Educating Technicians for Building Automation and Sustainability
Peralta Community College District

Peter Crabtree pcrabtree@peralta.edu

510/466-7300

Peralta Community College District received a grant from the National Science Foundation in August 2008 to upgrade technician education to meet today's challenges for energy efficiency in buildings. Courses are being developed for building automation and sustainability and a new associate's degree program will be offered in building automation, filling a critical gap in degree offerings. The project involves extensive collaboration with national ATE centers, with industry, and with four-year institutions. A Physics for Building Science and Sustainability high school summer program is being expanded and a teacher training component is being added through this project. Results from the project are being rigorously evaluated and disseminated on a national scale.