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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
CREDIT
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)
Titlesort ascending Sponsor Duration
Working with Your Utility Series: Utility Cost Implications of a Distributed Energy Project FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Working with Your Utility Series: Interconnection Basics FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Working with Your Utility Series: Advanced Interconnection Topics, Part 2 FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Working with Your Utility Series: Advanced Interconnection Topics, Part 1 FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Workforce Development: Where is Our Future Workforce That We Need Right Now? FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Window Film Fundamentals WBDG 1 Hour AIA
Window and Glazing Design Strategies for Sustainable Design WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA GBCI
Whole Building Approach to Laboratories WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA
Water Resilience Implemented with Federal Agencies FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Water Management Basics FEMP 2 Hours AIA GBCI IACET
Water Auditing Tools and Resources FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Utility Industry Basics for Federal Agency Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity (CFE) Procurement FEMP 2 hours IACET
Utility Green Tariff Programs FEMP 1 Hour
Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC) New Utility Toolkit FEMP 1 hour IACET
Utility Energy Service Contract Training for Utilities FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
UTES as a UESC and Energy Conservation Measure DOD 1 Hour AIA PDH
Using Task Order (TO) Schedules in eProject Builder (ePB) FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Using Combined Heat and Power (CHP) for Efficient Resilience FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Underground Thermal Energy Storage for Electricity Generation (UTESe) DOD 1.5 Hours AIA PDH
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Special Topic - Performance Assurance for Utility Energy Service Contracts FEMP 1 Hour IACET
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Phases 4 and 5 - Project Implementation and Construction and Post-Acceptance Performance FEMP 1 Hour IACET
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Phase 3 - Project Development FEMP 1 Hour IACET
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Phase 2 - Utility Selection and Preliminary Assessment FEMP 1 Hour IACET
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Phase 1 - Acquisition Planning FEMP 1 Hour IACET
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Introduction Part 2 - Legislation and Contracting FEMP 1 Hour IACET
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Introduction Part 1 - Overview and Background FEMP 1 Hour IACET
UESC Implementation Best Practices for Utilities FEMP 2 hours IACET
Transforming Research Labs Part II FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Transforming Research Labs Part I FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Tracking Data Center Efficiency: What PUE Can Say and Where We Can Look To Better Understand Energy Performance FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
To the Last Drop: Water Savings through Conservation Measures and Proven Technologies FEMP 1 Hour IACET
The Principles and Process for Conducting a Life-Cycle Cost Analysis WBDG 1 Hour AIA
The Integrated Design Process WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA
Technical Resilience Navigator Overview FEMP 2 Hours IACET
Technical Resilience Navigator - Risk Assessment Overview FEMP 2 Hours IACET
Taking Advantage of Demand Response and Time-Variable Pricing Offerings FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
System-Level Tools for Identifying and Quantifying Carbon Reduction Opportunities in Data Centers FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Sustainable Roofing Design Considerations and Applications WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA GBCI
Sustainable Acquisition for Federal Agencies FEMP 2 Hours AIA GBCI IACET
Strategies for Sustainable Historic Preservation WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA GBCI
Standard Design-Build Master RFP NAVFAC 1 Hour PDH
Smart Labs for Today's Energy Reality FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Small Project Template NAVFAC 1 Hour PDH
Site Security Design Process and Strategies WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA
Setting Escalation Rates Responsibly: FEMP Guidance and the EERC FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Selecting, Implementing, and Funding Distributed Wind Systems in Federal Facilities FEMP 2 Hours IACET
Seismic Design Basics WBDG 1 Hour AIA
Save for Later: Battery Storage and Thermal Energy Storage FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
REopt and Federal On-Site Clean Energy: Site Data Requirements FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
REopt and Federal On-Site Clean Energy: Meeting Decarbonization and Resilience Goals FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
REopt and Federal On-Site Clean Energy: Introduction to REopt FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Renewable Energy On-site Project Implementation Process FEMP 4 Hours AIA GBCI IACET
Realizing the Potential of Under-Utilized ECMs in ESPCs FEMP 3.5 Hours AIA IACET
Re-tuning Training for Buildings Without Building Automation Systems FEMP 2 Hours IACET
Re-tuning Training for Buildings With Building Automation Systems FEMP 6 Hours IACET
Re-Thinking Operations & Maintenance for High Performance Buildings FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
PV For The Long Haul: Designing and Operating PV Systems for 30-Plus Years FEMP 1.75 Hours IACET
Project Facilitator Fundamentals FEMP 4 Hours IACET
Principles and Goals of Accessible Design WBDG 1 Hour AIA
Pricing in Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Plug-In Electric Vehicle Overview for Drivers FEMP .50 Hour
