance (O&M) WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA
PCNRC Module 1. Overview of Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) FEMP 2 Hours IACET
PCNRC Module 2: Getting Started with an ESPC Project FEMP 2 Hours IACET
PCNRC Module 3: Developing Scope for Project and Request for Proposal FEMP 2 hours IACET
PCNRC Module 4: Measurement & Verification for Energy Savings Performance Contracts FEMP 3 hours IACET
Performance Contracting National Resource Center (PCNRC) Training Certificate Series FEMP 16 Hours IACET
Planning for Secure Buildings WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA

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