Celebrating Top Geothermal Companies: Midwest Geothermal As the geothermal industry experiences unprecedented growth, finding skilled technicians has become one of the biggest challenges facing contractors nationwide. While many companies struggle to hire qualified workers, Midwest Geothermal has taken a proactive approach by launching a comprehensive registered… Continue reading “Celebrating Top Geothermal Companies: Midwest Geothermal”
New Free Course: “Changes to Solar Policy: What Nonprofits Need to Know to Go Solar Now” The solar landscape has shifted dramatically for everyone in recent months, including nonprofits, and staying informed has never been more critical. That’s why we’re excited to announce our brand-new free course: “Changes to Solar Policy: What Nonprofits Need to Know… Continue reading “New Free Course: “Changes to Solar Policy: What Nonprofits Need to Know to Go Solar Now””
Mastering Commercial Solar Sales: Beyond the Pitch Commercial solar isn’t residential sales scaled up—it’s an entirely different game. High-pressure tactics that might work for residential installations fall flat when you’re sitting across from executives evaluating million-dollar energy investments. As detailed in my new book, Wired for Sun, success… Continue reading “Mastering Commercial Solar Sales: Beyond the Pitch”
Keep Your Learning Journey in One Place: How to Merge Your HeatSpring Accounts As your career evolves and you move between companies, you might find yourself with multiple HeatSpring accounts tied to different work email addresses. Sound familiar? You’re not alone! Many of our learners have taken courses with us over several years… Continue reading “Keep Your Learning Journey in One Place: How to Merge Your HeatSpring Accounts”
Understanding NFPA 70B Equipment Condition Categories: The Foundation of Effective Maintenance One of the most critical aspects of implementing NFPA 70B is properly assessing and categorizing your electrical equipment. The standard requires a comprehensive evaluation that examines multiple factors to determine maintenance frequency and protect both safety and system reliability. The… Continue reading “Understanding NFPA 70B Equipment Condition Categories: The Foundation of Effective Maintenance”
How Choosing Curiosity Over Comfort Launched a Solar Career: Nico’s Story What happens when you choose the uncomfortable path over the easy one? In this snippet from an interview at the 2025 NABCEP Conference, HeatSpring’s Brittany Heller sits down with Nico Johnson to explore the pivotal moment that launched his clean… Continue reading “How Choosing Curiosity Over Comfort Launched a Solar Career: Nico’s Story”
Unique Characteristics of Utility-Scale Solar Projects The utility-scale solar industry continues to demonstrate remarkable momentum, with 9 GWdc of new capacity installed in Q1 2025 alone. While this represents a 7% decline from the previous year, the sector remains a cornerstone of the U.S. clean energy… Continue reading “Unique Characteristics of Utility-Scale Solar Projects”
The Four Major Indoor Environmental Contaminants Every home contains potential health hazards that most homeowners never see coming. Understanding the four major categories of indoor contaminants – lead, asbestos, mold, and carbon monoxide – is essential for anyone serious about protecting family health and safety. These… Continue reading “The Four Major Indoor Environmental Contaminants”
Solar Company Spotlight: How Cherry Street Energy Is Building Tomorrow’s Solar Workforce As solar companies expand across the Southeast, many focus solely on installing systems and moving to the next project. Cherry Street Energy takes a fundamentally different approach – they’re building lasting workforce opportunities in every community where they operate, creating… Continue reading “Solar Company Spotlight: How Cherry Street Energy Is Building Tomorrow’s Solar Workforce”
How BPI Creates and Maintains Their Industry-Leading Certifications Ever wondered what goes into creating a Building Performance Institute (BPI) certification? The process is far more rigorous and collaborative than most people realize. These credentials aren’t developed in isolation by a small team (although that would probably be much… Continue reading “How BPI Creates and Maintains Their Industry-Leading Certifications”
Understanding Refrigerant Types and Classifications: Essential Knowledge for the EPA 608 The stratospheric ozone layer serves as Earth’s protective shield against harmful ultraviolet radiation. Decades of refrigerant emissions have created what scientists call the “ozone hole,” which causes environmental damage with real consequences, like increased skin cancer rates, reduced crop yields,… Continue reading “Understanding Refrigerant Types and Classifications: Essential Knowledge for the EPA 608”
BPI Certifications Explained: Insights from CEO Amanda Hatherly The Building Performance Institute (BPI) certification landscape can feel overwhelming at first glance. With multiple pathways, different levels of rigor, and varying prerequisites, where do you even begin? In this clip from our interview with BPI CEO Amanda Hatherly, she… Continue reading “BPI Certifications Explained: Insights from CEO Amanda Hatherly”
Win A Free Ticket to the Mayfield Education Summit – Enter Our Monthly Certification Tracker Raffle! We’re giving away two tickets to the highly anticipated Mayfield Renewables Education Summit 2025 (valued at $550 each), and entering is simple – just use our new Certification Tracker feature to add any of your credentials or certifications. How to… Continue reading “Win A Free Ticket to the Mayfield Education Summit – Enter Our Monthly Certification Tracker Raffle!”
Get Telehandler Certified and Meet OSHA Requirements with HeatSpring If you work in construction or maintenance and operate telehandlers – the versatile telescopic forklifts also known as boom forks, rough terrain forklifts, or reach forklifts – training is required by law. Here’s everything you need to know about getting… Continue reading “Get Telehandler Certified and Meet OSHA Requirements with HeatSpring”
Celebrating Top Solar Companies: Renu Energy Solutions Like many industries, the solar industry faces a persistent challenge: finding and retaining skilled workers who can grow with rapidly changing companies. While many organizations struggle with high turnover and difficulty scaling their workforce, Renu Energy Solutions has cracked the… Continue reading “Celebrating Top Solar Companies: Renu Energy Solutions”
How Will ANSI/SEIA 301-2025 Standard Be Implemented and What’s the Best Case Scenario in 10 Years? The approval of ANSI/SEIA 301-2025, the Solar and Energy Storage Operations and Maintenance Technician Training American National Standard, marks a big moment for the solar and storage industry. This new standard establishes more than training guidelines – it creates the… Continue reading “How Will ANSI/SEIA 301-2025 Standard Be Implemented and What’s the Best Case Scenario in 10 Years?”
New Free LEED Green Associate Practice Exam Brick Maier just published a free LEED Green Associate practice exam. It includes 140 practice questions for the GA Exam and it’s based on LEED v4. All LEED exams are still based on v4, with a switch to v5 expected… Continue reading “New Free LEED Green Associate Practice Exam”
An Inside Look at the Building Performance Institute with BPI CEO Amanda Hatherly The building performance industry has transformed how we think about existing homes, but it wasn’t always this organized or standardized. Enter the Building Performance Institute (BPI) – a nonprofit organization that’s been quietly shaping the home performance industry for over… Continue reading “An Inside Look at the Building Performance Institute with BPI CEO Amanda Hatherly”
Select HeatSpring Courses Approved for Virginia Electrician Continuing Education Great news for electricians in Virginia! HeatSpring is excited to announce that several of our courses have been officially approved by the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation for electrician continuing education credits. Approved Courses for Virginia Electricians The… Continue reading “Select HeatSpring Courses Approved for Virginia Electrician Continuing Education”
“Advanced Lighting Controls” is a new free course from Slipstream Advanced Lighting Controls is a new free course from Slipstream. Our goal is to help more building owners, contractors, and engineers understand how and why to implement lighting controls systems. Advanced lighting controls result in an average of nearly 70%… Continue reading ““Advanced Lighting Controls” is a new free course from Slipstream”