New Free Course: Drones, 3D Mapping and LiDAR in Solar We’re really excited to announce our partnership with Scanifly software. They’ve released a new free course that helps solar companies understand how drones can be used to improve operations and lower the cost of delivering solar. The 76-minute lecture talks… Continue reading “New Free Course: Drones, 3D Mapping and LiDAR in Solar”
What Happens in the Drone Pilot Boot Camp? The “Drone Pilot Boot Camp + Part 107 Exam Prep” course is twelve weeks long. It’s different from every other drone course because it combines several key experiences you need to really do the job. Before diving in it’s fair… Continue reading “What Happens in the Drone Pilot Boot Camp?”
Non-Obvious Skills Needed in the Solar Industry This week I had the honor of participating in the first-ever SunCast Summit on Earth Day. The “Impact Your Career” session was a panel discussion between Shawn O’Brien (NABCEP), Brian Mehalic (Solar Energy International), Nico Johnson (SunCast), and me. I… Continue reading “Non-Obvious Skills Needed in the Solar Industry”
New Free Course: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Financing PACE financing (property assessed clean energy financing) is a means of financing energy efficiency upgrades, disaster resiliency improvements, water conservation measures, or renewable energy upgrades to buildings through property taxes. This free 12-minute lecture: “Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Financing”… Continue reading “New Free Course: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Financing”
60 Questions You’ll Probably See on Your Drone Pilot License Exam Today we’ve made a new free course available for anyone interested in becoming a licensed commercial drone pilot. Enroll in the “FAA Part 107 Practice Test” to take your free practice exam and get some tips from Keven Gambold on… Continue reading “60 Questions You’ll Probably See on Your Drone Pilot License Exam”
Announcing “Team Dashboards” More groups and teams are using HeatSpring than ever before. We were a little slow to respond do that change, but we just launched ‘Team Dashboards” so people can be more connected with their teammates. Company leaders can view which… Continue reading “Announcing “Team Dashboards””
How Deeply do you Understand Electrical Distribution? For the past thirteen years we’ve focused on power generation. Solar PV is distributed electricity generation. Today we’re announcing a new series of courses focused on electricity distribution. We’ve partnered with DISTRIBUTECH International to bring the most popular content from… Continue reading “How Deeply do you Understand Electrical Distribution?”
Getting Started: Your First Day Flying a Drone “Liz got the hang of things immediately so I envision a long and illustrious Part 107 career for her!” – Instructor Keven Gambold Liz is starting the Drone Pilot Boot Camp in a few weeks, but she had a chance… Continue reading “Getting Started: Your First Day Flying a Drone”
How Drones Reduce the Cost of Solar Many solar companies employ an in-house drone pilot. Why? Because drones lower the cost of design, installation, inspections and maintenance in solar projects of all sizes. They can help save a lot of money on big projects, and a little… Continue reading “How Drones Reduce the Cost of Solar”
New Drone Pilot Training Program Builds Skills for the Renewable Energy Industry This release originally appeared on PR Fire The new “Drone Pilot Boot Camp + FAA Part 107 Exam Prep” is a collaboration between three companies: HeatSpring, Little Arms, and Unmanned Experts. They’ve built this unmanned aircract commercial operations course especially… Continue reading “New Drone Pilot Training Program Builds Skills for the Renewable Energy Industry”
Free Webcast January 6th – Guide to Buying a Drone for Your Business Picking a Drone: Job Performance vs. Cost is a new free course for companies that want to use drones for their business. The unbiased, free guide was developed by Keven Gambold exclusively for HeatSpring customers and will launch on January… Continue reading “Free Webcast January 6th – Guide to Buying a Drone for Your Business”
NEW COURSE: Drone Pilot Boot Camp + Part 107 Exam Prep HeatSpring’s Drone Pilot Boot Camp is a course for engineers, contractors, building professionals and renewable energy companies to become experienced, licensed drone pilots. A drone is a tool to generate new revenue by doing asset inspections, site surveys, mapping, marketing… Continue reading “NEW COURSE: Drone Pilot Boot Camp + Part 107 Exam Prep”
Bigger Projects, Faster Design, Better ROI – Why “Megawatt Design” Exists and Whom it’s For “Megawatt Design” was an ambitious new course for solar designers created by Ryan Mayfield and SolarPro Magazine in 2014. The course has been continuously improved and today the content is more relevant than ever. Ryan, Randy Batchelor, and Jennifer Alfsen… Continue reading “Bigger Projects, Faster Design, Better ROI – Why “Megawatt Design” Exists and Whom it’s For”
Why HeatSpring? 12th Anniversary Message from Co-Founder Duncan Miller This month HeatSpring turns twelve. On this anniversary we are reflecting back on why we started the company and the core values that have guided us on the journey. Duncan Miller is a man of few words, but he speaks… Continue reading “Why HeatSpring? 12th Anniversary Message from Co-Founder Duncan Miller”
Why HeatSpring Membership? We created HeatSpring membership because it is what today’s top professionals expect. Now you get ongoing access to the freshest content by the top experts in your field. 85% of what you learn in a great training course does not… Continue reading “Why HeatSpring Membership?”
My Career Leap Three months ago I sent a resignation letter to my HeatSpring colleagues. That sounds like a seriously negative move, but it was the complete opposite of that. I wrote the letter to celebrate the things we’ve accomplished and share my… Continue reading “My Career Leap”
Gabrielle Rossetti Promoted to “Director of Product Development & Marketing” I’m excited to announce Gabrielle Rossetti’s promotion to ‘Director of Product Development & Marketing’. You’ve gotten to know her as our “Community Builder” over the past eighteen months. Gabby is one of those special people destined for big things, and… Continue reading “Gabrielle Rossetti Promoted to “Director of Product Development & Marketing””
Ready to Teach on HeatSpring? Starting today, anyone can build a course on HeatSpring. Yes, you could do this right now. Check it out by clicking this image: Here’s why you might consider teaching: 40,000 HeatSpring readers will see it. If you’ve got something important… Continue reading “Ready to Teach on HeatSpring?”
New Free Lecture: “The Art of Placemaking” With David Bainbridge Ever heard of David Bainbridge? He’s a prolific writer and thinker within sustainable building and agriculture. He founded the Passive Solar Institute and published dozens of papers and books on topics ranging from irrigation to ‘true cost’ accounting. David’s thirty… Continue reading “New Free Lecture: “The Art of Placemaking” With David Bainbridge”
HeatSpring Integrates With LinkedIn Want to see where energy and sustainability education is headed? Here’s a cool little innovation that says a lot about the role we’d like to play in the energy and sustainability industry: LinkedIn recently released a feature that allows us to… Continue reading “HeatSpring Integrates With LinkedIn”