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<li><a href=\"\/main\/#contact\" class=\"nav-cta\">Let&#8217;s Talk<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n\n<section class=\"hero\" id=\"top\"><div class=\"hero-grid-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"hero-inner\"><div>\n<div class=\"hero-eyebrow\">Building Science Academy<\/div>\n<h1>Raise your team&#8217;s <em>energy IQ<\/em>. Cut consumption from the inside.<\/h1>\n<p class=\"hero-sub\">BSA turns building science into bite-sized, in-person or on-demand training. Raising your people&#8217;s energy IQ is one of the most cost-effective ways to attack high consumption &mdash; regular training reliably reduces site energy use by 5 to 10%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-actions\"><a href=\"\/main\/#contact\" class=\"btn-primary\">Start a Conversation<\/a><a href=\"#audiences\" class=\"btn-ghost\">Who It&#8217;s For<\/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\">5&ndash;10<span>% lower use<\/span><\/div><div class=\"stat-label\">The reduction in site energy consumption industry studies attribute to regular team training<\/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\">Every<span>&nbsp;role<\/span><\/div><div class=\"stat-label\">Modules tuned for facility staff, energy managers, auditors, and everyone who keeps a site running<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"audience\"><div class=\"audience-inner\"><span class=\"audience-label\">Built for<\/span><div class=\"audience-divider\"><\/div><div class=\"audience-tags\">\n<span class=\"audience-tag\">Facility Staff<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">Energy Managers<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">Energy Auditors<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">Operators<\/span><span class=\"audience-tag\">Everyone On Site<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section id=\"intro\"><div class=\"section-inner\">\n<div class=\"section-tag\">What it is<\/div>\n<h2>Building science, in bite-sized sessions<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">BSA presents building science concepts in easy-to-digest, in-person or on-demand sessions. Enhance your team&#8217;s ability to operate your portfolio by taking their building science knowledge to the next level &mdash; and watch consumption follow.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"serve\" id=\"audiences\"><div class=\"section-inner\">\n<div class=\"section-tag\">Who it&#8217;s for<\/div>\n<h2>Training tuned to every role on the site<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">Buildings only run well when the people operating them understand what&#8217;s really happening inside.<\/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>Facility Staff<\/span><h3>Turn any operator into a tech-savvy one<\/h3><p>Buildings are full of thousands of devices that must work together. The more your operators understand what happens behind the walls and above the ceilings, the more effective they become.<\/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>Energy Managers<\/span><h3>Add hard science to the toolkit<\/h3><p>Most certifications stop at policy and general operations. BSA adds the engineering fundamentals that sharpen goal-setting and project management.<\/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>Energy Auditors<\/span><h3>Stop being at the mercy of the software<\/h3><p>Tools make audits faster, but only real understanding of how sites use energy produces the best ones. As audits go mandatory, BSA gives new auditors the technical grounding the field needs.<\/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>Everyone On Site<\/span><h3>Efficiency is everyone&#8217;s job<\/h3><p>From the security guard to the custodian, a shared baseline of energy literacy makes the whole site run better. Start from the beginning with Building Energy Basics.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"serve\" id=\"field\"><div class=\"section-inner\">\n<div class=\"section-tag\">From the field<\/div>\n<h2>Why building-science literacy matters<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">The case isn&#8217;t abstract. Our field audit work consistently reveals the cost of its absence &mdash; and the value of its presence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-stats\" style=\"margin-top:2.5rem;\">\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\">5 of 8<span>&nbsp;sites<\/span><\/div><div class=\"stat-label\">Where excessive outdoor-air conditioning was the single largest energy waste category<\/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\">400<span>&times; range<\/span><\/div><div class=\"stat-label\">Variance in monthly energy use between the largest and smallest buildings on one campus<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"oa\"><div class=\"section-inner\">\n<div class=\"section-tag\">The outdoor air problem<\/div>\n<h2>One walkthrough, three hidden failures<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">Across a nine-building institutional portfolio, the biggest recoverable savings came not from equipment or lighting, but from outdoor-air management. In a single building, one walkthrough found three air-handler anomalies: an economizer damper physically disconnected since at least 2007, an outdoor-air damper stuck closed despite being &#8220;scheduled&#8221; open, and a unit running at 100% outdoor air. Operators who understand these systems catch them; operators who don&#8217;t, pay for them for years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"benchmark\"><div class=\"section-inner\">\n<div class=\"section-tag\">What every operator needs<\/div>\n<h2>Reading the meter, normalizing the number<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">On one campus, monthly use ranged 400-fold &mdash; a data-intensive office at 1.8 million kWh, a utility shed at 4,000. Knowing why means reading a meter, normalizing by area, and comparing year-over-year against heating and cooling degree days. Energy Use Intensity &mdash; kBtu per square foot per year &mdash; is the single most useful tool for non-engineers, and BSA&#8217;s Energy Benchmarking module is built around exactly that.<\/p>\n<\/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\">Get in touch<\/div><h2>Build the team that runs your buildings<\/h2><p>Contact SRG to shape a BSA track around your goals &mdash; start with Building Energy Basics, or target the skills your team needs most.<\/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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