Integrated and Intelligent Building Certification for Designers and Installers: The Industry’s Path Forward for Credibil

1. Integrated and Intelligent BuildingCertification for Designers and Installers:The Industry’s Path Forward for Credibility

2. Overview • Designers and installers must have credentials similar to other design professionals and contractors on the job. • Professional credentialing provides the industry with credibility and legitimacy. • Is an evolutionary step in the development of a recognized and mature industry. • Suggested path for the industry to establish credential of designers and contractors of integrated building systems.

3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE CREDENTIALS • Credentials should be provided or issued by an independent body. • Credentials cannot appear bias • Creation of a credential by an independent organization can be useful for those manufacturers that want to create their own credential, providing a baseline of required knowledge, experience and skills. • The organization issuing the credential must be sensitive to what the credentialed person is called. • Cannot be called an “architect” or an “engineer” • “Certified” or “Registered” by an independent body. • Certification will require significant administration • eligibility, testing and recertification requirements. • Curriculum will need to be “memorialized” in a manual and taught or reviewed in classes for those seeking certification or registration. • Credentials should provide for different types

4. EXAMPLES OF EXISTING CREDENTIALING • The Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI) • The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) • ASIS International • LonMark • Infocomm International

5. TYPE OF CERTIFICATIONS • Certification means that an independent body has audited, tested or verified that a person or organization has met the requirements of a pre-determined standard for certification. • The organization then registers the person or organization in their records. • There are a number of ways to certify people and organizations. Attendance at an educational session • Attend an educational session, be tested on the material in the session, and after passing the test, be certified on the material in the session.

6. SUGGESTED PLAN OF ACTION • TEST THE CONCEPT • Collaborative educational and training sessions • Organizations to cross-market their training and educational courses and materials to members of the other organizations. • Test the marketplace for the need of collaborative training and eventual credentialing • Obtain AIA and professional engineering continuing education credits for this collaborative training forum. • Hold a planning session concurrent with the actual training / conference to address the details of leadership, funding and organization. • Get CIB / EISA to endorse this effort as essential for the industry to achieve Net Zero Energy / Carbon Neutral Buildings by 2030. • ORGANIZE AND FUND THE EFFORT • Creation of an alliance for the training organizations. • Seek funding and resources for the effort. • Have industry provide the manpower, resources and knowledge base for the preparation of the certification curriculum and manual. • DEVELOP THE CERTIFICATION, REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE BASE AND CURRICULUM. • Develop the curriculum and the knowledge base for the different credential designations • Addressing issues such as credential administration, initial testing, continuing education, manuals, renewals, etc. • Author a section in the Whole Building Design Guide www.wbdg.org

7. Knowledge Base for Designer • Infrastructure for Building Technology Systems • Cabling and Wireless Systems • Equipment Rooms • Broadband Voice and Data Services • Structured Cabling System • System Reliability and Redundancy Considerations • Control and Data Networks • Control Network Protocols • Local and Wide Area Network Protocols • Hardware Considerations • Enterprise Facility Systems Control and Monitoring • Enterprise Energy and Budiling System Databases • System Administration and Network Management • Integration with Enterprise Applications • Overview of Building Technology Systems • Control Networks • Data Networks • Voice Networks • Audio Visual Systems • Video Distribution Systems • Fire Alarm Systems • Video Surveillance Systems • Access Control Systems • Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems Control • Electric Power Management Systems • Lighting Control Systems • Vertical Transporation Systems • Parking Control Systems • Other Systems • Facility Management Systems • Property Management Systems • Computerized Maintenance Management Systems • Enterprise Energy Management • Enterprise Asset Management • Integrated Workplace Management Systems • Design and Installation • Regulations, Standards and Codes • Building Types • Building Design Process • Building Construction Process • Project Management

8. Relevant Introductory Educational Offerings fromMajor Industry Organizations BOMI Air Handling, Water Treatment, and Plumbing Systems Asset Management Boilers, Heating Systems, and Applied Mathematics Building Design and Maintenance Comprehensive Building Security Planning Electrical Systems and Illumination Energy Management and Controls Facilities Planning and Project Management Fundamentals of Facilities Management Refrigeration Systems and Accessories Technologies for Facilities Management The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part 1 The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part 2 INFOCOMM Quick Start to the Audiovisual Industry Essentials of the AV Industry Design School OnLine Design School 1: The Principles of Applied AV Design Design School 2: Facilities Design Design School 3: Systems Design Installation School 1: Installation Technician AV/IT Integration Audio-Video and Control System Networking Project Management: Competencies and Structure LonMark Energy Savings Improving Efficiencies Through System Integration Maintenance, Operating, And Training Cost Reductions Leveraging IT infrastructure Migrating to Open Systems System Architecture Basics System Integration LEED Certification • ASHRAE • HVAC System Selection • An Introduction to BACnet® • Introduction to Project Management • Cooling and Heating Load Calculation Fundamentals • Simplified Energy Calculations • An Integrated Approach To Building Commissioning • Design and Specification of DDC Systems • DDC for HVAC Monitoring and Control • Understanding and Specifying Basic BACnet® Systems • Fundamentals of HVAC Systems • The Commissioning Process in New and Existing Buildings • Design and Specification of DDC Systems • ASIS • Physical Security: Introductory Applications and Technology • Smart Card Technologies - What Can They Do For You?Emerging Trends in Security • Facility Security DesignPhysical Security: Advanced Applications and Technology • CCTV-Analog to Digital: Applications and Advances in Surveillance • Biometric Technology - Demystified • CCTV - A Complete Review • Digital Video and Networking Training • Fiber Optics Technology Training • BICSI • Introduction to Voice/Data Cabling Systems • Introduction to LANs and Internetworking • Designing LANs and Internetworks • Introduction to Wireless • Designing Wireless Networks • Introduction to Customer-owned Outside Plant • Designing Outside Plant • Information Technology Project Management • Designing Telecommunications Distribution Systems • Fiber Optic Network Design