Education

From public short courses and workshops to ongoing client-contracted courses, PSFEI’s instructors bring more than 80 years of combined expertise to provide a variety of facility-related topics.

Facilities Management Courses

• Facilities Water Conservation and Management (FWCM)
• Facility Infrastructure Fundamentals Training (FIFT)
• Fundamentals of High Performance Buildings (FHPB)
• Smart Building Operations Training (SBOT)
• Effective Facility Operations and Maintenance (EFOM)
• Fundamentals of Effective Facility Commissioning (FEFC)

Short Course Subjects

• Effective facility management
• Fundamentals of medium voltage systems
• Electrical safety and arc flash training
• Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system operation and maintenance
• Central boiler plant operation and maintenance
• Facility infrastructure fundamentals

Smoke School: Visible Emissions Training Program

Penn State Facilities Engineering Institute’s (PSFEI) Visible Emissions Training Program, also known as Smoke School, offers opacity training for people who want to become certified “smoke readers.” Smoke School presents technical information on opacity, but does not require formal education in science, engineering, or technology. Participants in the program are trained to visually read the opacity of industrial plumes and conduct tests in accordance with EPA Method 9. Participants who complete smoke school training and pass the field test receive certification as an individual who has become familiar with Title V (Title 5) regulations and enforcement practices