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The Energy Institute offers BPI (Building Performance Institute) certification and the NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners)

Entry-Level Exam:• BPI programs include Building Analyst Professional and Envelope Professional certifications, and• Solar Photovoltaic (PV) entry-level exam preparation and PV Entry-Level Exam.

Classes are offered as followed:• Independent study• Online• Formal classroom• Hands-on lab

For more information or to schedule a test, contact: Raymond Constantine, Director of the Energy Institute, P: 856.351.2604 E: constant@salemcc.edu

BPI and Registered NABCEP Entry-Level Exam Provider The SCC Energy Institute offers BPI written examinations in certifications and field examinations for Building Analysts and Envelope Professionals. • BPI Written Examination $200 • BPI Field Examination $400In addition, the Energy Institute is a provider of the NABCEP Entry-Level Exam. • NABCEP Entry-Level Exam $150

The Energy Institute's career-ladder model enables students to work toward entering the sustainable energy field as quickly and easily as possible. All courses taken at the lower levels may be applied to certificates andor a degree program at higher levels of the ladder. There is no duplication of effort or time.

Since the program is designed to meet students' needs at all points alongthe career ladder (from noncredit modules through associate degree and beyond), students may "jump on" at any point. Likewise, they may "jump off" when they have reached their desired career goal.

LIST OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COURSES:SET 101 │ SET 150 │ SET 151 │ SET 160 │ SET

161 │ SET 170 │ SET 180 │ SET 181 │ SET 190 │

SET 200 │ SET 210 │ SET 220 │ SET 225► SET 101 - Energy, the Environment and Society:

Provides an overview of the ways modern society utilizes and converts energy in its quest for technological and economic advancement.

► SET 150 Solar Photovoltaic Electric Systems:This course provides students planning to enter the solar field with the knowledge necessary to take the NABCEP Photovoltaic or PV Entry-Level Exam.

► SET 151 Advanced Photovoltaic Installer: Covers the NABCEP Photovoltaic Installer Job-Task Analysis, also meets the education requirements of the NABCEP Installer certification.

(Prerequisites: SET 150 and a passing score on the NABCEP PV entry-level exam.)

► SET 160 Building Energy Audit Technology (BPI Building Analyst): Provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to take the Building Performance Institute’s (BPI) Building Analyst written and field exams.

► SET 161 Building Envelope Technology (BPI Certification):An Envelope Professional conducts energy audits and implements the energy conservation measures that result from the various whole-house testing procedures with the blower door and CAZ tests.

(Prerequisite: SET 160)

LIST OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COURSES:SET 101 │ SET 150 │ SET 151 │ SET 160 │ SET

161 │ SET 170 │ SET 180 │ SET 181 │ SET 190 │

SET 200 │ SET 210 │ SET 220 │ SET 225► SET 170 Weatherization Building Science:

Provides the basic weatherization building science skills to prepare students to take the U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USDOE, NREL) National Worker Certification tests for weatherization systems workers.

► SET 180 Green Building Technology:Is designed to enlighten students to the current green building technologies and to help them realize the impact and applications of green building as a practice.

► SET 181 Sustainable Building Design and Practices:Familiarizes students with green construction methods and benefits in applying the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) principles.

► SET 190 Construction Safety Management:Provides an overview of fundamentals of Safety Management Principles, including a detailed review of OSHA regulations and standards

pertinent to energy auditors, solar system installers, green builders and weatherization technicians

LIST OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COURSES:SET 101 │ SET 150 │ SET 151 │ SET 160 │ SET

161 │ SET 170 │ SET 180 │ SET 181 │ SET 190 │

SET 200 │ SET 210 │ SET 220 │ SET 225► SET 200 Sustainable Energy Internship:

Provides students the opportunity to experience the energy field. Building on classroom knowledge, students further develop their practical skills in a real-world context.

► SET 210 Wind Energy Technology:The course introduces the students to the details of various types of commercial wind technology available in the marketplace today as well as acquaints them with the fundamental theory and physics behind wind energy generation.

► SET 220 Photovoltaic Solar Technology: The course provides a foundation in how to perform a site assessment, how to select favorable locations, how to estimate a photovoltaic (PV) system’s expected performance, how to perform economic analysis of PV systems, how modules and inverters work and the major components required for interconnecting a PV system to the grid.

► SET 225 Advanced Solar Thermal Installer:Covers the NABCEP Solar Thermal Installer Job-Task Analysis, and meets the education requirements of the NABCEP Installer certification.

Prerequisites: SET 150 and passing score on the NABCEP Photovoltaic entry-level exam.

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coal run out before we tackle that.”- Thomas Edison, 1931

“We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fencearound our house for fuel when we should be usingNature’s inexhaustible sources of energy – sun, wind, andtide. I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What asource of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and