Florida 2023 Renewal – Laws & Rules for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Laws and Rules

In this course the student will study the Florida Board of Professional Engineers Laws and Rules, including Professional Engineering Ethics. This course consists of four sections, 1) Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium, 2) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455, 3) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471, and 4) Disciplinary Cases Review.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer's guidelines for practicing within Florida's laws and rules
• Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471
• Disciplinary Cases Review

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 11 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 1 continuing education hour (CEH).

Florida 2023 Renewal – Ethics for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Ethics

The primary objective of this course is to familiarize the student with the standards of professional behavior for adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct as well as apply those principles in reviewing real case studies.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer’s duty to protect the public
• The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
• The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
• The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
• The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 continuing education hours (CEH).

Pavement Design for Roads, Streets, Walks, and Open Storage Areas: 6 PDH

Preview Course: Pavement Design for Roads, Streets, Walks, and Open Storage Areas

This online course provides guidance for design of pavements and supporting materials for roads, streets, walks and open storage areas. The contents include procedures for conducting preliminary site reconnaissance, traffic analyses, and criteria for the design of subgrade, subbase, base courses, flexible and rigid pavements.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Preliminary Soil Investigations
• Vehicular Traffic Considerations
• Flexible Pavement Materials & Subgrades
• Bituminous Pavement
• Flexible Pavement Design
• Rigid Pavement Design
• Concrete Pavement Design
• Reinforced Concrete Pavements
• Pavement Overlays
• Joints For Plain & Reinforced Concrete
• Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements
• Seasonal Frost Conditions

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 6 continuing education hours (CEH).

Conduits, Culverts, and Pipes Part I: 4 PDH

Preview Course: Conduits, Culverts, and Pipes

Part I of a two-part series. This course provides guidance on the design and construction of conduits, culverts, and pipes, and the design procedures for trench/embankment earth loadings, highway loadings, railroad loadings, surface concentrated loadings, internal/external fluid pressures, cast-in-place conduits for dams, circular reinforced concrete pipe for small dams and levees, and corrugated metal pipe for rural levees and culverts.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Material selection
• Installation methods
• Loadings
• Method of analysis
• Joints & camber
• Life cycle design

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 continuing education hours (CEH).

Hurricane Mitigation: Summary Report On Building Performance: 3 PDH

Preview Course: Hurricane Mitigation

After major hurricane disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) dispatches Building Performance Assessment Teams (BPATs) to evaluate the successes and failures of buildings to withstand the wind and flood forces of these storms. The teams document the results of their evaluations in building performance assessment reports. This 3-hour online course summarizes the BPAT reports for Hurricane Katerina.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Describe the building and foundation types typically used in coastal areas
• Illustrate the ability of various building and foundation types to withstand coastal surge, riverine flood, and hurricane winds
• Explain design and construction practices that can reduce building damage in hurricanes
• Describe construction practices that can reduce building damage in hurricanes

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 continuing education hours (CEH).

Deterioration of Concrete: 2 CEH

Preview Course: Deterioration of Concrete

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Common causes of concrete deterioration
• Symptoms of concrete distress and deterioration that can be found during visual inspections
• Preventative measures to reduce or eliminate further concrete degradation

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 continuing education hours (CEH).

Roller Compacted Concrete Pavements: 1 CEH

Preview Course: RCCP

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Materials Used For RCC Pavements
• Construction Consideration
• Paving Operations

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies one continuing education hour (CEH).

Florida 2023 Renewal – Laws & Rules for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Laws and Rules

In this course the student will study the Florida Board of Professional Engineers Laws and Rules, including Professional Engineering Ethics. This course consists of four sections, 1) Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium, 2) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455, 3) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471, and 4) Disciplinary Cases Review.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer's guidelines for practicing within Florida's laws and rules
• Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471
• Disciplinary Cases Review

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 11 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 1 continuing education hour (CEH).

Florida 2023 Renewal – Ethics for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Ethics

The primary objective of this course is to familiarize the student with the standards of professional behavior for adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct as well as apply those principles in reviewing real case studies.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer’s duty to protect the public
• The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
• The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
• The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
• The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 continuing education hours (CEH).

