Students in Cascadia Community College’s environmental technologies and sustainable practices program will receive hands-on experience in energy monitoring thanks to a recent grant from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
Energy monitoring equipment will be purchased and installed in Cascadia’s new Global Learning and the Arts building. Students will help set up the equipment and then use it to monitor and analyze the building’s energy usage.
“Professionals in the industry use energy monitoring equipment on a regular basis. Working with this equipment will give our students valuable technical skills that will prepare them well for green energy jobs,” says Environmental Technologies and Sustainable Practices faculty Dr. Mel Oyler.
Designed and built with many innovative features to support sustainability and energy efficiency, the Global Learning and the Arts building is expected to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification.
“The building is a living laboratory. Our students will play an active role in helping maintain the building’s efficiency and understanding how the occupants and events in the building influence energy usage,” says Dean for Student Learning Ron Wheadon.
