Testimonials
What Employers and Operators are Saying
"BOC has helped our Federal Facility operators meet the requirements
of Executive Order 13123 to reduce energy consumption. This order,
issued under the Clinton Administration, requires Federal facilities
to reduce energy consumption by 35 percent by 2010. Operation and
maintenance strategies presented in BOC will help us get there."
Federal Energy Management Program, Arun Jhaveri,
Regional Technology Manager
"We are glad to include BOC in the resources we promote to
our commercial/industrial customers. It really shows we're interested
in our customers' welfare, as well as our being an active supporter
of energy conservation."
Puget Sound Energy, Syd France, Market Manager of
Business Account Services
"BOC
is the type of program that produces real benefits for our communities.
City staff who go through this training and certification are well
prepared to improve operational efficiencies in municipal facilities."
League
of Oregon Cities, Jane Cummins, Senior Staff Associate "We believe commissioning validates a building was properly
designed and constructed for efficiency. Appropriately trained and
skilled
operators of these complex and critical systems ensures continued
efficiency throughout the life of the building."
Washington Association of Maintenance and Operations
Administrators, Dan Lea, Past President
"If you want quality employees, then this is a training that
is current and relevant to their positions. Potential cost savings
can be had from preventive maintenance taught in the course."
Employer Comment,
BOC Evaluation (1999) "The morale of the trades people has improved because the training
was excellent. They get better recognition. We have tripled the
number of suggestions for facility improvement and we have implemented
each
one. They got great ideas from the training."
Employer Comment,
BOC Evaluation (1999) "As a result of the Energy Conservation (BOC 102) class and
homework, and the measures implemented through the course, the annual
energy
consumption in the 125,000 square foot facility went from 7,458,000
kWhrs in 1998 to 6,338,000 kWhrs in 2000...roughly a 15% decrease.
The PM (preventive maintenance) program developed as course homework
is still being used today."
Sears Regional Credit Card Operations,
John W. Petersen, Facility Manager "The hospital's building operators, some of whom are BOC participants,
were an integral part of the commissioning crew. Now that their
building is tuned up, they are taking pride in operating at an efficient
level.
In fact, they are using some of the things they learned about
the building to improve operation beyond the commissioned state."
Puget
Sound Energy, Bill Steigner, Account Representative "The program is the best thing that has happened to public
facilities maintenance people in years. Whether you are an experienced
journeyman
or, as in my case, have limited trades skills, the BOC has
tremendous value. On the surface, you would think that having one-
or two-day
classes in a technical area such as electricity might not be
very useful to those with no background in the area. For the experts
in
that area, you might think the instruction is going to be too
simplified, and too much of an overview. Well, you will be wrong
on both counts!"
Washington State General Administration, Duncan
Crump, Senior Facilities Planner
"It's just a good solid base that exposes you to all the different
aspects of the buildings. That's what I like about it. With
this broader perspective, building operators better understand their facilities.
For example, lowering airflows can save money, but they can
also
pose IAQ concerns through reduced fresh air. You think about
it rather than jumping in."
Berlex Laboratories (formerly Immunex), Lenny Hintze,
Lead Senior Engineer
"If you operate within the perimeters of what they give you
in the [BOC] class, you're going to save energy and you're probably
going to save a litle bit more on time to put into other areas you didn't
have before. BOC training has helped me free up at least
10 to 15 percent of my work time. That's a big saving to the employer in greater
productivity."
Ya-Po-Ah Terrace (Retirement Housing), Paul Nibblett,
Maintenance Engineer
"In BOC, we did an analysis on one homework assignment of
our building. We were in the lower percentile of energy use for
the size and square footage of our building. That helped give us
a gauge to see exactly where we were--more that we have the building
under control as far as energy usage. I'm surprised how many people
don't know how much energy they should be using in these big buildings."
General Services Administration, Jackson Federal
Building, Chuck Eddington, Building Engineer
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