AAS Energy Management
Lane Community College
Description
Energy Management is the strategic evaluation of energy use. In large commercial facilities, that means looking at the energy consumed by motors, HVAC systems, lighting, and even how people engage with them. Buildings and their systems require problem solvers who enjoy digging through metrics, investigating how mechanical systems work, and measuring energy and water use.
Learning Outcomes
Evaluate the energy use patterns for residential and commercial buildings and recommend energy efficiency measures and renewable energy solutions for high energy consuming buildings. Understand the interaction between energy consuming building systems and make energy use reduction recommendations based on that understanding. Construct energy evaluation technical reports and make presentations for potential project implementation. Access library, computing and communications services, and obtain information and data from regional, national, and international networks. Collect and display data as lists, tables, and plots using appropriate technology (e.g., excel and other computer software). Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on collected data. Interpret the concepts of a problem-solving task, and, using mathematics, translate concepts into energy related projects. Use appropriate library and digital information resources to research professional objectives and support lifelong learning. Read and analyze building blue prints including floor, mechanical, and electrical plans. Read elevations, sections, schedules, and construction notes.