Clean Energy Center

Equipping the ever-evolving clean energy workforce with knowledge, skills, and abilities to create healthy buildings, occupants, and communities through energy efficiency.

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  • Clean Energy Center
  • General Services: 2245 Reach Road

The Clean Energy Center at Penn College is one of the nation’s leading providers of clean energy workforce training and technical assistance. Since 1985, the Center has developed and delivered workforce training that results in nationally recognized certifications from the Building Performance Institute (BPI), Building Operator Certification® (BOC), and North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners® (NABCEP).

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Residential

Residential

Launch your career as a Home Energy Professional

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Commercial

Commercial

Learn ways to save energy in your facility using no or low cost solutions

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Building Green Futures

Building Green Futures

A six-week career exploration and job readiness program

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Solar Workforce Solutions

Solar Workforce Solutions

Coming soon - a solar photovoltaic workforce training program

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Training Lab Facilities

Where our ideas take flight

Our cutting-edge facilities are where learning, creating, and innovating happen. We believe hand-on application using modern diagnostic tools and equipment gives you the best pathway for success.

Mission

It is our mission to equip the ever-evolving clean energy workforce with knowledge, skills, and abilities to create healthy buildings, occupants, and communities through energy efficiency.

Clean Energy Center

Our People

Here for you every step of the way

When you study at Penn College, your instructors will do more than know your name. They’ll get to know you. Experienced, passionate, and dedicated to your success. Penn College instructors are here to support your career journey.

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Clean Energy Center News

Save Money and Increase Comfort: The Basics of Commercial Building Re-tuning

Are you looking for ways to reduce energy costs in your commercial facility without investing thousands of dollars in new equipment? Do you receive thermal comfort complaints from occupants in your building? Investing in Commercial Building Re-tuning skills training for your on-site facilities staff can help you tackle these problems for years to come.

What is Clean Energy?

Here at the Clean Energy Center, we define “clean energy” in two parts: energy efficiency and renewable energy. In this article we’ll share what each of these terms mean for our homes and buildings, why we put them together, and how they are fueling today’s clean energy career opportunities.

Celebrating Newfound Skills for Building Green Futures Graduates

Friday, July 14th, was a day for celebration as participants from the first class of Building Green Futures took part in the program graduation ceremony.

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