| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|
| Topic 1: Building Automation and Controls | 5% | - Building management systems
- Automation and optimization
- Control systems and strategies
|
| Topic 2: Lighting Systems | 10% | - Daylighting integration
- Lighting technologies and efficiency
- Design and control strategies
|
| Topic 3: Codes, Standards and Regulations | 5% | - Energy efficiency codes and standards
- Sustainability policies and frameworks
- Compliance and reporting requirements
|
| Topic 4: Distributed Generation and Renewable Energy | 4–6 | - Solar, wind, biomass, geothermal
- Grid integration and economics
- Combined heat and power (CHP)
|
| Topic 5: Measurement and Verification | 5% | - Baseline development and savings calculation
- M&V protocols and standards
|
| Topic 6: Energy Savings Performance Contracting | 5% | - Guaranteed savings and risk allocation
- Contract structures and financing
|
| Topic 7: Energy Audits and Instrumentation | 10% | - Measurement tools and instrumentation
- Energy performance indicators
- Data collection and analysis
- Audit levels and methodologies
|
| Topic 8: Electrical Power Systems and Motors | 15% | - Motor systems, efficiency and controls
- Power factor correction and load management
- Power distribution and quality
|
| Topic 9: Energy Accounting and Economics | 15% | - Energy units and conversions
- Utility rate structures and tariffs
- Time value of money, NPV, IRR, payback analysis
- Life cycle costing and economic analysis
|
| Topic 10: Operations, Maintenance and Commissioning | 5% | - Maintenance best practices
- Commissioning and retro-commissioning
|
| Topic 11: Energy Storage Systems | 3–5 | - Storage technologies and applications
- Integration and benefits
|
| Topic 12: Industrial Systems | 6–8 | - Compressed air, pumping, and drying systems
- Process energy efficiency
|
| Topic 13: Boiler and Steam Systems | 4–6 | - Maintenance and optimization
- Operation and efficiency
|
| Topic 14: HVAC Systems and Building Envelope | 15% | - Load calculation and system selection
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
- Thermal envelope performance
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