Regional energy centers sponsored by your local utility provide outstanding consumer and professional education opportunities, including new technology demonstrations, continuing education units, and hands-on re-training for green jobs. Most courses are available at either no cost or at a substantial discount.

Build your skills with in-depth, graded online courses covering a range of topics related to energy efficiency in commercial construction.

These webinars feature online presentations addressing many of the topics important to building design and operations professionals including Title 24 energy code compliance.

Learn helpful how-to skills in these EDR online tutorials.

ArchSIM™ is a stand-alone suite of web-based resources to encourage architects to employ building simulation in the earliest phases of design of new commercial buildings.

Find upcoming energy-efficiency training events near you, including live and/or online classes, short seminars, multiple day courses, certificate/credential courses, and special events.

The Integrated Design Charrettes from the EDR DesignShift™ team bring an interdisciplinary group of university students together with industry professionals to learn about integrated design and zero-net-energy building concepts.

The mission of DesignShift is to advance market transformation by exposing students to integrated design and equipping them with skills to apply in their future professional roles.

DesignShift... as a PROCESS

The integrated design process requires multidisciplinary analysis and accountability to meet high performance and sustainable design objectives that are environmentally, socially, and financially responsible. This must include: integrated design charrettes, performance analysis tools (such as the ones listed on the right), benchmarking, and commissioning. This is best achieved through the use of integrated design focused contracts and an integrated project delivery process.

DesignShift ... as a RESULT

The resulting design reflects environmentally, socially, and financially responsible design, and includes fully integrated site development, architecture, and MEP systems to achieve high performance, sustainable, and optimized design. Integrated design solutions can be broken into three major categories: interactive solutions, multi functioning solutions, and cross discipline solutions. These solutions work in harmony or in conjunction with sustainable systems, strategies, and technologies.

With a comprehensive understanding and correct implementation of integrated design, a building team can offer advanced high-performance solutions through more efficient and creative methods.  In addition, integrated design offers a tremendous opportunity to design and construct better buildings, achieve capital and operational cost savings, and implement advanced design and construction strategies. The market transition to true integrated design requires evaluating a revised contractual structure, implementing more advanced early design discussions and decisions, and evaluating integrated solutions in detail to understand the cost implications.