by Rebecca Walker — September 9, 2009 The Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI) International announced that its Energy Management and Controls class has been approved by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). With the acceptance of this course, BOMI becomes an approved USGBC Education Provider. Education Providers are third-party organizations offering the highest-quality education that has been peer reviewed and endorsed by USGBC.
Jeffrey A. Horn, BOMI’s president and CEO, said, “USGBC’s approval is major recognition for one of our important technical courses. We are proud of this course and gratified that USGBC recognizes its value in fostering sustainability and promoting efficient energy management practices.”
Each course reviewed by USGBC is evaluated by a team of three trained, third-party reviewers for subject matter content and instructional design quality. Because of USGBC’s status as an approved Education Reviewing Body (ERB) for the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), all approved courses, including BOMI’s Energy Management and Controls class, will be assigned GBCI Continuing Education (CE) hours and will help LEED professionals satisfy their credentialing maintenance requirements.
GBCI launched the LEED Professional Credentialing Maintenance Program (CMP) on August 3, 2009. CMP requires LEED professionals to maintain their credential by staying current and relevant in a constantly transitioning marketplace. Currently, there are over 130,000 LEED Credentialed Professionals in the United States.
All of BOMI’s classes are open to the public, and now LEED professionals will be able to satisfy a portion of their credentialing maintenance requirements by attending the Energy Management and Controls class. Other BOMI classes are under review by USGBC for approval, as well, according to David Neun, BOMI’s director of education.
For more information, see the BOMI Web site.
