CBCP - Certified Building Commissioning Professional

Since 1981, AEE has certified over 15,000 professionals within the energy industry. AEE's certifications are recognized by governmental agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Agency for International Development, as well as by utilities, end users, and energy service companies. When you earn the right to put the initials "CBCP" behind your name, you are distinguishing yourself as one who brings to your professional activities the full scope of knowledge requisite to the effective commissioning of existing buildings. You have demonstrated high levels of experience, competence, and specialized knowledge within your field.

Eligibility
Each applicant for the CBCP certification is required to attend AEE's three-day "Fundamentals of Building Commissioning" training program or the "Comprehensive 5-Day Training Program for Building Commissioning Profesionals" in order to sit for the exam. Prior to sitting for the exam, each candidate must complete an application. Each candidate must also pass the four-hour written exam as well as meet one of the following criteria:

• A four-year degree from an accredited university or college in science, engineering, architecture, business, law, finance, or related field, or be a registered professional engineer (P.E.), or registered architect (R.A.). In addition, the applicant must have at least three years experience in facilities management HVAC or process engineering design, construction project management, electrical/controls design, installation or operations, testing, adjusting and balancing, or building commissioning.
  
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• A two-year technical degree, or vocational school certificate in HVAC/Electrical; or valid HVAC or Electrician contracting license; or hold a four-year non-technical degree from an accredited university or college in a field not specified above with five years experience in facilities management HVAC or process engineering design, construction project management, electrical/controls design, installation or operations, testing, adjusting and balancing, or building commissioning.
  
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• Ten years or more verified experience in facilities management HVAC or process engineering design, construction project management, electrical/controls design, installation or operations, testing, adjusting and balancing, or building commissioning.
  
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• The current status of Certified Energy Manager (CEM®).

Examination and Required Preparatory Training
The four-hour CBCP exam is given in conjunction with the AEE's preparatory training seminars. The exam is administered at the seminar site following each scheduled seminar. The examination questions are based on concepts and experiences basic to the building commissioning process. The exam is open book, and the questions are a mixture of multiple choice and true or false.

Fees
The fee for CBCP certification process are as follows:

• Certification application and examination: $200
• Seminar Registration:
  • 3-Day CBCP Seminar: $1,250 for AEE members / government / nonprofit; $1,350 for non-AEE members
  • 5-Day CBCP Seminar: $1,695 for AEE members / government / nonprofit; $1,895 for non-AEE members
• Certification Renewal
  • $200 every three years 

This fee must be paid at the time the CBCP application is submitted. The certification application/exam fee does not cover the cost of the required preparatory training seminars.

How to Apply for CBCP Certification

Application Deadlines: Your completed application must be received by the Certification Administrator at least 3 weeks prior to the date of the examination for which you wish to sit.

 

 

 

STEP ONE: REGISTER FOR THE SEMINAR

Completion of a preparatory training seminar is required to sit for the CBCP exam.

Note: Registering online for the seminar does not automatically register you to take the CBCP exam. After completing your seminar registration, return to this page and go to STEP TWO below. The following links will take you to information and current schedules and fee information for this program, as well as access to online seminar registration (you can also visit these pages to view the schedules only, since the CBCP exam is administered in conjunction with each seminar):

 

Fundamentals of Building Commissioning 3-day seminar / exam on the afternoon of day three of the seminar.

Comprehensive 5-Day Training Program for Building Commissioning Professionals  5-day seminar / exam on the afternoon of day five of the seminar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEP TWO: COMPLETE YOUR CBCP CERTIFICATION APPLICATION

After you have completed your seminar registration, click the link below to complete your CBCP^TM Certification Application:

 

CBCP Certification Application Form 

 

The CBCP exam is administered at each Building Commissioning seminar site, on the afternoon of the last day of the seminar.
 

Maintaining Certification

 

For information on maintaining your certification, please go to our certification renewals website. 

 

 

For Additional Information About CBCP Certification...

If you have any questions about CBCP certification, please write, call or email:

 

Francine Seskin, CBCP Certification Administrator
Association of Energy Engineers
4025 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 420
Atlanta, GA 30340
(770) 447-5083, ext. 223
email: fseskin@aeecenter.org

 

 

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