CONSTRUCTION MANAGER TRAINING

Customizable Construction Manager Training Courses

Construction Manager Training is designed with flexibility in mind to meet the unique needs of our clients. Each course is tailored to focus on start-up and commissioning of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems, ensuring project managers gain practical skills that directly translate to on-site success. Below are the available training modules that can be customized based on client priorities.

Commissioning

Commissioning Process Overview

  • Learning Objectives: Implement commissioning through all project phases: design, construction, acceptance, and occupancy.
  • Hands-on Activities: VAV Air Handling Unit (AHU) Point to Point Verification & Commissioning.
  • Details: Classroom and lab sessions last between 2 to 4 hours, depending on the desired depth.

The course combines classroom and lab-based learning for practical application, offering a complete, hands-on experience for participants. For more information on customizing a training plan for your team, contact EAB Training.

Commissioning Lighting Systems

  • Learning Objectives: Interpret lighting construction documents, covering introductory lighting concepts, code requirements, control features, and Building Automation System (BAS) integration.
  • Hands-on Activities: Review lighting plans and lighting control verification of Wattstopper and Lutron systems.
  • Details: Classroom session duration is 1 to 2 hours.

The course combines classroom and lab-based learning for practical application, offering a complete, hands-on experience for participants. For more information on customizing a training plan for your team, contact EAB Training.

Mechanical

HVAC Introduction

  • Learning Objectives: Understand the components of an HVAC system (chiller plant, air handlers, terminal units) and manage schedules.
  • Hands-on Activities: VAV AHU Point to Point Verification, Commissioning, and VAV box sequence of operation.
  • Details: Classroom and lab sessions last 3 to 5 hours.

The course combines classroom and lab-based learning for practical application, offering a complete, hands-on experience for participants. For more information on customizing a training plan for your team, contact EAB Training.

Ductwork and Piping Standards, Tests, and Cleanliness

  • Learning Objectives: Identify quality duct construction (per SMACNA standards) and piping fill, flush, and pressure tests.
  • Hands-on Activities: Duct pressure testing and hydronic stand fill and flush.
  • Details: Classroom and lab sessions last 3 to 4 hours.

The course combines classroom and lab-based learning for practical application, offering a complete, hands-on experience for participants. For more information on customizing a training plan for your team, contact EAB Training.

Managing the Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) Process

  • Learning Objectives: Understand air and water balancing, interpret TAB reports for quality assurance.
  • Hands-on Activities: Duct traverses, calibrate flow hoods, and VAV boxes. Balance hydronics stand.
  • Details: Classroom and lab sessions last 3 to 4 hours.

The course combines classroom and lab-based learning for practical application, offering a complete, hands-on experience for participants. For more information on customizing a training plan for your team, contact EAB Training.

Building Automation System (BAS) Introduction

  • Learning Objectives: Understand field and building-level controllers, control sequences, and control components.
  • Hands-on Activities: Workbench exercises.
  • Details: Classroom and lab sessions last 4 hours.

The course combines classroom and lab-based learning for practical application, offering a complete, hands-on experience for participants. For more information on customizing a training plan for your team, contact EAB Training.

Laboratory Introduction

  • Learning Objectives: Ability to explain the requirements of laboratories including fume hoods, biosafety cabinets, lab valves, air change rates, room offsets and room construction.
  • Hands-on Activities: Class is taught in a functioning laboratory with fume hoods, biosafety cabinets and lab valves.
  • Details: Classroom and lab sessions last 4 hours.

The course combines classroom and lab-based learning for practical application, offering a complete, hands-on experience for participants. For more information on customizing a training plan for your team, contact EAB Training.

Electrical

Emergency Power Coordination

  • Learning Objectives: Identify components of emergency power systems, manage sub-trades, and predict potential issues.
  • Hands-on Activities: Operate emergency power systems (generators, switchgear, paralleling gear, load banks).
  • Details: Classroom and lab sessions last 3 to 4 hours.

The course combines classroom and lab-based learning for practical application, offering a complete, hands-on experience for participants. For more information on customizing a training plan for your team, contact EAB Training.

Introduction to Electrical Systems

  • Learning Objectives: Grasp basic electrical concepts, identify system components, read one-line diagrams, understand need for testing before implementing the permanent power plans.
  • Hands-on Activities: NETA testing transformers, conductors and circuit breakers. Implementation of circuit breaker coordination.
  • Details: Classroom and lab sessions last 4 to 6 hours.

The course combines classroom and lab-based learning for practical application, offering a complete, hands-on experience for participants. For more information on customizing a training plan for your team, contact EAB Training.

Plumbing

Plumbing System Overview

  • Learning Objectives: Understand plumbing systems including domestic cold and hot water, waste/vent, storm drainage, medical gases, and fire sprinklers.
  • Hands-on Activities: Review typical construction documents. Option available to visit Cougar Sales plumbing training center.
  • Details: Classroom session duration is 2 hours. Cougar Sales site visit duration is 4 hours.

The course combines classroom and lab-based learning for practical application, offering a complete, hands-on experience for participants. For more information on customizing a training plan for your team, contact EAB Training.

Life Safety

Fire Alarm Systems

  • Learning Objectives: Understand Building Code and NFPA 72, identify fire alarm components (detection devices, annunciation devices, etc.).
  • Hands-on Activities: Fire alarm mockup panel, controller operations, and smoke detector testing.
  • Details: Classroom and lab session lasts 2 to 3 hours.

The course combines classroom and lab-based learning for practical application, offering a complete, hands-on experience for participants. For more information on customizing a training plan for your team, contact EAB Training.

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