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Thirty hours of instruction, online or on site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-actions\"><a href=\"\/main\/#contact\" class=\"btn-primary\">Start a Conversation<\/a><a href=\"#overview\" class=\"btn-ghost\">Course Overview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hero-visual\"><div class=\"hero-stats\">\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><svg class=\"stat-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"><path d=\"M3 9l9-7 9 7v11a2 2 0 01-2 2H5a2 2 0 01-2-2z\"><\/path><polyline points=\"9 22 9 12 15 12 15 22\"><\/polyline><\/svg><div class=\"stat-num\">20<span>&nbsp;modules<\/span><\/div><div class=\"stat-label\">From the language of energy through the systems that consume it &mdash; chilled water, boilers, airside, envelope, lighting, and controls<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><svg class=\"stat-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"><path d=\"M3 9l9-7 9 7v11a2 2 0 01-2 2H5a2 2 0 01-2-2z\"><\/path><polyline points=\"9 22 9 12 15 12 15 22\"><\/polyline><\/svg><div class=\"stat-num\">30<span>&nbsp;hours<\/span><\/div><div class=\"stat-label\">Instruction online or on site, with a knowledge check and workbook for every module<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"audience\"><div class=\"audience-inner\"><span class=\"audience-label\">The course<\/span><div class=\"audience-divider\"><\/div><div class=\"audience-tags\">\n<span class=\"audience-tag\">20 modules<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">30 hours<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">Online or in person<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">Built from real audits, not theory<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"serve\" id=\"why\"><div class=\"section-inner\">\n<div class=\"section-tag\">Why teams choose this course<\/div>\n<h2>Training built the way the work is actually done<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">Three things separate this course from the certification-mill alternative.<\/p>\n<div class=\"serve-grid\">\n<div class=\"serve-card\"><span class=\"serve-card-tag\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;width:10px;height:10px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px;color:var(--green)\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"><\/polyline><\/svg>Independent by design<\/span><h3>Evaluate a claim, not absorb a sales pitch<\/h3><p>No equipment to sell, no manufacturer to keep happy. Your team learns to judge a savings number on its merits.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"serve-card\"><span class=\"serve-card-tag\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;width:10px;height:10px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px;color:var(--green)\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"><\/polyline><\/svg>Field-tested, not academic<\/span><h3>Learn what actually moves a bill<\/h3><p>Every module comes from investment-grade audit work across more than a billion square feet of real facilities.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"serve-card\"><span class=\"serve-card-tag\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;width:10px;height:10px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px;color:var(--green)\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"><\/polyline><\/svg>Built to use on Monday<\/span><h3>Skills your team applies the next shift<\/h3><p>Read a load profile, catch a billing error, find the peak that sets your demand charge.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"who\"><div class=\"section-inner\">\n<div class=\"section-tag\">Who it is for<\/div>\n<h2>Built for the people who run the buildings<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">For energy managers, facility teams, and site operators at the enterprise scale &mdash; and for the ESCOs and owners who depend on them. If your people run the buildings, this is the training that sharpens their judgment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"serve-card\" style=\"margin-top:2.5rem;\"><span class=\"serve-card-tag\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;width:10px;height:10px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px;color:var(--green)\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"><\/polyline><\/svg>The book behind the course<\/span><h3>The Energy Efficient Facility<\/h3><p>By Andrew Vaillencourt, CEA, published by SRG Energy Services. Every module is built directly from the book.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section id=\"overview\"><div class=\"section-inner\">\n<div class=\"section-tag\">Course overview<\/div>\n<h2>From the language of energy to the systems that consume it<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">The Energy Efficient Facility takes a working facility team from the vocabulary of energy efficiency through the systems that drive consumption. It teaches the data discipline behind every credible savings number: how to read a utility bill and an annual load pattern, how to rank measures by real payback, and how to navigate the efficiency marketplace without getting sold. Thirty hours of instruction, online or on site, with a knowledge check and workbook for every module &mdash; the same rigor SRG brings to its audits, placed directly in the hands of the people who operate the building.<\/p>\n<div class=\"audience-tags\" style=\"margin-top:2rem;\"><span class=\"audience-tag\">Chilled Water<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">Boilers<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">Airside<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">Envelope<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">Lighting<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">Controls<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"serve\" id=\"academy\"><div class=\"section-inner\">\n<div class=\"section-tag\">A deeper path<\/div>\n<h2>Go further with the Building Science Academy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">Teams that complete this course can continue with SRG&#8217;s Building Science Academy &mdash; 22 instructor-led, four-hour courses across three levels. Book them individually or combine them into a custom track for your team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"serve-grid\">\n<div class=\"serve-card\"><span class=\"serve-card-tag\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;width:10px;height:10px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px;color:var(--green)\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"><\/polyline><\/svg>Level 1<\/span><h3>Foundations<\/h3><p>No prerequisites. The vocabulary and core math every later course builds on.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"serve-card\"><span class=\"serve-card-tag\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;width:10px;height:10px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px;color:var(--green)\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"><\/polyline><\/svg>Level 2<\/span><h3>Practitioner<\/h3><p>System-level technologies, hands-on auditing, renewables, and project financing.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"serve-card\"><span class=\"serve-card-tag\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;width:10px;height:10px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px;color:var(--green)\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"><\/polyline><\/svg>Level 3<\/span><h3>Advanced<\/h3><p>Investment-grade auditing, measurement &amp; verification, and central plant optimization.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"cta-section\" id=\"contact\"><div class=\"section-inner\"><div class=\"cta-inner\">\n<div class=\"cta-copy\"><div class=\"section-tag\">Enroll your team<\/div><h2>Train the team that runs your buildings<\/h2><p>Talk with SRG about enrolling your operators, online or on site.<\/p><\/div>\n<form class=\"cta-form\" onsubmit=\"return false;\"><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Your name\"><input type=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email address\"><button type=\"submit\">Send Message<\/button><\/form>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<footer>\n  <div class=\"footer-inner\">\n    <a href=\"\/main\/\" class=\"footer-logo\">SRG <span>Energy Services<\/span><\/a>\n    <ul class=\"footer-links\">\n      <li><a href=\"\/main\/#serve\">Who We Serve<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"\/main\/#services\">Services<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"\/main\/#about\">About<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"\/main\/#contact\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"mailto:andrew@thesliderulegroup.com\">andrew@thesliderulegroup.com<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <span class=\"footer-copy\">&copy; 2025 SRG Energy Services \/ The Slide Rule Group, LLC &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; Independent. 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