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Facilities operations and maintenance | Facilities management technology | Energy management | Water efficiency | Sustainability | Performance measures | Leadership and project management

Facilities operations and maintenance

Demonstrate the following:

Familiarity with building systems and knowledge of how they affect energy use

  • Building energy use
  • HVAC
  • Energy and water audits for federal buildings — FEMP resources for federal facility audits

Ability to monitor and evaluate how well building systems perform

  • Small building retuning resources — PNNL retuning commercial buildings site
  • Commissioning for existing federal buildings — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas
  • Re-tuning training guide [PDF] — Re-tuning guidance from PNNL

Ability to manage corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance

  • DoE operations and maintenance best practices guide [PDF] — Chapter 5 — Types of maintenance programs

Familiarity with and ability to manage, grounds and exteriors, parking structures, site utilities, landscaping and grounds, exterior envelope (roof, brick, masonry, etc.) and custodial operations

  • EPA stormwater management — Requirements, guidance, and strategies

Knowledge of the effect that climate and variable environmental conditions can have on the building envelope and systems

  • Optimizing site potential with site selection — WBDG site selection guide and resources

Ability to collect building systems’ operating and performance data

  • Federal energy management reporting and data — Facility and fleet reporting requirements under various regulations
  • Commissioning for existing federal buildings — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas
  • ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager — Benchmark your building with Portfolio Manager

Understanding of indoor air quality, and how to test and adjust it

  • Enhancing health with indoor air

Knowledge and ability with lighting systems

  • Advanced lighting systems:  an overview — FEMP seminar supporting timely FBPTA competency area topics
  • Advanced interior lighting systems — FEMP seminar supporting timely FBPTA competency area topics

Knowledge and ability to identify water distribution and irrigation leaks

  • Water conservation for building managers — WBDG guide to strategies and building water processes
  • Best practices for comprehensive water management for federal facilities — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge of FEMP’s O&M Best Practices

  • DoE operations and maintenance best practices guide [PDF] — Chapter 11 — Ten steps to operational efficiency

Knowledge of the building retuning process to ensure maximum energy efficiency and comfort for building occupants including, data collection requirements, and continuous retuning practices

  • DoE operations and maintenance best practices guide [PDF] — Chapter 7 — Commissioning existing buildings

Knowledge of and the ability to perform testing and obtain measurements required for predictive maintenance

  • DoE operations and maintenance best practices guide [PDF] — Chapter 6 — Predictive maintenance technologies

Knowledge of metering and sub-metering for energy and water and how they contribute to systems optimization

  • Type of Commissioning — DoE info on four main types of commissioning
  • Recommissioning and retrocommissioning — Federal laws and requirements
  • Commissioning for existing federal buildings — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas
  • DoE metering guidance — Meter systems, approaches, process, best practices, and more
  • Building metered data analysis — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas
  • Leveraging advanced metering data to improve energy operations and reporting — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge of new technology and tools targeting increased efficiency of O&M

  • DoE operations and maintenance best practices guide [PDF] — Chapter 10 — O&M Frontiers — New technology to aid in building management

Knowledge of basic connections between lighting, air quality, thermal comfort and acoustical performance and human health outcomes; locate and describe references that address thresholds thought to provide indoor environments that optimize human health and performance

  • Buildings and health — Explore the relationship between buildings and health
  • Enhancing health with indoor air — Information on enhancing human health, comfort, and performance by improving indoor air
  • Circadian-effective light — Tips for circadian-effective lighting
  • Indoor environmental quality — Resources around buildings and health

Facilities management technology

Demonstrate the following:

Knowledge of best practices related to facility management technology

  • Technology performance exchange — National Renewable Energy Lab new tech performance data
  • DOE High Impact Technology Catalyst — DOE’s HIT Catalyst program supports research and development into building systems optimization and technology solutions
  • DOD SERDP-ESTCP — Department of Defense’s environmental research programs

Ability to identify evaluation criteria, evaluate, and recommend facility management technologies solutions

  • DoE metering guidance — Meter systems, approaches, process, best practices, and more
  • Leveraging advanced metering data to improve energy operations and reporting — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Ability to assess how changes to facility management technologies will impact current infrastructure, processes, and building systems

  • Plug-in electric vehicle handbook [PDF] — Electric vehicle installation guide from DoE

Ability to plan for and oversee the acquisition, installation, operation, maintenance, upgrade, and disposition of components supporting facility management technologies

  • DoE operations and maintenance best practices guide [PDF] — Chapter 4 — Computerized maintenance management system

Ability to monitor performance of facility management technologies and make appropriate recommendations when modifications are needed

  • Building energy asset score — DoE introduction and BEAS tool link

Knowledge of a building automation system

  • Building automation systems — GSA guidelines for Federal BAS implementation
  • Module 3. Building HVAC - complex systems, building automation system — WBDG e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas
  • Re-tuning training for buildings with building automation systems — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Ability to conduct trouble-shooting procedures at the equipment, system and building levels using facility management technologies, where appropriate

