Certified Business Energy Professional (BEP®) Training Program | 12/4-12/8

Course Information

Pricing

Ends at 11:59 PM EST 9 business days prior to training start.

Non-Member  | $1,995

AEE Member  | $1,750

Late Registration

Begins 12:00 AM EST 8 business days prior to training start.

Non-Member  | $2,095

AEE Member  | $1,850

Registration closes 12:00 AM EST 3 business days prior to training start or if course reaches capacity.

Course Description

The Certified Business Energy Professional Training Program is designed to provide attendees a deep-dive into the financial aspects of energy efficiency and energy management practices. Over five days, our professional instructors will guide you through the principles and practices of the highest relevance and practical value when looking at the “bottom line,” either for your company or your customers.

Who Should Attend

This training program is of greatest value to non-technical business-oriented professionals that manage energy engineers or oversee energy efficiency projects or technically-oriented professionals that need a better understanding of justifying projects and the business side of energy management. Obtaining AEE’s BEP® certification provides international credibility among energy management, sustainable and clean energy communities. Attendees of this program have included existing energy professionals, executives, financial executives, facilities managers, energy consultants, energy engineers, and energy managers.

Schedule

Daily Breaks Days 1 - 4 : AM Break (15 min) | Lunch Break (1 hr) | PM Break (15 min)

Please see the "My Learning Path" tab for schedule information.

*Remote exams are scheduled on an individual basis. See Certification Program tab for additional instructions.

Training Materials

Once registration has been completed the workbook will be delivered to the registrants address under their profile.

To view/update your address visit your Profile.

Section 1: Developing an Energy Audit Strategy and Plan

• Awareness of:
  • Understand the goal of Energy Audits
  • The major steps in the Energy Audit process
  • The different audit levels
• Ability to: 
  • Plan for a successful audit
  • Communicate the results of the Energy Audit effectively to the client

Section 2: Energy Use Analysis

• Awareness of: 
  • Energy forms and energy unit's conversion
  • Energy rate structure and benchmarking
• Ability to:
  • Analyze energy consumption for a facility
  • Establish an energy balance for a facility
  • Establish a consumption baseline and adjusting the baseline

Section 3: Data Collection and Analysis

• Awareness of:
  • The importance of data in energy auditing process
  • The different techniques to measure and analyze data
• Ability to:
  • Define the necessary information to collect before and during the field visit
  • Analyze the collected data to turn data into information
  • Obtain an understanding of what is really driving energy consumption

Section 4: Economic Analysis

• Awareness of:
  • Methodologies and tools to analyze and decide on investment projects regardless of their nature; notwithstanding, the main focus will be on energy efficiency projects
• Ability to: 
  • Understand the need for economic analysis and the importance of life cycle costing to assess an energy efficiency project
  • Identify which cash flows (revenue and costs) should be included in the analysis
  • Apply investment decision rules such as: Simple Payback Period (SPP), Simple Return on Investment (SRI), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Saving to Investment Ration (SIR)
  • Use Interest Tables and construct formulas in Excel for various financial calculations
  • Conduct Life Cycle Cost (LCC) and Free Cash Flow (FCF) analysis for energy efficiency projects
  • Perform a what-if analysis to understand the potential impact on the key financial indicators

Section 5: Lighting Systems

• Awareness of:
  • Concepts and characteristics of energy-effective lighting design
• Ability to:
  • Identify typical lighting energy conservation opportunities
  • Demonstrate lighting economics calculations and relationships

Section 6 - HVAC Systems

• Awareness of:
  • Types and functions of HVAC systems and equipment: Chillers, Cooling Towers, Adiabatic Fluid Coolers, Pumps, Water Distribution, Condensing Water, Waterside Economizers, VRF, Split and Unitary, AHUs, Heat pipe, Heat recovery, Fans, In-Room Terminal
  • Vapor Compression Cycle and HVAC efficiencies (COP, EER)
  • Piping arrangements for chilled water and or refrigerant systems
  • Psychrometric processes
  • ASHRAE 62, Outdoor Economizers, Demand Control Ventilation, and Filtration Systems and Standards
• Ability to:
  • Identify energy efficiency measures (EEMs)
  • Evaluate O&M characteristics and opportunities
  • Calculate energy savings
  • Investigate the existing system and determine the opportunities to improve performance

Section 7: Domestic Hot Water and Water Conservation

• Awareness of:
  • Understand how DHW/SHW is produced, distributed and utilized
  • Know the efficiency improvement opportunities available in DHW/SHW systems
• Ability to:
  • Identify potential EEMs
  • Compute impacts of the EEMs

