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.
Air-to-Water Heat Pump & Ventilation Retrofit: A New Free Course
Here’s the story of “Finally Fossil-Fuel Free: Air-to-Water Heat Pump & Ventilation Retrofit”, a new free course presented by Brian Just from the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation. His presentation is offered in partnership with the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.
Air-to-water heat pumps have generated a lot of excitement for their enormous retrofit potential. This case study […]
Hempcrete 101: A New Free Course
Here’s the story of “Hempcrete 101”, a new free course presented by Tom Rossmassler, Alex Sparrow, Bruce Friedman, and Jennifer Martin, offered in partnership with the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.
In this presentation we will take a deep dive into the rich world of carbon-beneficial materials that are helping to lead our industry in responsible design […]
Scalable (Near-Zero Energy) Multifamily Retrofits: A Case Study
Here’s the backstory on “Scalable Multifamily Retrofits”, a new free course presented by Chris Benedict, Margo Valdes, and Ian Shapiro, offered in partnership with the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.
Energiesprong and practitioners selected by RetrofitNY are developing standardized and scalable methods to achieve whole-building near-zero energy retrofits while maintaining multifamily tenants in place. Energiesprong, based in […]
Unvented Roofs Without Spray Foam: A New Free Course
Here’s the backstory on “Unvented Roofs Without Spray Foam”, a new free course taught by Kohta Ueno and offered in partnership with the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and Building Science Corporation:
Back in 2016, the Building Science Corporation team started a multiyear experiment, sponsored by Building America, on unvented roofs without spray foam or exterior rigid […]
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 […]
