Big Green Zero's Jim Burpee Receives Certified Energy Manager Designation

Aug. 29, 2011 - PRLog -- The Association of Energy Engineers has announced that Jim Burpee, co-founder and Chief Engineer at Phoenix-based Big Green Zero, has satisfied the board-approved qualifications of education,  field exprience and the CEM examination to earn recognition as a Certified Energy Manager.

The CEM program is widely accepted and respected in the U.S. and internationally. The CEM designation is recognized by the U.S. Department  of Energy, the Office of Federal Energy Management Programs and the U.S. Agency for international Development, as well as by numerous state energy offices, major utilities, corporations and energy service companies.

The Association of Energy Engineers, AEE, founded in 1977, is a nonprofit professional society located in Atlanta, Georgia with over 14,000 members in 78 countries. Established in 1981, the Certified Energy Manager (CEM) designation provides a recognizable affirmation of demonstrated competencies in a wide range of energy-related principles and practices. Professionals seeking the CEM designation must meet a board-approved list of rigorous qualifications.

Jim Burpee's recognition as a Certified Energy Manager enhances Big Green Zero's ability to help commercial and industrial property owners recover wasted energy expense.

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