Fellow Training

EDF trains fellows in fundamental energy efficiency strategies for office buildings and data centers.

Before the start of the fellowship, fellows will be flown out to the Climate Corps training hosted by EDF. This training is based on the Climate Corps Handbook and covers fundamental energy efficiency strategies for commercial office buildings.

Attendance to this training is not mandatory, but is highly recommended. The training gives fellows the opportunity to meet other summer fellows and EDF and Net Impact staff. Fellows will learn the basics of energy efficiency strategies, hear from guest speakers, attend a building tour and learn more about expected deliverables of the internship. Below is the agenda from the 2009 training.

Day 1 - Monday

• 8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast/Arrival (EDF San Francisco Offices--123 Mission Street, 28th Floor)
• 9:00 - 9:30 Workshop Kickoff: Introductions and Goals
• 9:30 – 10:10 Context and Value of Energy Efficiency
• 10:10 – 10:30 Exercise - Energy Units and Conversions
• 10:30 - 10:45 Break
• 10:45 - 11:20 Energy Use in Commercial Building Sector (+Bills and Incentives)
• 11:20 – 12:00 EE Option Identification & Evaluation Process
• 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
• 1:00 – 2:00 HVAC Technologies and Efficiency Approaches
• 2:00-2:25 Exercise - Estimate Savings from Setbacks
• 2:25- 2:45 Break: Travel to Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard Street, San Francisco
• 2:45 – 3:45 Lighting Part 1: Design & Technology (@Pacific Energy Center)
• 3:45 – 4:05 Exercise - Lighting Lifecycle Cost Calculation (@ Pacific Energy Center)
• 4:05 – 5:05 Lighting Part 2: Controls (@Pacific Energy Center)
• 6:30 - 8:00 Group Dinner

Day 2 - Tuesday

• 8:30-9:00 Breakfast/Arrival
• 9:00-9:30 Day 1 Review and Q&A, Day 2 Agenda Overview
• 9:30 – 10:00 Building Energy Management Systems
• 10:00-10:15 Break: Travel to 1 California Street
• 10:15-12:15 Tour of Building Systems at 1 California Street
• 12:15-12:30 Break: Return to 123 Mission Street
• 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch Presentation: Implementation Success Story (Guest Speaker TBD)
• 1:30-2:00 Office Equipment
• 2:00-3:30 Case: Data Centers
• 3:30–4:00 Leasing Structures and Implications
• 4:00-5:30 Case Study: RMI-led building retrofit project

Day 3 – Wednesday

• 8:30-8:45 Day 2 Review and Q&A, Day 3 Agenda Overview (with breakfast)
• 8:45 –9:00 Final Report Guidelines
• 9:00–9:45 Barriers to Implementing EE
• 9:45-10:30 Energy Efficiency Finance
• 10:30-11:15 Exercise - Financial Analysis Tool Practice
• 11:15-12:00 Exercise - Overcoming barriers to implementing efficiency (Scenarios)
• 12:00-1:15 Lunch Discussion: Social Media Communication; Questions & Answers
• 1:15 Depart

Posted: 09-Sep-2009; Updated: 08-Oct-2009