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NUWave: Technical Report
No full textThis 25-page report, provided by Northeastern University, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the NUWave team for the Explorer Class of the 2024 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to build underwater ROVs to complete challenges. The competition is split into the following classes based on build complexity: Explorer, Ranger, Pioneer, and Navigator, and Scout.The report begins with an abstract introducing NUWave and their ROV followed by a discussion of teamwork and project management. Next, the report goes into detail on the design and construction of the ROV, covering aspects such as electrical systems, software used, and payload. Also discussed is team and ROV safety, testing and troubleshooting strategies, and accounting.Manuals for each competition class and technical reports from other teams are available to view separately
Building Performance Standards: A National Roundup
No full textThis video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features a presentation from Laurie Gilmer, President at Facility Engineering Associates. This presentation was given at the 2025 Annual BEST Institute: Ensuring Sustainability: Energy Efficient Buildings & Technician Education.Gilmer begins by describing U.S. policies that require facilities to meet performance levels for energy emissions. The speaker identifies industry tools to report on those standards. The presentation covers how U.S. cities are meeting building performance standards, focusing on New York City as a case study. The speaker describes challenges in retrofitting existing buildings, including budgeting and energy costs. Gilmer identifies training and workforce development as a key aspect of meeting building performance standards.This video runs 00:44:11 minutes in length. Other videos in this series are available to view separately
Making Good Climate Policy in a Divided World
No full textThis video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features a presentation by Steve Weissman, lecturer at the Goldman School of Public Policy. This presentation was held at the 2025 BEST Annual Institute: Ensuring Sustainability: Energy Efficient Buildings & Technician Education.Weissman begins by defining public policy and policy analysis, and identifying factors such as climate impact that can cause federal government involvement. The presentation outlines issues in U.S. climate policy, including renewable portfolio standards, challenges in the natural gas industry, and energy efficiency. Weissman then covers the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and associated tax credits, and concludes with sharing strategies for creating climate policy, including implementing data-driven life cycle analysis and working on regional, state, and municipal levels.This video runs 00:45:08 minutes in length. Other videos in this series are available to view separately
ENRG 63: Field Work in Commercial Energy Auditing
No full textThis 3-page outline provides information about the Field Work in Commercial Energy Auditing course that's part of the Commercial Building Energy Analysis and Audits program at City College of San Francisco. This program is intended to prepare students to conduct energy audits, evaluate building systems for efficiency, analyze energy data, and apply financial and business strategies in audit reporting.In this capstone course, students gain supervised field work experience or participate in an internship. This outline includes a course description, learning outcomes, course topics, types of assignments, and textbooks and resources needed. Course topics include field work and internships, pre-audit activities, pre-inspection preparation, site visits, post-inspection findings, and conferences.After completing the course, students should be able to:Create and manage effective professional relationships with clients and their employees, including promptness, responsibility and courtesyPlan and organize audit activities, including pre-audit information collection, site visit(s), and interviewsInspect and catalog various equipment at the client's facility, including heating, cooling, lighting, process and other system equipmentEvaluate energy efficiency opportunities, calculate potential energy savings, and formulate recommendations for implementationOrganize and set up power point presentation of findings to clients and team membersSelect appropriate standard terminology and format for technical report writin
ENRG 58: Demand Response for Energy Auditors
No full textProgram Description:The Commercial Building Energy Analysis and Audits program at City College of San Francisco prepares students to conduct energy audits, evaluate building systems for efficiency, analyze energy data, and apply financial and business strategies in audit reporting. The program is divided into 15 modular courses designed for a community college level student. These courses are adaptable and can be selected, reorganized, or offered in a shorter format to suit individuals with experience in construction, architecture, HVAC, building operations, or mechanical engineering.Course Description:This course, from the BEST Center and City College of San Francisco, focuses on demand response for energy auditors. During the course, students are asked to consider applicability of various DR strategies including global temperature adjustment, global dimming for lights, pre-cooling and load control devices, DR rates and incentive types, thermal storage and other load shifting systems, AutoDR, persistence, and commissioning of these systems. In completing the course, students will be able to:Assess the importance of load management and demand response in limiting peak load across the electrical grid.Calculate and analyze load factor for various facilities as part of an effort to determine the impact of demand response or load shifting strategies.Synthesize information on the variables that inform load management and