Systems Failure Anatomy of a Blackout: 6 PDH

Preview Course: Systems Failure Anatomy of a Blackout

This is an online course that gives detailed description of the electrical system blackout that happened August 14th, 2003. This was one of the largest blackouts in US history, that affected more than 150 million people. This course will cover the conditions prior to the start of the blackout sequence, conditions prior to the start of the blackout sequence, casual events leading to the power system cascade, and the cascading failure of the power system.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Know what happened, why it happened, and what can be done to minimize future outages
• Learn about power system operations, the planning, design, protection and control

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 6 continuing education hours (CEH).

Exterior Electrical Power Distribution: 4 PDH

Preview Course: Exterior Electrical Power Distribution

This course provides an introduction to exterior electrical power distribution systems for buildings and related infrastructure. The information provided here can be utilized by electrical engineers in the development of the plans, specifications, and calculations, and can serve as the minimum electrical design requirements. It is applicable to the traditional electrical services customary for Design-Bid-Build construction contracts and for Design-Build construction contracts. Project conditions may dictate the need for a design that exceeds these minimum requirements. The design criteria and standards contained within are the minimum requirements acceptable for installations for efficiency, economy, durability, maintainability, and reliability of electrical power supply and distribution systems. The criteria and standards herein are not intended to be retroactively mandatory. After completing this course you will have gained knowledge of circuitry and electrical equipment found to power buildings and how to design an exterior electrical distribution systems for buildings.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Learn guidelines for selection of primary voltage
• Learn about main electric supply station
• Learn how design utilization electric supply stations differ from main electric supply stations
• Learn about primary unit substations to distribute underground medium voltage circuits
• Learn design criteria for secondary unit substations
• Learn guidelines for design and installation of pad-mounted transformers
• Learn about medium voltage switchgear
• Learn about application of pad-mounted sectionalizing termination cabinets
• Learn application and limitation guidelines for power factor correction or to minimize line losses
• Learn “best practices” for exterior electric power distribution
• Learn criteria for overhead power distribution lines
• Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of copper versus aluminum conductors for exterior electrical power distribution
• Learn when and where to apply surge arrestors
• Learn the fundamentals of fuse protection
• Learn about underground electrical distribution systems.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 continuing education hours.

Interior Electrical Distribution Systems: 3 PDH

Preview Course: Interior Electrical Distribution Systems

This course provides an introduction to interior electrical distribution systems for buildings and related infrastructure. Topics covered in this course include transformers, service entrances, switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, motor controls and motor control centers. After completing this course you will have gained knowledge of circuitry and electrical equipment found in buildings and how to design an interior electrical distribution system for buildings.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Learn how to select and specify transformers
• Have knowledge of service entrance requirements and learn about switchgear and switchboards
• Know the basic considerations when employing panelboards
• Know the requirments for motor control centers
• Know the fundamentals of motor controls and motor control circuites
• Know when to employ surge protection devices
• Understand Raceways and wiring devices
• Learn about emergency engine generator sets
• What is automatic transfer equipment
• Learn how to employ stationary batteries and battery chargers

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 continuing education hours (CEH).

A Guide to Offshore Wind Energy: 2 CEH

Preview Course: Offshore Wind Energy

This course introduces the basic principles of proposed US offshore wind facilities. The course summarizes a study conducted by EESI of existing European and Asian offshore wind farms. The topics addressed include technical issues related to marine foundations and structures, transmission issues unique to offshore power generation, political and regulatory issues and the publics perceptions of proposed offshore wind farms. This course demonstrates that offshore wind energy has been successfully implemented in other parts of the world and that the potential for wind farms in U.S. waters is favorable.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Awareness of the basic principles of Offshore Wind Energy
• Awareness of the geographic areas in the U.S. that are candidates for wind farms
• Learn the affects of wind farms on commercial fishing and birds
• Public concerns about offshore wind farms relating to property values, local economy and jobs

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 continuing education hours (CEH).

Photovoltaic Power Systems: 1 PDH

Preview Course: Photovoltaic Power Systems

In this online course you will learn what a photovoltaic (PV) power system is and the following as it pertains to the PV system: Circuit requirements, Disconnecting means, Wiring methods, Grounding, Marking, and Connections to other sources.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand the various components and terminologies associated with photovoltaic systems
• Learn photovoltaic system’s circuit requirements and installation guidelines including wiring methods/li>
• Discuss grounding methods as well as standard markings of photovoltaic system components/li>
• Identify standard methods to connect to other power systems and loads/li>

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies one continuing education hour (CEH).

