Online 4-hour Course eLearning

Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Title I - Energy Efficiency ...4-hour course reviews Title I of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Title I of the Act concerns energy efficiency improvements in the United States. Title I of the Act amends many existing programs related to energy efficiency in Federal buildings, State energy efficiency programs, and programs that address the energy efficiency of commercial products. This is the portion of the Title that  more...

Ozone for Improving Indoor Air Quality - Myths Realityies ...o health and worsen chronic respiratory diseases. This 4-hour course provides guidance on ozone?s true capabilities, potential benefits and limitations in improving indoor air quality. This course attempts to address the common vendor claims and myths associated with use of ozone in indoor spaces. This course is applicable to general public, HVAC engineers, facility engineers, architects,  more...

Sanitary and Industrial Wastewater Collection - Pumping Systems Overview Wastewater is a part of everyday life. Every living creature and every industry on earth creates waste in some form or another. Wastewater acts as a medium to direct waste to various treatment plants by means of sanitary sewer lines. Oftentimes topography and economics does not allow sewer lines to flow by gravity. In those cases a pumping system will be required. This 4 hour course is  more...

Sanitary Landfill Design Overview People produce large amounts of solid waste. When we place a piece of paper or any other undesired object in the trash, it is the beginning of a process that culminates with the object being discarded in a sanitary landfill. Sanitary landfills are the final destination points for our solid wastes. On a daily basis, solid waste is placed, compacted and finally covered in place in our  more...

Structural Design of Concrete Lined Flood Control Channels Overview Concrete lined flood control channels are used to convey rapid and tranquil storm water and prevent flooding. You have probably noticed concrete lined flood control channels while driving along the interstate, state highway, or being used in large land development projects. Often times they are used where storm water pipes would not be a feasible option from an engineering and economic  more...

Bottomless Culvert Scour Study Culverts are generally used to move water from one side of a road to the other. They are often used as alternatives to bridges. Culverts can be four sided or three sided, depending on the application cost and other design factors. The three sided culverts are bottomless and are useful to decrease the amount of environmental impacts along its length. This course will address several design  more...

Concrete Mixture Optimization Using Statistical Methods The mixture of concrete plays an important part in the strength and durability of concrete. This course explores the feasibility of using statistical experimental design and analysis to optimize concrete mixtures. Different methods are covered that include several variables, such as concrete composition and properties, such as slump and strength. After reading this 4 hour course the student will  more...

Symmetrical Components ...4-hour course covers the application of symmetrical components to unbalanced conditions on electric power systems. Unbalanced conditions occur during faulted conditions and can be very difficult to analyze using basic circuit analysis. Applying the concepts of symmetrical components to three-phase electric power networks makes the analysis of unbalanced conditions manageable. The student must  more...

Electricity Modernization Act of 2005 ...4-hour course reviews Title 12 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This portion of the Act is also known as the Electricity Modernization Act of 2005 (EMAct? 05) and concerns reliability of the electric utility grid in the United States. EMAct? 05 amends the Federal Power Act to address reliability, transmission upgrades, transmission operations, alternative fuel sources, and other items related  more...

Safe Rooms and Shelters - Chemical Biological and Radiological Threat Protection ...openings is the principle applied for safe rooms. This 4-hour course describes how to add chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) protection capability to a shelter or safe room. It also discusses air filtration, safe room criteria, design requirements, operations and maintenance, commissioning, and training required to operate a shelter or safe room. This course is applicable to  more...

Energy Conservation ...4-hour course covers the factors that influence the energy efficiency of small commercial and residential type buildings. It includes sections on the building envelope and related factors such as infiltration, insulation, and vapor barriers. Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems (HVAC) are covered in detail including explanations of the various types of HVAC systems and some of the  more...

Air Conditioning Systems ...ternal weather conditions or internal heat loads. This 4-hour course introduces the basics of air conditioning systems found in residential and small to medium commercial and industrial facilities. This course is entirely based on US Navy manual - Utilitiesman Basic, Volume 2: NAVEDTRA 14279, Chapter 7 - ? Air Conditioning? . The reader must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of  more...

HVAC for Oil and Gas ...closed escape ways free of smoke in case of fire. This 4-hour course will help explain the complexities of HVAC design for offshore installations and how to go about carrying out the selection of a proper system and related equipment. The reader must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits. State Board Acceptance  more...

Cathodic Protection ...4-hour course is an introduction to cathodic corrosion protection. This course explains the basics of cathodic protection including both galvanic cathodic protection systems and impressed current cathodic protection systems. Design examples of pipeline protection for both types are covered. For PDH credit, the course includes a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty-five (25) questions.  more...

NIMS & ICS Awareness ...cols, systems, and technologies. NIMS and ICS Awareness ( 4-hour course ) Instructed by Michael Fagel This course establishes the basic elements of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and provides mechanisms for the further development and refinement of supporting national standards, guidelines, protocols, systems, and technologies. Building on the foundation provided by existing  more...

Tactical Lifesaver ... of decreasing the liability for the Tactical Lifesaver ( 4-hour Course ) Instructor Info The primary goal of the Tactical Lifesaver course is to improve the survivability of accidental and non-accidental life-threatening injuries encountered by law enforcement and corrections officers with a secondary goal of decreasing the liability for the officer's department. The course is not  more...