Building Operator Certification (BOC) – BOC 105 – Operation & Maintenance Practices for Sustainable Buildings

Building Operator Certification – Energy Efficiency Through Operator Training

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BOC 105 – Operation & Maintenance Practices
for Sustainable Buildings

Credits:	.7
Total:	7 hrs
Lecture:	6 hrs
Class Exercise:	1 hr

Prerequisites: None

Learning Outcomes/Competencies:
At the completion of the Operation & Maintenance Practices for Sustainable Buildings class, a participant will be able to:

identify the six key areas of sustainable building operation and maintenance.
describe national rating systems and energy benchmarking tools for sustainable building
design, construction and operation.
rating systems and performance evaluation tools for application to their facility and organization.
describe a range of O&M practices for improving building energy and resource conservation.

Texts: STUDENT HANDBOOK: BOC 105 – Operation & Maintenance Practices for Sustainable Buildings, plus course handouts

Special Equipment: None

Evaluation:

Written test 100%

BOC 105 – Operation & Maintenance Practices
for Sustainable Buildings: Course Outline

1. Introduction

a. What you will learn

2. Sustainability/Green Building Primer

a. Occupant Participation/Buy In
b. Sustainability

i. Definition
ii. Recognition
iii. History/Importance

c. Green Building

i. Why?
ii. Laws/Codes
iii. Rating Systems
iv. Incentives/Rebates/Bonuses

d. Carbon Footprint/Emissions

3. Exterior/Site

a. Landscape

i. Plant replacement
ii. Weed control

b. Pest Control

i. IPM

c. Siding/Graffiti
d. Roofing

i. Reflectivity

e. Hard Surfaces
f. Lighting

i. Efficiency
ii. Night Sky

g. Erosion Control
h. LID
i. Pervious Paving/Surfaces

i. Porous concrete/asphalt
ii. Grasscrete
iii. Open grid

j. Transportation

i. Pedestrian Egress
ii. Safety/ease

k. Signage
l. Exercise

4. Water Efficiency

a. Irrigation

i. Plant Selection
ii. Intelligent Systems
iii. Efficient heads
iv. Drip

b. Indoor Potable Water Use

i. Fixtures

- Urinal
- Dual Flush
- Showers

c. Water Reuse

i. Rainwater
ii. Greywater

d. Cooling Water

i. Single Pass Equipment

e. Exercise

5. Energy

a. Cost/Benchmarking
b. End uses

i. Loads
ii. HVAC maintenance
iii. New technologies
iv. Plug loads

c. Renewable Energy

i. Forms
ii. Green Power

d. Daylight & Views

i. Glare Control
ii. Exterior Shading
iii. Partitions/Interior Walls/Relites

e. Electrical Lighting/Controls

i. Common Problems
ii. Correction
iii. Location
iv. Adjustment
v. Furniture

f. Temperature Control

i. Verification/Survey
ii. Move people to fit preference

- Reduce Yo-Yo effect

g. Exercise

6. IEQ

a. Occupant Controls
b. Filtration
c. Housekeeping/Maintenance

i. VOCs/Toxins
ii. Timing

d. Remediation
e. Exercise
f. IAQ Management during work/occupant protection

i. LEED Reference Standard – SMACNA

7. Building Materials/Supplies

a. Building EPP

8. Operations

a. Motor Pool/Equipment

i. Replacement
ii. Maintenance/Oil/Fuel

b. House Keeping
c. Pest Control/Pesticides
d. Purchasing/Occupant EPP
e. Waste Management
f. Exercise

9. Resources

a. LEED EB
b. FEMP O&M Practices

Facility Project Assignment
There is no facility project assignment required for this class.

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