Sustainable Building
A Sustainable Building Advisor (SBA) is a leader in the green building field who has met very high standards for green building knowledge.
Sustainable Building Courses:
A Sustainable Building Advisor (SBA) is a leader in the green building field who has met very high standards for green building knowledge.
Are Heat Pumps a Form of Renewable Energy?
It’s common for policymakers to argue that heat pumps are not a form of renewable energy, says John Siegenthaler, instructor of HeatSpring’s Application of Air-to-Water Heat Pumps for Hydronic Heating & Cooling course.
In response to such claims, he argues that heat pumps are indeed renewable sources of energy because they draw from an untapped and […]
Comfortable, Resilient Net-Zero Buildings Aren’t Just Residential
Hampshire College’s R.W. Kern Center achieved zero net energy building status due to its passive solar orientation, high levels of insulation, airtight envelope and triple glazed windows. The building also includes air source heat pumps, and a 118-kW rooftop solar array capable of generating more than enough energy to meet the center’s needs on an […]
Zero Net Energy Buildings with Marc Rosenbaum is Back!
I am so excited to announce that renowned Zero Net Energy (ZNE) expert Marc Rosenbaum is back with a newly updated version of his best selling Zero Net Energy Buildings course.
It has been a long hiatus since our last session with Marc Rosenbaum back in 2016 but during its run this was one of our […]
Energy Modeling with the Latest Update to ASHRAE’s Standards
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has implemented a new update that will ultimately make energy modeling simpler, says Chris Schaffner, instructor for HeatSpring’s Energy Modeling in eQUEST course.
ASHRAE’s standard 90.1, which covers energy codes, updates every few years–along with the rest of the standards. The 2016 version, just now being […]
