Making use of the Building Automation System for Improved Operations and Energy Efficiency
Hands-on Training
Join us at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab FLEXLAB for a customized training program on using the building control system (Building Automation System -BAS) to achieve the key operational goals of energy efficiency and occupant safety and comfort. This immersive program explores the integration of smart technologies and advanced techniques to optimize building systems, save energy, and enhance occupant productivity. Led by expert instructors and utilizing state-of-the-art facilities at a national laboratory, participants will gain practical skills in using BAS tools and capabilities to analyze building data, troubleshoot and optimize building systems, and improve building operations. Partcipants will gain invaluable insights into emerging industry trends affecting energy load management, energy pricing, grid interacton. Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in sustainable building practices at one of the leading research facilities in the nation.




Featured Sessions
Data Analysis, Advanced Head-End Functionality
Training Date: Apr 12, 2024
Empowering the Future: Exploring Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings at UC Berkeley FLEXLAB
In the ever-evolving landscape of sustainable architecture and energy efficiency, UC Berkeley's...
Meet our speakers

Since 2017, Robert has taught in Metropolitan Community College’s HVACR department and served as Program Coordinator for 4 years. His background in both computer science and energy management helped to inform MCC’s building automation-related project titled AUTOMATE! (funded by National Science Foundation). Prior to this, he served as the college’s Energy Management Systems Coordinator and worked as both a Systems Programmer and Application Technician.

MATC
Mr. Wilinski has had a career of working on energy management and facilities operations, including as a consulting engineer and educator specializing in facilities and energy management. At Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) Mr. Wilinski has developed over 20 courses and currently teaches in the Automated Building Systems program, which includes controls, M&V, Energy Auditing, and Commissioning. In addition to teaching at MATC, he works on an NSF ATE grant, the BEST Center, and still does work as a consultant for his firm, Wilinski Associates Inc

Peter Crabtree is the PI for the NSF ATE Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center now based at the California Institute of Energy and Environment (CIEE) and the Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) at UC Berkeley. After 17 years as the Dean of Instruction for Career Education at Laney College, Mr. Crabtree joins CIEE as a Visiting Project Scientist. The BEST Center provides resources and professional development for college faculty to support the education of the technical workforce in HVAC, Building Automation Systems, and Energy Management and Efficiency. BEST is completing development of a national certification for high performance building technicians, benchmarking industry-validated knowledge and skills standards in the sector.
With 35+ years of experience in workforce development and community engagement, Mr. Crabtree has directed numerous workforce and research projects including 18 years as an NSF PI with BEST Center and its predecessor projects as well as PI or Director for projects for the Department of Energy, the Department of Labor, the California Employment Development Department, the California Community Colleges, the California Workforce Development Board, the Bechtel Foundation, and the Microsoft Corporation.
He has an MA with an emphasis in Environmental Policy and political economics from UC Riverside. He was a Lincoln-Juarez Graduate Fellow at the Universidad Nacionál Autónoma de México.
Training Video Options

Facility Manager
(Online)
A key role of facility managers is to support efforts to use smart technologies for operational efficiency. Facility managers will gain background and hands-on exposure to Building Automation Systems and related advanced building technologies to streamline building operations, improve energy efficiency, and prepare for emerging energy management requirements.

Building Engineers
(Online and In-person)
Learn hands-on skills to use Building Automation Systems (BAS) and other smart building tools to operate and maintain a high performance building. Lab activities will range from BAS basics to the use of controls for tracking and diagnosing problems, developing energy efficiency measures, data analysis, writing and programming sequences of operations, loop tuning, and more.

Building Science Faculty
(In-person)
College faculty will explore advanced concepts in energy efficiency, smart technologies, and innovative building systems. The training equips faculty with the knowledge to enrich their teaching curriculum with cutting-edge practices and instill a passion for sustainable buildings in the next generation of professionals.