Building Operator Certification

Program Description

The program, provided in cooperation with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC), is an eight-day course offered over a two-to-four month period. The program trains facility managers to:

• Improve energy efficiency
• Reduce electric and other fuel bills
• Reduce maintenance costs
• Enhance building occupant comfort

Certified building operators demonstrate competence in:

• Evaluating building energy consumption
• HVAC energy inspection
• Lighting surveys
• Indoor air pollutant sources and pathway locations
• Facility electrical distribution

An evaluation of program results in municipal buildings showed that program graduates saved an average of close to 100 Megawatt hours of electricity per year.

Efficiency Maine offers the BOC 100 series and BOC 200 series. Class schedules can be found at the Efficiency Maine calendar of events. Be sure to check regularly for updates!

Electricity use in commercial and government buildings can be cut by 20 percent or more when building operators manage and maintain their structures and building systems more effectively.

Cost and Eligibility

The Building Operator Certification 100/200 series fee is approximately $1,275 per person. However, Efficiency Maine offers the series at a discounted rate for a limited number of building operators and maintenance staff. The discounted tuition will be provided to K-12 schools and state agencies at $450 and to federal agencies and private organizations at $750.

BOC registrants are eligible for tuition rebates from Efficiency Maine of $100 upon earning the BOC credentials and $200 upon submittal of an approved incentive application for an energy efficiency project at their facility. Maximum rebate is $300.

BOC training is designed for staff responsible for the maintenance and operation of equipment and systems in commercial and public buildings. To become certified, participants must attend the eight full-day core classes as well as complete open-book tests and assigned projects.

Commitment

To be eligible for tuition funding, a participant must have reasonable certainty that his or her facility will take action to improve the efficiency of electric energy consumption, using lessons learned in BOC training. Efficiency Maine will require the participant to provide information about facility energy use and will follow up with the participant in future years, to discover whether BOC training results in direct action.

For more information

Please contact NEEC for more information or to register for a BOC session at 206-292-4793, extension 2 or by email at tsquillace@comcast.net.