Planning, Procuring and Managing Solar PV Systems for Long-term Performance: Preventing and Recovering from Damage to Solar PV Systems FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Planning, Procuring and Managing Solar PV Systems for Long-term Performance: Planning for the End of PV System Performance Period FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Planning, Procuring and Managing Solar PV Systems for Long-term Performance: Planning a New Solar PV Acquisition - Key Steps & Considerations to Safety, Longevity, and Performance FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Planning, Procuring and Managing Solar PV Systems for Long-term Performance: Improving Performance and Reducing O&M Cost for Photovoltaic Systems FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Planning for Secure Buildings WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA
Performance Contracting National Resource Center (PCNRC) Training Certificate Series FEMP 16 Hours IACET
PCNRC Module 4: Measurement & Verification for Energy Savings Performance Contracts FEMP 3 hours IACET
PCNRC Module 3: Developing Scope for Project and Request for Proposal FEMP 2 hours IACET
PCNRC Module 2: Getting Started with an ESPC Project FEMP 2 Hours IACET
PCNRC Module 1. Overview of Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) FEMP 2 Hours IACET
Optimizing Operations and Maintenance (O&M) WBDG 1.5 Hours AIA
Operations, Maintenance, and Commissioning FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Operations and Maintenance for Optimal Photovoltaic System Performance FEMP 5 Hours AIA GBCI IACET
O&M Best Practices for Small-Scale PV Systems FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Monitoring-Based Commissioning in Performance Contracting FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Mechanical Insulation Education & Awareness NIA 2 Hours AIA GBCI ICC PDH
Managing Your Risk in Performance Contracts FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Managing Water Assessment in Federal Facilities FEMP 3.5 Hours AIA GBCI IACET
Managing Moisture in Building Enclosures WBDG 2 Hours AIA
Managing Building Heat Flows WBDG 2 Hours AIA
Making the Business Case for Resilience Projects FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Long-term Management of Measurement and Verification (M&V) in Performance Contracts FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Leveraging Utility Partnerships for Fleet Electrification FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Leveraging Advanced Metering Data to Improve Energy Operations and Reporting FEMP 1.25 Hours IACET
Just-in-Time ESPC Webinars Session 5: Ensuring ESPC Project Performance after Acceptance FEMP 1.5 Hours 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 3: Crossing the Finish Line to Award 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 1: Managing Your Investment-Grade Audit FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Introduction to the Energy Management Information Systems Technical Resources Report FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Introduction to the Distributed Energy Resource Cybersecurity Framework (DER-CF) FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Introduction to Design-Build NAVFAC 1 Hour PDH
Introduction to Battery Energy Storage FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Intersection between IT and OT FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Inheriting an ESPC Project Post-Award FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Inflation Reduction Act: Implications for Federal Agency Decarbonization FEMP 1 hour IACET
Indoor Environmental Quality, Building Health, and Comfort FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Indoor Environmental Quality for Energy and Productivity FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Scoping of Microgrids FEMP 1 hour IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Planning for Microgrid Implementation FEMP 1 hour IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Microgrid Conceptual Design FEMP 1 hour IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Introduction to Microgrids FEMP 1 hour IACET
Identifying Utility Carbon-Pollution Free Electricity (CFE) Purchasing Programs FEMP 1 hour IACET
Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV): Emerging Applications and Safety Management FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
High-Efficiency Parking Lighting Strategies for Federal Agencies FEMP .75 Hour
High-Efficiency Parking Lighting for Federal Agencies FEMP .75 Hour
Goal-Based Contracting for Energy Efficient Buildings FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Fundamentals of Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES) Systems DOD 1.5 Hours AIA PDH
Fuel Cells: Advanced Distributed Generation WBDG 1 Hour AIA
From ePB to CTS: Leveraging eProject Builder for Compliance Tracking System (CTS) Reporting FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Financing for UESCs: Panel and Q&A FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Financing for UESCs: Ensuring the Best Value for the Government FEMP 1 Hour IACET
FEMP Healthy Building Tool Overview FEMP 1 Hour IACET
FEMP Cybersecurity Training Game - Centipede FEMP 2 Hours IACET
FEMP Cybersecurity Training Game - Berzerk FEMP 1 Hour IACET
FEMP Cybersecurity Training Game - Asteroids FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Federal On-Site Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity (CFE) Purchase Contracts FEMP 1 Hour IACET
Factors of Success in Storm Robustness: Design and Installation Best Practices FEMP 1 hour IACET
Facility Management Workforce Development to Maintain OT Cybersecurity FEMP 1.5 Hours IACET
Evaluating Your Utility Rate Options FEMP 1 Hour IACET
EV Champion Training 4: Advanced Site Operations FEMP 2 hours IACET
EV Champion Training 3: Electric Vehicle (EV) Site Design FEMP 3 Hours IACET
EV Champion Training 2: Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) and Energy FEMP 2 Hours IACET
EV Champion Training 1: Electric Vehicle Technology and Financial Considerations FEMP 2 Hours IACET

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