demand response projects including utility rates, climate, facility type, facility usage patterns and occupant satisfaction.Evaluate specific facilities for the potential application of various load management and demand response measures.Integrate back-up generators and alternative work-force schedules into demand response strategies, and  consider the challenges these measures introduce.Assess the value of automating demand response strategies to speed up response time and eliminate human errors.Course Contents: Course resources include a course outline and six PowerPoint presentations.The 3-page course outline includes a course description, learning outcomes, a detailed course topics outline, and more. Topics include: management and operation of electrical grid, load factor and billing data analysis for demand response and load shifting, implementation issues, benefits and challenges of various demand response strategies, peak load shedding or shifting, back-up generation and co-generation, commissioning of load management systems and, utility pricing signals and auto demand response. The PowerPoint presentations cover an introduction to the course, an introduction to demand response, demand response and the smart grid, management and operations of the smart grid, demand response implementation, and demand limit strategy.For orientation purposes, viewers should begin with ENRG 58_Course Outline_cc.pdf, which offers a description of the course as well as an overview of topics covered.Below is a list of the files contained within the .zip attachment. The size of each file is included in parenthesis.ENRG-58-DR-for-Energy-Auditors (15 files, 14.7 MB)Demand Response for Energy Auditors (DR1.pdf 554 KB)Demand Response for Energy Auditors (DR1.ppt 611 KB)What is Demand Response (DR2.pdf 326 KBWhat is Demand Response (DR2.ppt 105 KB)What id Meant by Smart Grid (DR3.pdf 822 KB)What id Meant by Smart Grid (DR3.ppt 1.7 MB)Management and Operation of the Electrical Grid (DR4.pdf 940 KB)Management and Operation of the Electrical Grid (DR4.ppt 663 KB)How do you know if you're a good candidate? (DR5.pdf 786 KB)How do you know if you're a good candidate? (DR5.ppt 467 KB)Implementation Table (DR6.pdf 4.3 MB)Implementation Table (DR6.ppt 3 MB)Course Outline (ENRG 58_Course Outline.docx 26 KB)Course Outline (ENRG 58_Course Outline.pdf 351 KB
Crafting Compelling Case Studies for Evaluation
No full textThis webinar from EvaluATE: Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education explores case studies as an evaluation tool for ATE projects. The webinar begins by defining case studies and providing reasons to use case studies in evaluation. Topics covered include selecting a case, case study questions, data collection methods, ethics, and report structure. Examples of different report structures are shared. The webinar concludes with a discussion on writing considerations and presentation methods for external audiences.The webinar recording runs 00:48:10 minutes in length. A 34-page PDF of the presentation slides is included
Hands-On Solar Training Labs: Effective, Engaging, and Turn-Key Solutions
No full textThis video from CREATE (Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education) features a presentation by Nick Matthes, CEO (Chief Executive Officer) at Illumination Solar Training Systems. Matthes describes the applications of the mobile solar training labs produced by Illumination Solar Training Systems for community and technical colleges. The portable training labs include a 2 kW (kilowatt) solar array, components for utility-interactive and stand alone PV (photovoltaic) systems, and a solar toolkit. Matthes describes how this product can expand access to solar technology education and shares a case study from Central Carolina Community College.This video runs 00:58:46 minutes in length
Sign in Utility Data Analysis and Calculating Energy Use Intensity Part 2
No full textThis video, from CREATE National Energy Center, is the second of two instructional videos on how to analyze utility data and use that data to calculate Energy Use Intensity (EUI). During these videos, the instructor guides students through gathering annual utility data for a residential building and using that data to calculate the EUI of the building. Excel is used to document students' analysis and make an assessment of the energy efficiency of the building. This video focuses on natural gas billing data. The instructor shows how to locate monthly therm use and costs, and then explains how these values are influenced by billing and BTU adjustment factors. The instructor then walks through the full requirements of the assignment, which includes entering data into an Excel template, performing conversions, and generating charts.&nbsp
Introduction to PC Hardware
No full textIn this video from the National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCyTE), in partnership with the National Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA), Matt Swinford of Southwestern Illinois College demonstrates how educators can teach their students about PC (personal computer) hardware. Swinford provides a hands-on demonstration of PC hardware in which the components for input, processing, output, storage, and communication are interacted with and identified by students.This video runs 00:04:38 minutes in length. Other videos in this series are available to view separately
Hybrid Solar & Electric Vehicles: Driving Student Innovation
No full textThis webinar from the CREATE National Energy Center features a presentation by Jason Wade, a middle grade STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) educator. Wade provides an overview of a hands-on energy instructional unit in which students design and build a model hybrid electric vehicle powered by solar energy. Wade discusses the role of critical thinking and creativity when teaching energy technology concepts and provides step-by-step guidance, classroom implementation tips, and resources for educators.This video runs 00:29:11 minutes in length