Energy Auditing Fundamentals Online Training Program | February 2027
Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 02/08/2027 at 11:00 AM (EST)
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- Early bird pricing available!
- Non-member - $650
- Member - $600
- Regular Price after 01/28/2027 12:00 AM
- Non-member - $750
- Member - $700
Energy Auditing Fundamentals Online Training Program
February 8 - 10, 2027
Registration Pricing
Register early to receive the standard training rate. Late registration pricing applies during the final registration period.
Registration closes 2 business days prior to the training start date, or if the course reaches capacity, whichever occurs first.
Course Description
An effective energy audit needs to examine major energy end-use equipment, operations, maintenance, and management processes of the facility. It is a detailed examination of how the facility uses energy, the cost of energy, and it provides a set of recommendations to reduce the energy costs by both equipment and operational changes. Individuals involved in an audit, whether they are conducting the audit or commissioning the audit, need to understand the processes required to achieve the desired goal.
This program will help improve an energy auditor's methods, and also educate and inform end-users of what they should expect of an audit in terms of activities and deliverables. It helps identify auditing pitfalls and ensures an audit is a holistic action plan for building management, rather than just paperwork or an academic exercise, or a sales tool to recommend a specific product upgrade or project expenditure.
This is a non-certification course.
Who Should Attend
The program is of greatest value to those undertaking or assessing energy auditing projects. Attendees of this program have included professionals from energy service and engineering firms involved in government, utility, institutional and municipal sectors, including existing energy professionals, service providers, energy engineers, energy managers, facilities managers, end-users and energy consultants.
Online Training Experience
Attending this program is an ideal opportunity to participate in a focused, fast-paced instructional program, designed to expand your knowledge of energy auditing. The program is presented in short 2-hour sessions over the course of three days to allow professionals to attend while still maintaining their current work schedule.
Attendees can participate in this online program from anywhere you have access to a high-speed internet connection or access via smartphone/tablet.
What You Will Learn
The instructor provides an overview of the new ASHRAE Energy Audit – Standard 211 (an update to the ASHRAE Guideline), recently adopted and referenced by many localities in their energy audit regulations. The program then proceeds through the four major stages of the audit process, beginning with the pre-audit work that needs to be done to make the best use of the auditor's field time. Then, providing a review of all components of the site visit phase of the audit: covering who should be involved, data gathering and forensic detective techniques, and survey/monitoring tools. From there, analysis of the data and potential savings opportunities will be discussed, covering both energy and economic considerations. The instructor emphasizes the proper application of applicable energy rates and the available auditing software tools. Finally, and importantly, the contents and organizational issues necessary for the energy audit report to effectively present the information to its various end users will be detailed.
The program includes the latest information on:
Industry Standards
- Terminology
- ASHRAE Energy Audit Guideline
- New ASHRAE Energy Audit Standard (Levels 1–3)
- Government regulations
Pre-Audit
- Goals of the audit
- Examine consumption levels and patterns
- Collection and review of maintenance and repair records
- Management discussion
Site Visit
- Must meet with the decision maker(s) and operator
- Gather data, scope problems/situation
- The educational function of the audit
- Survey and monitoring — test equipment/tools
- Make use of info from in-place systems
Analysis
- Energy calculations
- Proper use of applicable rates
- Economic analysis
- Software tools
- The eye of the trained auditor
Report
- $$$'s first
- How is it/should it be used
- Size and the "round file"
- Organizational issues
Fredric Goldner, CEM, CEA
Instructor
Fred has over 30 years' experience and is a nationally recognized expert in the field of energy auditing and management. He is currently involved in a wide variety of projects, including facility audits, use analyses, research, and energy master planning and program design. He is a nationally recognized expert in the area of energy auditing and management and has lead audits and audit teams for hundreds of facilities totaling tens of millions square feet. Over eight years, he conducted extensive research in the area of multifamily building DHW loads and systems. As a result, he authored a new set of DHW sizing guidelines included in the ASHRAE Handbook and the ASPE DWH Design Manual. He is also an adjunct professor at the Center for Energy Policy & Research at NYIT. Over the past thirty years, Fred has taught over 13,000 professionals and trade persons across the globe, in addition to co-authoring several publications and books, including ASHRAE's Energy Efficiency Guide for Existing Commercial Buildings: The Business Case for Building Owners and Managers. Fred served as International President of AEE in 2003, has received many awards for his work, and was inducted into the Energy Managers Hall of Fame in 2007 for his lifetime of achievement in promoting the practices and principles of Energy Management.
Fred sits on numerous engineering, and industry committees and boards, including AEEs Certified Energy Manager Board and is one of the authors of the recently released ASHRAE Energy Audit Standard. Fred also remains an active member of the New York Chapter AEE Board of Directors. Visit emra.com to learn more.
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Transfer Policy
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- Registration fees can be transferred to another public course offering.
- Registration can be substituted with another person who is interested in taking the course; any cost increase differences plus associated transfer fees must be paid by the registrant — AEE will not refund fee transfer cost differentials.
- Transfer options expire one year from the original registration order date.
- Registrants who request a refund or transfer before the course start date must submit an email request to [email protected] 14 days before the course's start date.
- Registrants who request a refund or transfer after the course start date must submit supporting documentation of extenuating circumstances preventing attendance, including first-day no-shows. All documentation will be evaluated and the decision will be communicated in writing. Registrants who fail to provide supporting documentation are ineligible for a refund or transfer.
- There is a $200 transfer fee.
Cancellation Policy
In-Person, Virtual & Online
- Registrants who cancel 21 days or more before the start date are eligible for a refund minus a $200 cancellation fee.
- Registrants who cancel 20 days or less before the start date, or who are no-shows, are ineligible for a refund.
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