Collaboration call flyer   Greetings BEST Center members: You’re invited to collaborate with BEST Center faculty members on ways to distribute the “Building a Better World” career video to promote your programs. Hear examples from your colleagues: *Paul Flor (Raritan Valley CC) – Viewing among potential students *Kevin Byrne (Santa Rosa JC) – Internal campus to…

BEST Center 2018 Annual Institute  January 3 – 6, 2018 | Laney College and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)   Applications Closed The Institute is designed for you to learn more about new skill standards, tools, and how to infuse energy management curriculum into your existing HVAC, Environmental Controls, or building performance programs. Here is a sample…

Join BEST Center members (Bob Clark, Jeryll McWhorter, Larry Chang) and others at the 2018 HVAC Excellence conference.    Are you going to the 2018 National HVACR Educators and Trainers Conference at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, March 26-28? This is the only conference created exclusively for HVACR instructors. Be sure to look out for various…

BEST Center 2019 Annual Institute  January 8 – 11, 2019 | Laney College and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) The Institute is designed for you to learn more about new skill standards, tools, and how to infuse energy management curriculum into your existing HVAC, building automation, or building performance programs. Sessions will include: – Project-based learning…

BEST Center 2020 Annual Institute  January 7 – 10, 2020 | Laney College and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) REGISTRATION CLOSED   The Institute is designed for community and technical college faculty members to learn about new skill standards, tools, and how to infuse energy management curriculum into existing HVAC, environmental controls, or building performance…

Watch the videos June 6-9, 2023 | Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE   USING BAS TO TROUBLESHOOT HVAC SYSTEMS: AN IMMERSIVE, LAB-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICUM As the national effort to improve building performance intensifies, the use of BAS capabilities for equipment problem detection and troubleshooting and system optimization is critical. Building technicians use BAS to identify,…