Northwest Water and Energy Education Institute at Lane Community College

09/17/2023

Hey there, Facebook Friends! Sorry, this is not a fun-filled travel or food post. Not a recreational post either but for our BECA apprentices, this is an extremely valuable request for Apprenticeship Training Agents! Read on!!

As our Building Energy and Controls Apprenticeship (BECA) program grows with new apprentices, we need to be sure that there are plenty of Training Agents ready to serve our industry as mentors for new energy efficiency practitioners.
Our apprentices come with a year of building energy-consuming system classes which produce an entry-level background in thermodynamics, HVAC systems, Lighting systems, building shells, and Energy Utilization Indexing (EUI) manually or using Portfolio Manager. The value there is they can be productive for you immediately!

Apprentices must complete 2000 hours of On-the-Job training while in the Energy Management w/Controls classes at Lane Community College. As with most typical apprenticeship programs, apprentices can do the entire 2000 hours working with one Training Agent or can split their hours between Training Agents depending on the Training Agent’s expertise.

We need to create a pool of Training Agents for our Oregon Registered Apprenticeship program so If you are interested in participating in BECA, please let me know through Facebook or send me an email [email protected]. If you are not in Oregon and want to become a Training Agent, there is a way to get that done so let's talk!

07/11/2023

Our country is facing a problem: there is a shortage of workers able to audit commercial buildings, improve building energy efficiency, and program and operate commercial building control systems.

06/07/2023

Here is a great opportunity for more education on Water!!!

Interested in learning all about greywater and installing systems professionally? This course is designed for people with either basic plumbing, landscaping, or permaculture skills who want to learn how to design and build simple, economical residential greywater systems.

You will learn about the theory behind simple and high-end systems including the indoor use of greywater. We’ll cover basic plumbing and landscaping skills needed for the four types of common simple greywater systems. You will learn how to conduct a site assessment, determine which system to install and how to maintain existing systems. By the end of the course you will know about proper installation of code compliant washing machine and simple systems under the state codes of California, Oregon, and Washington.

There will be an exam and installation for people wishing to be certified and listed on our website. The “installer’s page” contains contact info for graduates who wish to be listed, as well as an internal listserve for installers to share info, experiences, and get support.

We’ll be designing and constructing several greywater systems as part of the course.

Cost $650. Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greywater-installers-training-oregon-tickets-627339598627.
Limited work-trade positions available*

(*To apply for a work-trade position click here)

Location: The beautiful campus of the Center for Rural Livelihoods in Cottage Grove, Oregon. This is about 45 minutes from Eugene, Oregon. This is formally known as Aprovecho, an appropriate technology demonstration site. Learn more about the 40 acres of forest, strawbale buildings, and gardens here. https://rurallivelihoods.org/our-campus/

Housing: There is housing onsite for an additional fee. Indoor housing $40/night and camping $20/site.

Cancellation policy: Any cancellation and refund requests made three weeks prior to the workshop start date will given in full minus fees (2.9%), and no refunds will be made after this time. You may transfer your registration to another person at no cost. Please email [email protected] for any cancellation and transfer requests.

What past participants have to say:
My favorite part of the course were the instructors, which I found incredibly knowledgeable and well prepared. I really liked the balance between the lecture and hands-on exercises. As someone who has designed and taught career educational classes, I think this course was designed masterfully and worthy of emulation. Instructing adult learners from a wide variety of levels is not easy. –Dorsey Moore- Principal- Sustainability for All

I really loved it all, it was a great balance of classroom hands-on stuff. The instructors were admirably prepared and incredibly generous. I really appreciate the balance of theory and practice. -Leigh Jerrard- owner of Greywater Corps and architect

Awesome experience, highly recommend it and I admire you both. My favorite parts were the exercises, the groups and the final project because it really showed we had learned. Having it set up this way is genius. Deva Luna- landscape contractor and Designer/Manager at EarthCare Landscaping

The 5 day installer course was amazing! The teachers were both very patient and knowledgeable…. I found it very reassuring that the instructors were teaching systems that they had personally installed. They knew what worked and what didn’t from experience. It was neat to meet such a variety of people in the class such as landscapers, other plumbers and people that just wanted to install their own greywater systems in their own homes… I have gone from being a residential plumber to installing greywater systems and rain harvesting systems full time. I still refer to the useful handout binder that I received during the course when installing a greywater system. I felt very confident installing even the very first system I did on my own. – Brian Munson – plumber (and now a Greywater Action instructor)

Welcome to Our Campus Located six miles outside of Cottage Grove, the forty-acre campus is situated at the headwaters of the Willamette River. It is home to an array of experiments, ‘play far…

09/10/2022

Energy Management is crucial for many reasons. This is one!!!
Sign up now! Classes starting soon!!

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08/10/2022

Are you curious about the Building Energy and Controls Apprenticeship program? If you have questions, we have answers! On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 6:00 pm (Pacific Time), we hosted our first interactive webinar to provide a forum for potential applicants (that’s you!) to ask questions about this first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program. BECA’s director, Roger Ebbage, along with colleagues Brenda Cervantes and Gwynne Mhuireach, discussed how BECA can help you enter a high-paying and dependable career with many opportunities for advancement and job openings both locally and nationally.

You can view a recording of the webinar HERE.

07/27/2022

Good day all.
Our Lane Community College program (Building Energy & Controls Apprenticeship) is creating a webinar to share information regarding the program and get students into the program. Please share this link with your connections. Thank you.


Here is the public registration link for the Building Energy & Controls Apprenticeship Webinar:

This webinar will cover the following and provide detail information on the Lane Community College (LCC) enrollment process and how the Building Energy and Controls Apprenticeship (BECA) program works. You will meet the staff and some of the BECA industry partners that support students. 1. Overview....

07/19/2022

So I did an interview. If you like it please share!!

This week on the Empowering Industry Podcast, Charli K. Matthews sat down this week to talk with Brenda Cervantes. Brenda graduated from the Water Conservation...

07/12/2022

Now is the time to sign up for our apprenticeship program Scholarships are coming in for tuition. Get a jumpstart NOW!

B.E.C.A- An Introduction to Our Program! Jumpstart your new career in a sustainable, growing, and well-paying industry in just two years. Our world demands more energy efficient and resilient buildings, but we need people to manage those buildings and keep them efficient. The Building & Energy Contr...

06/08/2022

Our new apprenticeship program is gaining ground. We are working on scholarship monies for student support. Now is the time to get enrolled and get started.

Here is the website to submit your application for the BECA program and then we will help you get into Lane Community College to get your started.

The Building Energy & Controls Apprenticeship (BECA) Program is dedicated to solving a problem:There is a shortage of workers able to audit commercial buildings, improve building energy efficiency, and program and operate commercial building control systems.

05/18/2022

We are doing some advertising. Bend, Portland and Seattle. Help us get heard!!
Now is the time to enroll in the BECA program. Employers are looking for you and scholarship money is in the works. NOW is the time to get into this industry. Good paying jobs and working to lessen the carbon footprint!

https://becajobs.org/

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04/08/2022

We are making the news and getting out there more and more. Now is the time to get signed up!!

https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/education/item/19527-lcc-uo-expand-energy-management-training-program

https://becajobs.org/

Coordinators hope the program will meet growing demand for sustainability technicians and become a model for other states. To get high school students interested in a career in energy management, Roger Ebbage takes students on a tour of their own school. He shows them the building utilities — from...