Professional Development and the Agency Energy Manager

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Professional Development and the Agency Energy
Manager
Agency Energy Manager
Professional Development
Brian Gilligan, PE, LEED-AP - GSA Colin Dunn, PE,
LEED-AP - Noblis August 13, 2015
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FBPTA - Requirements of the Act

• Core Competencies for Federal buildings Personnel
• Recommended Curriculum and Continuing Education
• Annual updates to Competencies and Curriculum
• Compliance by all Federal buildings personnel
• Method for contractor compliance

core competencies relating to building
operations and maintenance, energy management,
sustainability, water efficiency, safety
(including electrical safety) and building
performance measures.
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Why? It saves money!

• 2 Billion in potential operational savings from
  an educated Federal FM Workforce
• Source General Services Administration (GSA)
  Estimates based on the Pacific Northwest National
  Laboratory Study Assessing the Potential for a
  FEMP Operations and Maintenance (OM) Program to
  Improve Energy Efficiency, 2002

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FBPTA Core Competencies Explained
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Mapping an FBPTA-Aligned Curriculum

• 130 FBPTA-Aligned qualifications
• FMI approved qualifications, search FEDSAT /
  Accelerate FM tools and get credit toward FBPTA
• Expanding Energy / Operator reviews
• Energy Management AEE, ASHRAE
• Building Operators BOC, BOMI
• Green Building Operations AFE, ASHRAE, USGBC
• Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines Approved
• Energy Manager, Building Operations Professional

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FBPTA Compliance Defining General Career Paths
Early / Transitional
Journeyman
Master
FEDSAT Completion
BOMI RPA/FMA
BOMI PAC/FMC
Facility Management
IFMA - FMP
IFMA - CFM
AEE - EMIT
AEE - CEM
Energy Management
ASHRAE - BEAP
ASHRAE - OPMP
BOC BOC I
BOC BOC II
Building Operations
BOMI - SMC
BOMI SMA / T
FBPTA Aligned credentials
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Tools FEDSAT SFTool Platform
www.sftool.gov
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Tools FEDSAT SFTools Educational Resources
www.sftool.gov
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Tools FEDSAT free, online training for the
FBPTA
Coming Sep 2015 - www.sftool.gov/AboutFEDSAT
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Tools FEDSAT Guide to critical parts of the
FBPTA
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Tools FEDSAT Scenario-based learning
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Tools FEDSAT Scenario-based learning
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Tools FEDSAT Feedback and links to training
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Tools FEDSAT A world of resources
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Tools Accelerate FM and FEDSAT
Accelerate FM (FMI 2.0) Provides training, helps
guide career advancement, prioritizes training
FEDSAT Tests user knowledge of high-priority
performances, provides educational resources
Required Performances
Accelerate FM
FEDSAT
Data Exchange via Application Programming
Interface (API)
Performance Status FEDSAT Completion
Users Take training, enter credentials, track
continuing education
Users Answer questions in custom assessment,
access educational materials
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Tools Accelerate FM
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What can contractors do?
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Conclusion

• Professional Development Tools are available at
  fmi.gov
• Clear pathways to professional development
• FEDSAT is a first step - identify gaps and find
  free training resources
• Accelerate FM is career-focused identify
  relevant industry credentials, degrees and other
  continuing education courses
• Identify the training you need and use these
  tools to help get it
• Contact information
• Brian Gilligan (FMI / FBPTA) brian.gilligan_at_gsa.
  gov