Sustainable Facilities Operations 102: Reporting Sustainable Systems Performance

Program Description: 

This program, created by professionals at Milwaukee Area Technical College, prepares students to efficiently and effectively manage facilities. Emphasis is placed on cost-effective energy options, direct digital controls, energy management systems, sustainable operations management, maintenance management, commissioning, and project management. Each link leads to an instructor guide which includes sample learning outcomes, exit skills, course materials, assessments, and an overall description for each course. 

Instructor Guide Description:

This Instructor Guide helps educators at the college-level design and plan an accelerated course which teaches students the basic skills involved in "designing building, maintaining and operating sustainable (green) buildings." The guide contains possible tests, homework assignments, and activities to encourage class participation, which help students gain basic reporting and presenting skills, as well as the ability to "understand and work with basic facility utility data to calculate benchmarks using spreadsheets." The Instructor Guide can assist educators in developing a course that teaches students to "use Blackboard, describe basic concepts of metering and billing information, use spreadsheets, organize electronic information, and give a presentation using core presentation software and an overhead projector." 

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