Florida 2023 Renewal – Laws & Rules for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Laws and Rules

In this course the student will study the Florida Board of Professional Engineers Laws and Rules, including Professional Engineering Ethics. This course consists of four sections, 1) Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium, 2) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455, 3) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471, and 4) Disciplinary Cases Review.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer's guidelines for practicing within Florida's laws and rules
• Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471
• Disciplinary Cases Review

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 11 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 1 continuing education hour (CEH).

Florida 2023 Renewal – Ethics for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Ethics

The primary objective of this course is to familiarize the student with the standards of professional behavior for adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct as well as apply those principles in reviewing real case studies.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer’s duty to protect the public
• The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
• The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
• The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
• The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 continuing education hours (CEH).

Process Design for Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels: 4 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Why the motivation to exploit this energy supply
  • Process design and cost estimation
  • Economics and processing cost factors
  • Analysis of processing research on case study
  • Future research and opportunities

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 4 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Engineer’s Guide to Cross Connection Control: 4 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss the reasons for performing a study
• Understand the health hazards of cross-connections
• Discuss various real-life mishaps
• Discuss cross-connections risk mitigation
• Explain programs for cross-connection control and backflow prevention
• Understand common cross-connection scenarios and methods to mitigate

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Carbon Absorption of Volatile Organic Compounds: 3 PDH

Carbon adsorption is used in air pollution control to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from low to medium concentration gas streams, when stringent outlet concentration must be met and/or recovery of the VOC is desired. This course covers the types of adsorbers, adsorption theory, and design procedures for carbon adsorption equipment.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • The types of carbon adsorption equipment and which are in most common use
  • Define an adsorption isotherm and be able to recognize the equation for the Freundlich isotherm
  • Adsorber sizing parameters
  • Make adsorption and desorption time calculations
  • Procedures for estimating carbon requirements
  • Cost estimation procedures for carbon adsorption systems

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Corrosion Protection for Metal Fasteners in Coastal Areas: 3 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss the importance of using corrosion-resistant metal connectors and fasteners in coastal areas
• Discuss regulations and codes in corrosion resistance material selection for fasteners
• Explain the causes of corrosion in coastal areas
• Understand types of corrosion-resistant metal connectors and fasteners
• Explain best practices for corrosion resistance

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Hazardous Waste Identification: 2 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Fundamentals of the hazardous waste identification process
  • Definition of hazardous waste & solid waste as used by RCRA
  • How to identify listed hazardous wastes and their characteristics
  • Interpretation of the mixture and ‘derived-from’ rules
  • Interpretation of the contained-in policy

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 16 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Florida 2023 Renewal – Laws & Rules for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Laws and Rules

In this course the student will study the Florida Board of Professional Engineers Laws and Rules, including Professional Engineering Ethics. This course consists of four sections, 1) Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium, 2) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455, 3) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471, and 4) Disciplinary Cases Review.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer's guidelines for practicing within Florida's laws and rules
• Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471
• Disciplinary Cases Review

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 11 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 1 continuing education hour (CEH).

Florida 2023 Renewal – Ethics for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Ethics

The primary objective of this course is to familiarize the student with the standards of professional behavior for adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct as well as apply those principles in reviewing real case studies.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer’s duty to protect the public
• The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
• The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
• The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
• The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 continuing education hours (CEH).

Building Envelope Impact on HVAC Energy Use: 3 PDH

In this course we present a recent simulation study on the impact of improving envelope airtightness in U.S. commercial buildings. You get documented, verifiable facts, report charts and graphs illustrating the findings, and a discussion from the report on the results of the study, Investigation of the Impact of Commercial Building Envelope Airtightness on HVAC Energy Use.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss the reasons for performing a study
• Understand the method of analysis regarding building envelope tightness
• Describe the buildings used for the study
• Understand which climates allow for the most HVAC savings
• Explain the results of the study

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 6 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Carbon Absorption of Volatile Organic Compounds: 3 PDH