  • DoE operations and maintenance best practices guide [PDF] — Chapter 9 — O&M ideas for major equipment types
  • Commissioning for existing federal buildings — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas
  • Re-tuning training for buildings with building automation systems — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Ability to conduct trouble-shooting of critical systems

  • Fire protection guide — WBDG overview, design, and recommendations on fire protection
  • Re-tuning training for buildings with building automation systems — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge of computer assisted facilities management and computerized maintenance management systems

  • DoE operations and maintenance best practices guide [PDF] — Chapter 4 — Computerized maintenance management system

Ability to operate computerized maintenance management systems

  • DoE operations and maintenance best practices guide [PDF] — Chapter 4 — Computerized maintenance management system

Knowledge of cybersecurity requirements and configuration management of utility and building systems, subsystems, sensors, and other component devices to support continuity of operations

  • Cybersecurity awareness for facilities personnel — GSA presentation conducted during the NIST National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week that provides an overview of cybersecurity issues for facilities personnel
  • UFC 4-010-06 Cybersecurity of Facility-Related Control Systems — UFC 4-010-06 Cybersecurity of Facility-Related Control Systems, with Change 1

Energy management

Demonstrate the following:

Knowledge of distributed generation options and regulatory requirements

  • Combined heat and power partnership description and applications — EPA guidance on combined heat and power

Knowledge of renewable energy systems: solar (thermal and photovoltaic), wind, biomass, hydropower

  • Bioenergy technology basics — Biofuels, bio-based products, and resources from DoE
  • Renewable energy on-site project implementation process — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge of demand response strategies

  • Demand response — FEMP overview of demand response topics with resources

Knowledge of energy management systems and the ability to participate in energy teams to implement system

  • DoE operations and maintenance best practices guide [PDF] — Chapter 3 — O&M management
  • Step 1.1 Learn energy management system basics — DoE ISO 50001 Energy Management

Knowledge of how to perform an energy savings assessment

  • Energy and water audits for federal buildings — FEMP resources for federal facility audits

Knowledge of laws, regulations and executive orders that pertain to energy management, status of compliance and existing energy management plans

  • Building energy use laws and regulations — Filter federal laws and requirements related to building use

Knowledge of applicable codes and standards

  • International Standards Organization energy management systems guide — Introduction to EnMS methodology and requirements

Knowledge of all types of commissioning, the differences between them, and commissioning requirements in laws and executive orders

  • Type of commissioning — DoE info on four main types of commissioning
  • Commissioning for existing federal buildings — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Ability to oversee and manage a building commissioning process

  • DoE operations and maintenance best practices guide [PDF] — Chapter 7 — Commissioning existing buildings
  • Commissioning for existing federal buildings — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge of alternative financing options for energy projects

  • Energy saving performance contracts for federal agencies — Options, starting a project, companies, and examples

Knowledge of utility meters – location, reading and data management

  • DoE metering guidance — Meter systems, approaches, process, best practices, and more

Knowledge of utility billing, rate structures, and special rate programs and incentives

  • Evaluating your utility rate options — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge and ability to develop an energy master plan

  • Energy master planning perspectives and best practices [PDF] — Slideshow highlighting aspects of an EMP and best practices for implementation

Knowledge and ability to develop a metering program

  • DoE metering guidance — Meter systems, approaches, process, best practices, and more
  • Leveraging advanced metering data to improve energy operations and reporting — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge and ability to identify and develop low-cost and no-cost energy efficiency opportunities

  • System specific maintenance [PDF] — FEMP O&M best practices
  • Smart labs for today’s energy reality — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas
  • Energy and water audits for federal buildings — FEMP resources for federal facility audits

Knowledge and ability to provide operational support to energy management control systems

  • EMCS desired capabilities and functionality [PDF] — PNNL guide on EMCS for building managers

Knowledge and ability to develop/assist in project identification and justification

  • Water audits and loss control for public systems [PDF] — EPA audit introduction and walkthrough
  • Water efficiency best management practices — FEMP and DoE define 14 BMPs for water efficiency strategies

Knowledge and ability to monitor facility energy projects

  • O+M best practices for small-scale PV systems — FEMP seminar on photovoltaic systems O&M
  • Advanced energy retrofit guides — DOE design and decision support guide

Ability to calculate and respond appropriately to established energy metrics such as power utilization efficiency

  • Energy efficiency in data centers — DoE efficient data center resources and case studies
  • Tracking data center efficiency: what PUE can say and where we can look to better understand energy performance — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Water efficiency

Demonstrate the following:

Knowledge of water efficiency principles that are applicable in both the public and private arena

  • Water systems — Building water use information
  • Managing water evaluations in federal facilities — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas
  • Best practices for comprehensive water management for federal facilities — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge of federal water policy and goals found in laws and executive orders

  • Managing water evaluations in federal facilities — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge of the water efficiency goals for the federal government

  • Best practices for comprehensive water management for federal facilities — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge of how the following affect water use and efficiency and ability to make recommendations based on life cycle analysis and best practices to facilities team

