Continuing Education & Training  

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AIA Approved Continuing EducationUSGBC Education Provider
IACET Approved for Federal Energy Management ProgramInternational Code Council Preferred Education Provider

High-performance building continuity requires a workforce with advanced competencies in design, construction, operations, maintenance, and sustainable technologies. These courses provided by the WBDG alongside federal and industry partners foster education as an effective and convenient way for building environment professionals to gain valuable whole building knowledge from subject matter experts while earning continuing education credits.

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Title Duration Date (Live Trainings) Type Sponsor ACCRED
Achieving Sustainable Site Design Through Low Impact Development Practices 1.5 Hours OD WBDG AIA
Adopting Energy-Efficient Lighting in an Evolving Market 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
Adopting LED Technology: What Federal Facility Managers Need to Know 1 Hour OD FEMP
Advanced Building Controls 21 Hours (Combined) OD ESTCP PDH
Advanced Energy Storage Systems 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Advanced Exterior Lighting Systems 2 Hours OD FEMP AIA IACET
Advanced HVAC Technologies 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Advanced Interior Lighting Systems 2 Hours OD FEMP AIA IACET
Advanced Lighting Systems: An Overview 1.5 Hours OD FEMP AIA IACET
Advanced Measurement & Verification for ESPC 2.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Alternative Water and Strategic Planning 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
An Integrated Approach to HVAC Design and Performance 1 Hour OD WBDG AIA
An Overview of the Clean Energy Rule 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) 1.5 Hours OD DOD PDH
Barriers to Data Center Efficiency: Insights from Experts and Operators 1.5 hours OD FEMP IACET
Basics of Energy Conservation Measures for Performance Contracts 1.5 hours OD FEMP IACET
Battery Energy Storage System Procurement Considerations 1.5 hours OD FEMP IACET
Benefits of Hybrid Energy Systems for Resilience 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Best Practices for Comprehensive Water Management for Federal Facilities 4.5 Hours OD FEMP AIA IACET
Better Benchmarking for Lab Buildings 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Borehole Thermal Energy Storage Systems (BTES) 1.5 Hours OD DOD AIA PDH
Building Resilience Considerations and Strategies 1.5 Hours OD WBDG AIA ICC PDH
Building Science Basics 2 Hours OD WBDG AIA
Case Studies in Building Decarbonization (Energy Exchange 2024) 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Cathodic Protection Basics 1 Hour OD DOD PDH
Climate Change Considerations: Energy and Water Resilience Planning 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Coating Fundamentals 1 Hour OD DOD PDH
Combined Heat and Power in Energy Savings Performance Contracts 1 Hour OD FEMP
Combined Heat and Power: An Integrated Approach to Energy Resources 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Commissioning and TAB of Geothermal Heat Pump Systems 1.5 Hours OD DOD PDH
Commissioning for Existing Federal Buildings 4.5 Hours OD FEMP AIA IACET
Comprehensive Water Management Strategies 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Computer Server Selection Guidelines for Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization in Data Centers 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Contracting for Efficiency: In-Depth Training for Contracting Officers 2 Hours OD FEMP AIA IACET
Contracting for Efficiency: Why It Matters, What to Do, and Lessons from the Field 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
Corrosion Fundamentals 1 Hour OD DOD PDH
Corrosion Prevention and Control of Utilities and Buried Structures 1 Hour OD DOD PDH
Corrosion Prevention of Waterfront and Coastal Structures 1 Hour OD DOD PDH
Cyber 101: Understanding Cybersecurity Basics for Facility Staff 1 hour 08-13-2024 LO FEMP IACET
Cybersecurity Basics for Energy Managers 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Data Center Energy Efficiency: Air Management 2 Hours OD FEMP AIA IACET
Data Center Energy Efficiency: Cooling Systems 2 Hours OD FEMP AIA IACET
Data Center Energy Efficiency: Electrical Systems 1 Hour OD FEMP AIA IACET
Data Center Energy Efficiency: Environmental Conditions 1 Hour OD FEMP AIA IACET
Data Center Energy Efficiency: IT Equipment and Software Efficiency 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
Data Center Energy Practitioner (DCEP) Training Awareness 1.5 hours OD FEMP IACET
Data Center Toolkit Webinar Series: A Suite of Energy Assessment Tools 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Daylighting Principles and Strategies for Sustainable Design 1.5 Hours OD WBDG AIA
Decarbonization Considerations: Grid Interactive Efficient Buildings 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Decarbonization Considerations: Onsite Distributed Energy Projects and Offsite Purchases 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Decarbonization Considerations: Performance Contracting 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Decarbonization Considerations: Resilience Planning 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Design-Build Processes 1 Hour OD NAVFAC PDH
