CES study plan
CES · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Energy Management
Map the full Energy Management body of knowledge into a one-page concept map covering energy audits, load profiling, energy baselines, and tariff structures.
Define and calculate the core energy metrics: energy use intensity, load factor, peak demand, and baseline-adjusted savings using at least three worked numeric examples.
Build a personal glossary of 30 Energy Management terms with a one-sentence definition and one practical example each.
Identify which Energy Management subtopics you already know versus which need study, and rank the gaps by exam weight.
Your checkpoint
A one-page concept map plus a 30-term glossary and a ranked gap list for Domain 1.
Energy Management
Analyze energy audit types (walk-through, detailed, investment-grade) and list the data collected and outputs produced by each.
Compute simple payback, life-cycle cost, and return on investment for at least four energy conservation measures, showing each step.
Explain how weather normalization and regression-based baseline models are built and when each is appropriate.
Summarize demand-side and load-management strategies and match each to a facility type where it fits.
Your checkpoint
A worked problem set of 10 Energy Management calculations with answers and a short note on the method used for each.
Energy Service & Commissioning
Differentiate energy performance contracting models (shared savings, guaranteed savings, chauffage, hybrid) and state who carries performance risk in each.
Outline the commissioning process from pre-design through ongoing commissioning, naming the key deliverable document at each phase.
Draft the measurement and verification approach for a retrofit project, selecting the appropriate option and justifying the choice.
List the contractual and financial elements of an energy services agreement, including baseline adjustment and dispute resolution clauses.
Your checkpoint
A two-page mock measurement and verification plan for a lighting-plus-HVAC retrofit, including baseline, boundaries, and adjustment method.
Energy Management & Energy Service & Commissioning
Integrate Energy Management and Energy Service knowledge by writing a full audit-to-contract narrative for one hypothetical building.
Solve 20 mixed practice questions spanning both domains under timed conditions and log every error with its root cause.
Review and correct all logged errors until you can restate each corrected concept without notes.
Compare functional performance testing requirements against measurement and verification data needs to find overlaps and conflicts.
Your checkpoint
A timed 20-question mock section score of at least 75 percent with a written error log and corrections.
Milestones
Week 4: Score at least 75 percent on the timed 20-question mixed mock for Domains 1 and 2, and show that every missed item has a written correction.
Week 6: Complete a full-length timed mock covering all four domains and score at least 70 percent overall with no domain below 60 percent.
Week 8: Score at least 80 percent on a second full-length timed mock and confirm all previously flagged weak topics are resolved.