  • Water systems — Water resource components
  • Managing water evaluations in federal facilities — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas
  • Best practices for comprehensive water management for federal facilities — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge and ability to conduct both a top-down and bottom-up water audit

  • Water audits and loss control for public systems [PDF] — EPA audit introduction and walkthrough
  • Managing water evaluations in federal facilities — FEMP e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Sustainability

Demonstrate the following:

Knowledge of sustainability, as defined by high performance buildings in EISA 07

  • Energy Independence of Security Act of 2007 [PDF] — Full text of EISA
  • Sustainable — WBDG overview on sustainable buildings with agency-specific resources

Knowledge of the Guiding Principles for Federal High Performance and Sustainable Buildings, and federal mandates

  • Guiding Principles Memorandum [PDF] — Memo detailing federal goals in building sustainability
  • Guiding Principles for sustainable federal buildings — Current Guiding Principles and resources
  • Sustainable — WBDG overview on sustainable buildings with agency-specific resources

Knowledge of agency sustainability goals, metrics, and initiatives, such as those found in the department or agency strategic sustainability performance plan

  • GSA Sustainability Report and Implementation Plans — GSA documents that set goals and identify sustainability issues relevant to agency; formerly called Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans

Knowledge of agency resiliency and adaption goals, metrics, and initiatives, such as those found in the department or agency resiliency and adaptation plan

  • Critical infrastructure security and resilience — Presidential Policy Directive on critical infrastructure security and resilience
  • National preparedness — Presidential Policy Directive on national preparedness
  • Federal Continuity Directive 2 [PDF] — Provides direction and guidance to assist in validation of mission essential functions and primary mission essential functions
  • Federal adaptation resources — A collection of resources by and for Federal agencies to support the planning and implementation of adaptation measures
  • GSA Sustainability Report and Implementation Plans — GSA documents that set goals and identify sustainability issues relevant to agency; formerly called Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans

Performance measures

Demonstrate the following:

Knowledge of key building performance measures, where and how to read them, and reporting requirements

  • Federal agency facility reporting requirements and performance data — FEMP link to reporting and benchmarking requirements
  • What is energy use intensity? — Energy Star EUI definition and explanation

Knowledge of performance measurement concepts (for example, SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, time-bound)

  • Writing SMART goals — Dartmouth guide explains development of SMART goals

Knowledge of cascading key performance Indicators that can be used to measure how well mission, management, program and individual goals are being met

  • Key performance indicators in federal facilities — Federal Facilities Council report on KPIs

Ability to establish baselines from which progress toward attainment of goals can be measured

  • Optimizing operations and maintenance — WBDG course on sustainable O&M strategies
  • Steps to develop a baseline [PDF] — DoE guide to developing energy use baselines

Ability to establish feedback systems to support continuous improvement of an organization’s processes, practices, and results or outcomes

  • Functional and operational success — WBDG relates functional and operational needs to building success

Leadership and project management

Demonstrate the following:

Knowledge and ability to conduct a needs assessment based on customer requests and develop appropriate project requirements

  • Engage the integrated design process — Incorporating all players into the building evaluation and design process
  • Functional and operational success — WBDG relates functional and operational needs to building success

Knowledge of green building certification systems used by the federal government and industry

  • Green building certification systems — Overview of systems, benefits, and alignment with federal requirements

Knowledge that the TCO is best determined through life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) for facilities

  • Life-cycle cost analysis — Assess the total cost of facility ownership
  • The principles and process for conducting a life-cycle cost analysis — WBDG e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge of how to find/calculate the basic costs required for an LCCA

  • Life cycle perspective — Overview of life cycle assessment and life cycle costing
  • The principles and process for conducting a life-cycle cost analysis — WBDG e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge of additional methods for calculating TCO and other economic analysis

  • Life-cycle cost analysis — Assess the total cost of facility ownership
  • The principles and process for conducting a life-cycle cost analysis — WBDG e-learning course supporting FBPTA competency areas

Knowledge and ability to use a LCA to estimate the environmental impacts of a material, product or service through its entire life cycle

  • Life-cycle assessment — Overview of LCA, including benefits and challenges
  • Life-cycle assessment — EPA site explains the why and how behind LCA
  • Life-cycle cost analysis — Assess the total cost of facility ownership

Ability to create an effective statement of work for COR or contracting officer to ensure proper procurement of a product or service

  • Contracting officer’s representative — Certification, training, and competencies for a COR
  • Basics of federal contracting — University of Pittsburgh federal contracting background information

Ability to quantify potential for cost savings and cost avoidance

  • Building cost-effectiveness — WBDG life cycle approach to determining building cost-effectiveness
  • Building life cycle cost programs — NIST programs to analyze building capital investments

Ability to supervise personnel as required

  • Fundamental supervisory development — OPM Leadership Development Course Guide

Ability to translate innovative ideas into actionable tasks

  • Engage the integrated design process — Incorporating all players into the building evaluation and design process

Ability to provide decision makers with better information about the total long-term costs and consequences of a particular course of action

  • Building cost-effectiveness — WBDG life cycle approach to determining building cost-effectiveness
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Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.

Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."

Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."

When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.