Carbon adsorption is used in air pollution control to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from low to medium concentration gas streams, when stringent outlet concentration must be met and/or recovery of the VOC is desired. This course covers the types of adsorbers, adsorption theory, and design procedures for carbon adsorption equipment.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • The types of carbon adsorption equipment and which are in most common use
  • Define an adsorption isotherm and be able to recognize the equation for the Freundlich isotherm
  • Adsorber sizing parameters
  • Make adsorption and desorption time calculations
  • Procedures for estimating carbon requirements
  • Cost estimation procedures for carbon adsorption systems

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Hurricane Mitigation: Summary Report On Building Performance: 3 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Describe the building and foundation types typically used in coastal areas
• Illustrate the ability of various building and foundation types to withstand coastal surge, riverine flood, and hurricane winds
• Explain design and construction practices that can reduce building damage in hurricanes
• Describe construction practices that can reduce building damage in hurricanes

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Energy Performance of LEED for New Construction Buildings: 2 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Recognize how energy performance of the sample set of buildings was evaluated
  • Understand energy savings of LEED certified buildings
  • Discern the accuracy of energy models
  • Discern the accuracy of building specific energy models
  • Interpret the strength and weeknesses of using LEED

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Ponds- Planning, Design, Construction: 2 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Become familiar with the general features and the differences of embankment and excavated ponds
  • How to perform a preliminary investigation
  • Be able estimate storm water runoff quantity and rate using the runoff curve number method
  • Estimate time of concentration for a watershed for a given flow length and average watershed slope
  • Advantages and disadvantages of a hooded or canopy inlet spillway and a drop inlet spillway
  • Estimate earthfill requirements for an embankment for known end areas and embankment length
  • Estimate embankment end area for known embankment height, side slopes, and top width

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 16 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Hazardous Waste Identification: 2 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Fundamentals of the hazardous waste identification process
  • Definition of hazardous waste & solid waste as used by RCRA
  • How to identify listed hazardous wastes and their characteristics
  • Interpretation of the mixture and ‘derived-from’ rules
  • Interpretation of the contained-in policy

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 16 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Wastewater Treatment Plants: 1 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • General configuration of extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor, and oxidation ditch package plants
  • Typical applications for extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor, and oxidation ditch package plants
  • Advantages and disadvantages of extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor, and oxidation ditch package plants
  • Design criteria for extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor, and oxidation ditch package plants
  • Typical performance and costs of extended aeration, sequencing batch reactor, and oxidation ditch package plants

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies one professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Florida 2023 Renewal – Laws & Rules for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Laws and Rules

In this course the student will study the Florida Board of Professional Engineers Laws and Rules, including Professional Engineering Ethics. This course consists of four sections, 1) Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium, 2) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455, 3) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471, and 4) Disciplinary Cases Review.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer's guidelines for practicing within Florida's laws and rules
• Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471
• Disciplinary Cases Review

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 11 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 1 continuing education hour (CEH).

Florida 2023 Renewal – Ethics for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Ethics

The primary objective of this course is to familiarize the student with the standards of professional behavior for adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct as well as apply those principles in reviewing real case studies.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer’s duty to protect the public
• The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
• The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
• The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
• The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 continuing education hours (CEH).

Fundamentals of Gas Turbine Engines: 5 CEH

Preview Course: Fundamentals of Gas Turbine Engines

Concepts for machines that harness power from heated air or water have been around since the 1600s. From this beginning, the gas turbine engine now is at the center of major industries including: aviation, naval propulsion, and power generation. This course provides an overview of the development of gas turbines, operational theory, Brayton cycle, conditions and design limitations that affect performance, types of turbine engines and components utilized in a gas turbine engine.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• History of development of the gas turbine
• Basic gas turbine engine operation theory, Brayton Cycle
• Factor affecting engine performance
• Types of gas turbine engines
• Components of a gas turbine engine
• Gas turbine engine auxiliary systems

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 25 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 5 continuing education hours (CEH).

Fundamentals of Pumps: 4 CEH

Preview Course: Fundamentals of Pumps

This online course provides an overview of centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, pump components, protection, and operational considerations. Pumps serve in a wide range of applications, from industrial uses such as pumping oil or natural gas, to consumer uses in vehicles or decorative fountains. Knowledge of the different designs of pumps can be used when selecting them for use in a system.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Centrifugal Pump Design and Classification
• Pump Operation and Protection
• Cavitation Prevention
• Positive Displacement Pump Design and Classification

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 continuing education hours (CEH).

