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November 12, 2024, 1–2 p.m. ET
FEMP IACET: 0.2
Level: Intermediate
This training will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively enter Energy Savings Agreements (ESA) into the eProject Builder (ePB) system and the unique benefits of ESA projects compared to traditional Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs).
Learning Objectives
- Confirm a basic understanding of the ePB system.
- Identify how to utilize ePB's project data template and various schedules.
- Recognize the characteristics of ESA projects and how they differ from traditional ESPCs.
- Identify relevant schedules and project data inputs required for entering ESA projects into the ePB project data template.
- Recognize various scenarios and energy conservation measures for ESA projects that can be input into ePB.
Instructors
Shankar Earni is a program manager in Building Technologies and Urban Systems Division, at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program to develop, implement, and evaluate energy projects, including developing processes, tools, and resources to enhance the adoption of alternate financing mechanism for energy projects.
Prior to LBNL, he worked as a senior performance assurance specialist at Johnson Controls Inc., where he was involved with auditing, project development, and implementation of energy projects in commercial buildings.
Shankar also led and participated in several energy audits for industrial and commercial sectors to identify energy and productivity savings.
He received his Ph.D. in industrial engineering and management and an M.S. and B.S. in mechanical engineering. He serves as a member of IPMVP committee, which is responsible for improving state of measurement and verification practices.
Chandra Shah is a senior project leader at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. She has been supporting the Federal Energy Management Program since 1998 helping agencies purchase off-site renewable energy, implement distributed energy projects, and achieve energy and water goals through utility energy service contracts (UESC) and other utility partnerships.
Chandra is a co-author of the ESPC Energy Sales Agreement (ESA) Toolkit and other ESPC ESA templates.
She is a CEM and holds an M.B.A. from the University of Washington and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.
Priya Stiller is the ESPC program manager at the U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP).
Priya has experience serving as ESPC project manager at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering (USACE) Support Center in Huntsville and as a civil works project manager overseeing infrastructure investigation and construction projects for the USACE Savannah District. She performed assignments at the Army Office of Energy Initiatives and Headquarters USACE.
Prior to entering government service in 2009, she worked as a marketing communications specialist for Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. on their renewable energy and chemical industry business lines.
She holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business and a master's degree in Systems Engineering Management from the Naval Postgraduate School.
About FEMP Training
The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) provides live and on-demand training to foster and maintain a high-performance workforce that constructs, operates, and maintains energy-efficient and cost-effective federal facilities. Choose from over 120 free courses spanning topics like project financing, facility and fleet optimization, fleet management, resilience, sustainable product procurement, and more.
FEMP is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and awards IACET continuing education units (CEUs) upon the successful completion of select courses. FEMP training is provided through the National Institute of Building Sciences' Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) learning management system.