Course will equip students with the technical, analytical, and strategic skills used by real-world energy managers; bridging theory and application, and showing how energy is generated, delivered, measured, and managed across buildings, campuses, and portfolios. Students learn to analyze and normalize data, benchmark performance using EUI, and understand building science, HVAC systems, controls, and operations. Topics include energy cost drivers, GHG accounting basics, efficiency and electrification strategies, financial analysis, and Zero Net Energy planning. Using real datasets students complete a capstone energy management plan that integrates technical analysis, financial modeling, carbon impacts, and stakeholder communication.

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.

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KAYSEN B J
Brandon Kaysen
4.6
7 reviews
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Spring 2026 . Kaysen B J
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193GB . Kaysen B J 2 Years Ago

The course was mainly graded on one big case study at the end- started this the week it was due but it'll probs work out

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193GB . Kaysen B J 2 Years Ago

Amazing person and overall mentor/professional in the green building/sustainability world. If you're interested in the built environment/sustainable development, take this course. That being said, you should only take this course if that's where your interests are, for I can see how it could be very uninteresting to someone not interested in LEED

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ES193GB . Kaysen B J 3 Years Ago

Brandon is one of the best professor I had in UCSB! He's caring, and his lecture is inspirational. I learned a lot! This course has an interesting project, it may takes you some time to complete but it's worth it.

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ES193GB . Kaysen B J 3 Years Ago

This class was interesting and engaging. Prof Kaysen is very accessible to schedule office hours with and answered all my questions. The case study project was a lot of work but was rewarding to complete and gave me practical skills. Would recommend this class!

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ES193GB . Kaysen B J 4 Years Ago

Brandon is a very nice guy, the workload is decent. Bring graded on a variety of tasks but they are fun to do. The final project gonna cost you some time -- especially for summer classes. But still, everything were reasonable in this class. Won't be too hard to get As.

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193GB . Kaysen B J 6 Years Ago

(This class was taken virtually) Professor Kaysen was extremely accessible outside of class- he gave us his phone number to text and call him at. He really cared about the subject matter and wanted students to understand the importance. His lectures were just the right about of material. I highly recommend this course- I really learned a lot.

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