Fundamentals of Valves: 4 CEH

Preview Course: Fundamentals of Valves

Valves are a ubiquitous feature in many industrail facilities. As Valves make up the most common single piece of equipment found in industrial facilities familiarity with valves is useful practical knowledge. This course will provide an overview of the common components of valves, types of valves usage, design considerations, and actuation methods.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Valve Functions
• Basic Parts of Valves
• Different Types of Values (Usage and Design)
• General Design Considerations when using valves
• Types of Valve Actuators

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 25 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 continuing education hours (CEH).

Diesel Engine Fundamentals I: 3 CEH

Preview Course: Diesel Engine Fundamentals

Part I of a two-part series. This course provides the engineer the basic understanding of the operation and design of Diesel Engines. The student will learning learn the fundamentals from the earlier history to the basic components which make up all diesel engines today.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Diesel engine history
• Differences to other combustible engines
• Major components
• Cooling systems
• Lubrication systems
• Fuel systems

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 25 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 continuing education hours (CEH).

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Requirements

Florida Professional Engineers are required to earn 18 CEH (Continuing Education Hours) biennially. All of the required hours can be earned through online continuing education courses. The following table shows a quick rundown of license renewal requirements.

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Florida 2023 Renewal – Laws & Rules for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Laws and Rules

In this course the student will study the Florida Board of Professional Engineers Laws and Rules, including Professional Engineering Ethics. This course consists of four sections, 1) Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium, 2) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455, 3) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471, and 4) Disciplinary Cases Review.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer's guidelines for practicing within Florida's laws and rules
• Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455
• Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471
• Disciplinary Cases Review

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 11 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 1 continuing education hour (CEH).

Florida 2023 Renewal – Ethics for Professional Engineers: 1 CEH

Preview Course: Florida Ethics

The primary objective of this course is to familiarize the student with the standards of professional behavior for adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct as well as apply those principles in reviewing real case studies.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer’s duty to protect the public
• The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
• The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
• The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
• The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 continuing education hours (CEH).

Cost Benefit of ICF: 2 PDH

The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions at the end of this course to earn PDH credits.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Become familiar with ICF construction
  • Be made aware of the many benefits gained through the use of ICF construction
  • Comparative performance and cost comparison of ICF home vs wood frame home
  • Structral safety and hazard mitigation
  • Energy cost comparison of ICF home

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Design of Commercial Buildings to Mitigate Terrorist Attacks: 4 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Design strategies to enhance life safety of building occupants
• Incremental steps to produce fully developed security measures
• Multi-disciplinary approach to security design
• Complex trade-offs required when designing security into a building

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Design of Heavy Duty Concrete Floor Slabs on Grade: 3 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The steps required to design a heavy duty concrete floor slab
• How to determine floor slab requirements for wall loads, stationary wall loads and moving loads
• How to investigate the subgrade and environmental conditions relevant to the design
• How to determine the modulus of subgrade reaction for various soils

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Hurricane Mitigation: Summary Report On Building Performance: 3 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Describe the building and foundation types typically used in coastal areas
  • Illustrate the ability of various building and foundation types to withstand coastal surge, riverine flood, and hurricane winds
  • Explain design and construction practices that can reduce building damage in hurricanes
  • Describe construction practices that can reduce building damage in hurricanes

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Deterioration of Concrete: 2 PDH

In this course, the student will review Chapter 3, Causes of Distress and Deterioration of Concrete from Engineer Manual (EM) 1110-2-2002, “Engineering and Design – Evaluation and Repair of Concrete Structures” published by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (issued 30 June 1995). This course is most relevant to engineers wishing to attain knowledge on the most common causes of problems in concrete. The course also provides a brief description of the basic mechanism of each common problem, a description of the typical symptoms that would be observed during a visual inspection, and suggests preventative methods or techniques to prevent further damage.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Common causes of concrete deterioration
• Symptoms of concrete distress and deterioration that can be found during visual inspections
• Preventative measures to reduce or eliminate further concrete degradation.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Structural Design Criteria For Structures Other Than Buildings: 2 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Know the common building materials used in construction
• Types of structures used in transportation, water & electrical distribution
• Support requirements for mechanical systems and bulk materials
• Design criteria for various types of structures
• Identify special considerations with regard to certain materials in specific applications.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 2 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.