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Overview

Sustainability has gained momentum in the building design industry over the past few years. Sustainability is a term that embraces engineering, architecture, facility construction, operation and maintenance for the life of a building from conception of the idea - to constructing the building - to the demolition of the building. Design professionals who work with clients that are using long term life-cycle criteria for making building product and system selection decisions will need to understand sustainable design principles.

In this course the student will learn practical sustainable design engineering issues and design processes for energy-efficient buildings at the LANL (Los Alamos National Laboratory). The topics discussed in this manual can make a difference in the future sustainability of the laboratory and can be applied to other building designs where the engineer wishes to incorporate sustainability as a design parameter.

The student is expected to read Chapter 5: Lighting, HVAC, and Plumbing in the LANL Sustainable Design Guide published by the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

  · Sustainable Lighting Design Concepts
  · Mechanical Systems Design Concepts
  · Central Plant System Design Concepts
  · Building Control Systems Concepts
  · Electrical Power Systems Concepts'
  · Metering Concepts

State Board Acceptance

This course can be used by professional engineers to fulfill PDH requirements mandated by state and provincial licensing boards. Decatur Professional Development is an approved provider of continuing education in all states that pre-approve course providers. In all other states that mandate continuing education for engineers, it is the individual engineer's responsibility to determine the suitability of activities for PDH credit. The state boards typically accept online* courses that cover technical, managerial** or ethical content and which are relevant to the practice of engineering. The course must have a clear purpose or objective with a content that will maintain, improve or expand the skills and knowledge of the licensee's field of practice. For questions about your mandatory PDH requirements, visit the website of your state licensing board.

*Online courses are accepted by all state licensing boards that mandate continuing education. Other than New York (which limits online courses to 18 PDH) and Iowa (which limits online courses to 6 PDH), there are no limits placed by other states on the number of hours that can be earned through online continuing education. Consult with your state licensing board if you have any questions about the acceptability of online courses.

**The New York State Board of Engineers does not accept general office management courses, but will accept project management courses that are offered by an approved provider and that are technical in nature and contribute to the engineer's professional practice.