Designing and Managing Data Centers for Resilience: Demand Response and Microgrids 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Developing and Prioritizing Resilience Solutions within the Technical Resilience Navigator 2.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Distributed Wind for Federal Agencies 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
Effective Implementation of ASHRAE 90.1 2013 Requirements 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Electric Vehicle Charging for Employee Vehicles and Agency Fleets 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Energy and Water Manager Best Practices: Project Planning, Team Building, and Tracking 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Energy Efficiency Expert Evaluations 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Energy Management Basic Training - Tools and Resources for Results 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Energy Modeling 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Energy Performance Contracting: Tools for Success 1 Hour OD FEMP
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) Comprehensive Training: Phase 1 and Phase 2 3 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) Comprehensive Training: Phase 3 3 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) Comprehensive Training: Phases 4 and 5 3 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Five Phases to Success! 3.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Quality Assurance Over the Life of the Contract 1 Hour OD FEMP
Energy Storage 101 (Energy Exchange 2024) 1.25 hours OD FEMP IACET
Energy Storage: Perspectives and Case Studies 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Enhancing Resilience through Utility Partnerships and Utility Energy Service Contracts 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Ensuring Success: Best Practices & Lessons Learned in Financed Energy Projects 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
ePB for UESC: Enhancing Project Comprehension and Transparency with eProject Builder 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
eProject Builder Greenhouse Gas Calculation Tool 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: DOE ESPC ENABLE with an ESA 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: ESPC IDIQ Contract Vehicle Overview 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: Overview and Requirements 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: Photovoltaic Project Considerations 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: Site-Specific Stand-Alone Contract Vehicle Overview 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
EV Champion Training 1: Electric Vehicle Technology and Financial Considerations 2 Hours OD FEMP IACET
EV Champion Training 1: ZEV and EV Charging Fundamentals 2 Hours 08-29-2024 LO FEMP IACET
EV Champion Training 2: Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) and Energy 2 Hours OD FEMP IACET
EV Champion Training 2: ZEV and EV Charging Planning 1.75 hours 09-11-2024 LO FEMP IACET
EV Champion Training 3: Electric Vehicle (EV) Site Design 3 Hours OD FEMP IACET
EV Champion Training 3: EV Charging Site Assessments and Budgeting 1.75 hours 09-18-2024 LO FEMP IACET
EV Champion Training 4: Advanced Site Operations 2 hours OD FEMP IACET
EV Champion Training 4: EV and EV Charging Design and Implementation 1.75 hours 10-02-2024 LO FEMP IACET
Evaluating Your Utility Rate Options 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
Facility Management Workforce Development to Maintain OT Cybersecurity 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Factors of Success in Storm Robustness: Design and Installation Best Practices 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Faster Resilience Assessments: An Introduction to the New Technical Resilience Navigator Lite 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Federal On-Site Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity (CFE) Purchase Contracts 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
FEMP Cyber Series: 1 Understanding Management's Cybersecurity Priorities 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
FEMP Cyber Series: 2 Find Cybersecurity Gaps to Manage Cybersecurity Risk 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
FEMP Cyber Series: 3 Focusing on Connected OT Cybersecurity Risk 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
FEMP Cyber Series: 4 Understand and Mitigate Cybersecurity Gaps 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
FEMP Cybersecurity Training Game - Asteroids 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
FEMP Cybersecurity Training Game - Berzerk 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
FEMP Cybersecurity Training Game - Centipede 2 Hours OD FEMP IACET
FEMP Healthy Building Tool Overview 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