Section 8: Motors, VFDs, and Compressors

• Awareness of: 
  • Electrical Fundamentals
  • Types of Motors
  • Energy Savings Measures for Motors
  • What is Power Factor and why does it matter?
  • Value of Variable Speed Drives (VFDs)
  • Types of Air Compressors and Energy Savings Opportunities
• Ability to:
  • Determine the appropriate energy strategy for motors and compressors
  • Calculate energy savings amounts

Section 9: Building Envelope

• Awareness of:
  • Building Envelope terminology
  • Heat transfer mechanisms
  • Sources of heat loss/gain that affect buildings heating and cooling loads
• Ability to:
  • Calculate heat loss/gain through walls
  • Find and calculate R and U values
  • Calculate seasonal heat loss/gain through a building

Section 10: Building Automation and Energy Management Systems

• Ability to:
  • Distinguish and classify automation and control systems
  • Investigate the systems operation
  • Recommend performance improvements

Section 11: Alternative Generation and Energy Storage

• Awareness of:
  • Understand the various alternative energy generation technologies available for behind-the-meter applications
  • Be knowledgeable with regards to the various methods to store energy, and where an Energy Auditor may suggest such a system
• Ability to:
  • Determine overall opportunity for alternative methods to generation and storage

Section 12: Energy in Transport

• Awareness of:
  • Types of transport
  • Energy consumption, cost and efficiency
  • Improvements in systems
• Ability to:
  • Evaluate transport system performance and efficiency
  • Discuss and recommend a transport energy strategy

How to Register

1. Click the “Register” button.
2. You may be prompted to login if you have not already done so.
3. Complete the registration information requested and submit payment.

What to Expect After Registering

1. You will receive a registration confirmation email.
2. About a week before the course, you will receive a final confirmation with additional details regarding the training.
3. All information regarding your seminar can be found here in AEE Education, under My Dashboard.

Training Program Attendee Cancellation & Transfer Policy

The following terms and conditions apply to Attendees at the Association of Energy Engineers, Inc. (AEE) Training Programs. All requests for transfers, substitutions, or cancellations must be made in writing. Attendees agree to these terms and conditions by registering for a program.

Transfer Policy

If you are unable to attend the live seminar for which you have registered, registration fees can be transferred to another public seminar offering or substituted with another individual in your place within one year of the original seminar date.  No difference in registration fees paid shall be refunded and attendee is responsible for any difference for transfers to a higher cost seminar.

Virtual Programs: Requests to transfer to a differently named program submitted 14 or less days may be subject to the full cost of the workbook if already ordered.

Cancellations

For registrations cancelled 21 days or more prior to the program date, the full registration fee less a $200 service charge will be refunded.  Registrations cancelled 14 or less days may be subject to the full cost of the workbook if already ordered. For registrations cancelled 20 days or less, the full registration fee shall be assessed and no refund will be made.  No shows will result in forfeiting of the registration fee and no refund will be made.

In the event a training program is not held as a result of any cause not reasonably within AEE’s control (including, but not limited to, instructor illness, acts of terrorism, acts of God, war, civil disturbances, declaration of national emergency, accidents or labor disputes, fire, flood, storms etc.), attendees shall be notified as soon as possible and AEE’s liability will be limited to the reimbursement of the training program registration fee.

Certification Program

This training program prepares attendees to take the Business Energy Professional (BEP®) exam. Please review the requirements for certification on the Becoming a BEP® Page. A separate certification and application fee applies.

REMOTE BEP EXAM 

Registering for the training does NOT register you for the certification exam. To register for a remote computer based exam, you will need to submit the certification application prior to taking an exam. For additional information, visit the links below.

• BEP application
• BEP-IT application
• Remote Testing FAQ
• Certification Resources 

After you submit the certification application, you will receive an email confirmation letter from AEE within 4-weeks with instructions on how to schedule the exam. It is important to note that AEE cannot begin the scheduling process without an exam application. Any additional questions about the exam, certification eligibility, scheduling, or the application process can be directed to the BEP Certification Director, Francine Seskin [francine@aeecenter.org].

BEP Certification Page

BEP Body of Knowledge

Reference Books 

The following books are suggested reference books and printed copies are available through the AEE Bookstore. AEE members receive an 15% discount on printed books. Reference books are not required and are intended to help prepare for a training course and exam. 

Digital copies of these books are available through the AEE eLibrary, which is a great resource for accessing searchable content as well as highlighting and taking notes. The eLibrary is available to AEE members for the low discounted price of $35 per year. Digital books cannot be printed or accessed during the certification exam.

If you’re an AEE member, add the eLibrary subscription to your membership here.

If you’re not a member, join AEE here and add the eLibrary subscription to your membership.

BEP BODY OF KNOWLEDE

AEE DIGITAL LIBRARY

BEP Math Supplement

CODE OF ETHICS

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