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The Construction and Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) offers a suite of courses including this Existing Building Commissioning (EBCx) Building System Fundamentals that can be taken individually or as a series for full certification. This EBCx Building System Fundamentals course will review building HVAC systems and the basic tools and equations necessary for understanding those systems.

Training Guidance & Course Outline

This training course is comprised of eleven sections. The sections can be taken in any order. Each section includes instructional videos followed by a quiz and evaluation. A user must achieve a score of at least 80% on a quiz and complete the subsequent evaluation in order to pass the section. 

HVAC FUNDAMENTALS

EBCX HVAC Fundamentals 1-1

1.1 Loads & Processes (Part 1) 

EBCX HVAC Fundamentals 1-2

1.2 Loads & Processes (Part 2) 

EBCX HVAC Fundamentals 1-3

1.3 Loads & Processes (Part 3) 

EBCX HVAC Fundamentals 2-1

2.1 HVAC Equipment (Part 1) 

EBCX HVAC Fundamentals 2-2

2.2 HVAC Equipment (Part 2) 

EBCX HVAC Fundamentals 3-1

3.1 Pumping Systems (Part 1) 

EBCX HVAC Fundamentals 3-2

3.2 Pumping Systems (Part 2) 

EBCX HVAC Fundamentals 4-1

4.1 Air Side Systems (Part 1) 

EBCX HVAC Fundamentals 4-2

4.2 Air Side Systems (Part 2) 

EBCX HVAC Fundamentals 5-1

5.1 HVAC Controls (Part 1) 

EBCX HVAC Fundamentals 5-2

5.2 HVAC Controls (Part 2) 

Credits for EBCx HVAC Fundamentals

This training course was developed through a collaborative effort between the US Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering research Lab (CERL), The Army’s Installation Management Command (IMCOM), and the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installation, Energy, and Environment (ASA IE&E).