BES - Building Environmental Systems
Building Environmental Systems at Douglas College in British Columbia and the State of Washington.
Training for:
- Economic Competitiveness
- Effective Building Operations
- Energy Efficiency
- Environmental Sustainability
Program Features
- 15 subjects
- 600 hours total training range
- completely modularized
- full certificates available
- various training modes
- printed text, faculty support
Program Structure
- Operations Platform
- Management Platform
Operations Platform
The Operations Platform equips graduates with the ability to operate a building of any size efficiently and economically by developing a full range of practical knowledge reinforced by workplace competency.
Operations Platform Subjects
- BES 1100 - Introduction to Energy Management and Sustainable Buildings
- BES 1101 - Understanding Building Heating Systems: Auditing and Energy Performance
- BES 1102 - Understanding Building Air Conditioning Systems: Auditing and Energy Performance
- BES 1103 - Understanding Building Air Handling Systems: Auditing and Energy Performance
- BES 1104 - Understanding Building Electrical and Lighting Systems: Auditing and Energy Performance
- BES 1105 - Understanding and Optimizing Building Control Systems
- BES 1106 - Water Treatment Management and Operating Options
- BES 1107 - Mechanical Design for Energy Efficiency
- BES 1108 - Building Re-Commissioning and Energy Management
- BES 1109 - Hospital Systems
- BES 1110 - Energy Efficiency Project Management
Management Platform
The Management Platform provides graduates with the necessary skills to control and manage a building effectively.
Management Platform Subjects
- BES801 - Property and Building Administration
- BES802 - Site Maintenance and Building Safety
- BES804 - Strategic and Financial Planning
- BES805 - Human Relations
- BES700 and BES 710 - from Operations Level
- One elective
- Technical Writing subject
Additional Features and Benefits
- Recognized College Certification
- BES materials are reinforced by NRCan
- Supported by BC Hydro
- Flexible delivery - part-time studies
- Results-oriented training manuals
- Needs Assessment performed
- Energy Training Certificate
- IFTAC Certificate
- BES / BOMA agreements in Ontario
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BES 1100 Introduction to Energy Management and Sustainable Buildings
This course reviews basic building science required for trouble-shooting and analyzing heating, air-conditioning, air handling, electrical, plumbing and control systems. The goal of the course is to provide students with a Continuous Commissioning approach to sustainable operation and maintenance of existing buildings. The essential topics in the course all presented and discussed from the perspective of implementing Energy Management strategies and performing Best Practices Operations and Maintenance on existing buildings.
BES 1100 Introduction-Course Objectives & Contents
back to topBES 1101 Understanding Building Heating Systems: Auditing and Energy Performance
This course is designed to prepare students to operate heating systems in buildings in a safe, energy efficient and environmentally coscious manner. Course Prerequisites: BES 1100.
BES 1101 Heating Systems-Course Objectives & Contents
BES 1102 Understanding Building Air Conditioning Systems: Auditing and Energy Performance
This course is designed to cover the technical, maintenance and environmental issues concerning air conditioning and refrigeration in either commercial or institutional buildings. The goal of this course is to prepare students to operate air-conditioning and refrigeration systems in buildings in a safe, energy efficient, economical and environmentally conscious manner. Course Prerequisites: BES 1100.
BES 1102 Air Conditioning Systems-Course Objectives & Contents
BES 1103 Understanding Building Air Handling Systems: Auditing and Energy Performance
This course is designed to demonstrate the key concepts of the movement and distribution of air in a building in order to provide desired comfort conditions with maximum efficiency of the mechanical systems so as to conserve energy and provide cost effectiveness in the operation of the building. Course Prerequisites: BES 1100.
BES 1103 Air Handling Systems-Course Objectives & Contents
BES 1104 Understanding Building Electrical and Lighting Systems: Auditing and Energy Performance
This course includes an overview of the major components of building electrical systems, focusing on "Best practices" Operations and Maintenance and energy conservation. Course topics include basic electrical science, calculations up to 3-phase power applications, drawing electrical diagrams, electrical utility billing analysis, safety practices, use of predictive maintenance techniques, lighting technology, illumination applications and the principles of electronic control systems. Students will initiate an applied energy conservation project and participate in field visits to actual sites to observe practical solutions and real-life building systems. This project will be built upon throughout the program, culminating in an energy conservation plan for the building(s) they work in on a day-to-day basis. This 50-hour course will be delivered over a 10-week period and will consist of 10 three-hour classes, 10 hours of energy project activities and 10 hours of practical field activities. Course Prerequisites: BES 1100.
BES 1104 Electrical & Lighting Systems-Course Objectives & Contents
BES 1105 Understanding and Optimizing Building Control Systems
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the key concepts of commercial, institutional, retail and multi-family residential building control systems. The control systems examined will be pnuematic, electric, electronic and digital controllers. The controls systems will be applied to safety controls, HVAC controls, boiler controls, lighting systems and Building Automation Systems. Course Prerequisites: BES 1100.
BES 1105 Control Systems-Course Objectives & Contents
BES 1106 Water Treatment Management and Operating Options
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the key concepts of the field of water treatment as applied to the protection and operation of building systems, with respect to energy conservation and safety. Course Prerequisites: BES 1100.
BES 1106 Water Treatment Management-Course Objectives & Contents
BES 1107 Mechanical Design for Energy Efficiency
This course is designed to prepare students to gain an understanding of the design applications and operating characteristics of hydronic piping systems equipment within the context of operating buildings in a safe, energy efficient and environmentally conscious manner. Course Prerequisites: BES 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105 and 1106.
BES 1107 Mechanical Design-Course Objectives & Contents
BES 1108 Building Re-Commissioning and Energy Management
The purpose of this course is to develop students abilities to handle design problems pertinent to both the air volumes and water volumes required to satisfy a building's design criteria for both cooling and heating in a safe, energy efficient and environmentally conscious resources. Course Prerequisites: BES 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105 and 1106.
BES 1108 Building Re-Commissioning-Course Objectives & Contents
BES 1109 Hospital Systems
This course is designed to provide an introduction to building systems associated with hospitals and the types of equipment necessary to operate a hospital in a safe, energy efficient and environmentally efficient manner. Course Prerequisites: BES 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105 and 1106.
BES 1109 Hospital Systems-Course Objectives & Contents
BES 1110 Energy Efficiency Project Management
This course is designed to demonstrate the methodology used to analyze large building operations and from these analyses to design changes to the operation of the building that will realize energy savings within an appropriate payback period. Course Prerequisites: BES 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105 and 1106, and one of BES 1107, 1108 and 1109.
BES 1110 Energy Efficiency Project Management-Course Objectives & Contents