O&M Training for Commercial Heat Pump Water Heaters (CHPWHs) We just launched “Commercial Heat Pumpe Water Heater Operations and Maintenance”. If you’ve got one of these systems, O&M training is a must. Commercial heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) are generally efficient and reliable, but issues can arise due to… Continue reading “O&M Training for Commercial Heat Pump Water Heaters (CHPWHs)”
50% Discount for Advanced Greywater Design Course Ending Soon Laura Allen, co-founder of Greywater Action, is launching an Advanced Greywater Design course on the HeatSpring platform this August. Initial students helping to launch this new, in-depth course will receive 50% off the course enrollment when they register before June… Continue reading “50% Discount for Advanced Greywater Design Course Ending Soon”
New Free Course: Introduction to Greywater Systems For many, water scarcity is a fact of life. In fact, 51% of the United States was in drought as of March 2022. The Southwest is facing a particularly severe drought which began in 2000 and has continued ever since. … Continue reading “New Free Course: Introduction to Greywater Systems”
General Mills & The Whey to Sustainable Food Production What is anaerobic digestion? How has General Mills’ Murfreesboro Plant leveraged it to save 25,000 gallons of diesel fuel, produce 1.6 megawatts of electricity and return 2,000 acres of farmland back to agricultural use? Sustainable Woman and Energy Engineer Leslie Marshall discusses.… Continue reading “General Mills & The Whey to Sustainable Food Production”
Water in Sustainable Building: Distribution, Uses & “Zero Net” Strategies In this free course, sustainable building expert Ann Edminster discusses the uses of water in sustainable building practices. Enroll and learn about… -The distribution of water on Earth -How water gets to and leaves building sites -How water is used… Continue reading “Water in Sustainable Building: Distribution, Uses & “Zero Net” Strategies”
Sustainable Brewing: A Small, Solar-Powered Company in the Business of Beer Throwback Brewery: where great beer, solar and sustainable business practices collide. In 2010, co-Founders Annette Lee and Nicole Carrier opened their brewery in North Hampton, New Hampshire with the vision to create 100% locally-sourced beers, as well as to promote other aspects of… Continue reading “Sustainable Brewing: A Small, Solar-Powered Company in the Business of Beer”
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”
Free Lecture: Net Zero Water For Building and Sites Through a combination of rainfall harvesting, aggressive conservation, and water recycling, our buildings and sites can achieve self-sufficiency and reduce or eliminate their reliance on municipal water infrastructure. This free lecture, taught by architectural and landscape expert Jeffrey Bruce (FASLA, LEED,… Continue reading “Free Lecture: Net Zero Water For Building and Sites”
Moisture Matters in Mastering Building Science The following is a conversation between 4 students and Allison A. Bailes III, Ph.D. from our Mastering Building Science course. Dr. Bailes is the founder and owner of Energy Vanguard in Decatur, Georgia. His academic credentials in physics (BS, MS,… Continue reading “Moisture Matters in Mastering Building Science”