Financing for UESCs: Ensuring the Best Value for the Government 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
From ePB to CTS: Leveraging eProject Builder for Compliance Tracking System (CTS) Reporting 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
Fuel Cells: Advanced Distributed Generation 1 Hour OD WBDG AIA
Fundamentals of Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES) Systems 1.5 Hours OD DOD AIA PDH
Getting More Out of Your Data Center: Tips and Tools for Better Energy Performance 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Goal-Based Contracting for Energy Efficient Buildings 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Heat Pumps 101 (Energy Exchange 2024) 1.25 hours OD FEMP IACET
Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV): Emerging Applications and Safety Management 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Identifying Utility Carbon-Pollution Free Electricity (CFE) Purchasing Programs 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Introduction to Microgrids 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Microgrid Conceptual Design 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Planning for Microgrid Implementation 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Implementing Microgrids in the Federal Sector: Scoping of Microgrids 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Indeterminate Savings ECMs: Get More Savings from Performance Contracts 1.25 hours OD FEMP IACET
Indoor Environmental Quality Analysis and Solutions Interactive Training 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Indoor Environmental Quality for Energy and Productivity 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Indoor Environmental Quality, Building Health, and Comfort 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Inflation Reduction Act: Implications for Federal Agency Decarbonization 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Inheriting an ESPC Project Post-award 1.5 hours OD FEMP IACET
Intersection between IT and OT 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Introduction to Battery Energy Storage 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
Introduction to Design-Build 1 Hour OD NAVFAC PDH
Introduction to the Distributed Energy Resource Cybersecurity Framework (DER-CF) 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
Introduction to the Distributed Energy Resource Risk Manager (DER-RM) 1.0 hours OD FEMP IACET
Introduction to the Energy Management Information Systems Technical Resources Report 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Just-in-Time ESPC Webinars Session 1: Managing Your Investment-Grade Audit 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
Just-in-Time ESPC Webinars Session 2: The Critical Path to Success 1.25 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Just-in-Time ESPC Webinars Session 3: Crossing the Finish Line to Award 1 Hour OD FEMP IACET
Just-in-Time ESPC Webinars Session 4: ESPC Implementation/Construction Period - Not Your Conventional Design, Build 2.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Just-in-Time ESPC Webinars Session 5: Ensuring ESPC Project Performance after Acceptance 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
LED Design and Acquisition for BIE Schools 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Leveraging Advanced Metering Data to Improve Energy Operations and Reporting 1.25 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Leveraging Utility Partnerships for Fleet Electrification 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Long-term Management of Measurement and Verification (M&V) in Performance Contracts 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Making the Business Case for Resilience Projects 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Managing Building Heat Flows 2 Hours OD WBDG AIA
Managing Moisture in Building Enclosures 2 Hours OD WBDG AIA
Managing Water Evaluations in Federal Facilities 3.5 hours OD FEMP AIA IACET
Managing Your Risk in Performance Contracts 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
Metering Solutions for Solar PV Systems Located at Remote Sites 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Monitoring-Based Commissioning in Performance Contracting 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
O&M Best Practices for Small-Scale PV Systems 1.5 Hours OD FEMP IACET
On-Site Wind Energy Project Operations & Maintenance 1 hour OD FEMP IACET
Operations and Maintenance for Optimal Photovoltaic System Performance 5 Hours OD FEMP AIA IACET
Optimizing Operations and Maintenance (O&M) 1.5 Hours OD WBDG AIA
PCNRC Module 1: Overview of Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) 2 Hours OD FEMP IACET
PCNRC Module 2: Getting Started with an ESPC Project 2 Hours OD FEMP IACET
PCNRC Module 3: Developing Scope for Project and Request for Proposal 2 hours OD FEMP IACET
PCNRC Module 4: Measurement & Verification for Energy Savings Performance Contracts 3 hours OD FEMP IACET
PCNRC Module 5: Facilitating the Investment Grade Audit 2 hours OD FEMP IACET

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