Environmental Control Technology Education for Advanced Building Operation and Management

该项目解决了在行业专业范围内为建筑科学和工程技术人员提供更广泛和更强大的教育的需求，包括控制技术人员，HVAC技术人员，建筑运营商，建筑调试技术人员和制冷技术人员。该项目反映了40多名专业人士的意见，他们被召集来通知调查人员，该项目利用了兰尼学院教师，劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室研究科学家，具有设计基于计算机的教育模拟经验的顾问的技能和能力，以及该领域的专家从业者。该团队正在合作：- 修改和升级兰尼学院现有的核心课程，包括先进的技术和专业学术课程，重点是实践学习。开发新的程序链和相应的证书和学位;-组装和安装（在Laney实验室）一个HVAC系统复制了一个真实世界的商业建筑配置，可以作为其他学院的榜样;-创建一个建筑运营商的“飞行模拟器”和其他具有成本效益和易于复制的教学创新，以帮助发展系统级的理解;- 试行教育战略，将技术人员从能够解决主要组件级问题的技术人员转变为能够解决复杂系统问题的技术人员，能够使用科学原理，数据和分析技术来解决问题，并能够在设计意图，乘员舒适度，空气质量之间进行权衡，和能源效率，并能够评估性能数据和提出建议。

This project addresses the need for expanded and more robust education for Building Science and Engineering Technicians within industry specializations including Controls Technicians, HVAC Technicians, Building Operators, Building Commissioning Technicians, and Refrigeration Technicians. Reflecting input from over 40 professionals convened to inform the investigators, this project utilizes the skills and capabilities of Laney College faculty, research scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a consultant with experience designing computer-based education simulations, and expert practitioners in the field. This team is collaborating to: - Revise and upgrade existing core curriculum at Laney College to include advanced technical and specialized academic courses, with key emphasis on hands-on learning.- Develop new program strands and corresponding certificates and degrees;- Assemble and install (in the Laney Lab) an HVAC system replicating a real-world commercial building configuration that can be used as an exemplar for other colleges;- Create a building operators "flight simulator" and other cost-effective and easily replicable instructional innovations to help develop systems-level understanding;- Pilot an educational strategy to transform the technician from one able to solve primarily component-level problems to one capable of solving complex system problems, able to use scientific principles, data and analytical techniques to solve problems, and able to maneuver through tradeoffs among design intent, occupant comfort, air quality, and energy efficiency, and able to assess performance data and make recommendations.