Women-Backed Sustainability Projects Changing the World Starting June 2016, HeatSpring and RenewableEnergyWorld.com will be launching the Sustainable Women Series, an online campaign to spread awareness about innovative sustainability projects changing the built environment. The Sustainable Women Series will feature technical case studies and overviews of women-backed… Continue reading “Women-Backed Sustainability Projects Changing the World”
Solar MBA: Contract Financing Language, Site/Land Leases and MOU’s Chris Lord and Keith Cronin tackle student questions on the Solar Executive MBA Discussion board… Power Purchase Agreement Financing Language Student 1: I have a follow up question about Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) financing. You indicated agreements with penalties for failure… Continue reading “Solar MBA: Contract Financing Language, Site/Land Leases and MOU’s”
Understanding the Basic Concepts: Electrical Designs for Motors A Limited Study of Electrical Designs for Motors: Understanding the Basic Concepts by Ken Lovorn We just introduced ‘Electrical Design for Motors‘, a 6 CEU course on designing electrical systems for various types of motors. In our 50 person sampling of the… Continue reading “Understanding the Basic Concepts: Electrical Designs for Motors”
Why Will Net Metering Dissolve? What Should Residential Solar Pros Do? Hawaii has officially abolished net metering (NEM) and switched to a different metric for compensating consumers for their non-firm energy… so what is the industry to do? If you are in the residential solar field today, changes are coming to your neighborhood… Continue reading “Why Will Net Metering Dissolve? What Should Residential Solar Pros Do?”
Jonathan Koomey’s Free Predictive Modeling Lecture “Why is predictive modeling essential for managing a modern computing facility?” Expert Instructor Jon Koomey answers. In his new free lecture, ‘Why is Predictive Modeling Essential for Managing a Modern Computing Facility‘, Koomey addresses exactly what a model is, why… Continue reading “Jonathan Koomey’s Free Predictive Modeling Lecture”
3 Necessary Features for Your Drilling Job Site Management Plan 3 Necessary Features for Your Drilling Job Site Management Plan ‘Drilling Job Safer, Cleaner With a Site Management Plan’ by Brock Yordy This article originally appeared in National Driller Drilling is a disruptive process in which most of the damage… Continue reading “3 Necessary Features for Your Drilling Job Site Management Plan”
Free Tool: 8 Key Considerations for the Electrical Design of Motors Are you an engineer interested in the electrical design of motors? According to Ken Lovorn, President and Chief Engineer at Lovorn Engineering, designing electrical systems for motors is far more than just multiplying the ampacity of the motor by a… Continue reading “Free Tool: 8 Key Considerations for the Electrical Design of Motors”
Ace the Green Roof Professional (GRP) Accreditation Exam: Free Practice Exam & Answer Key Become a Green Roof Professional: Are you looking to earn your Green Roof Professional (GRP) accreditation? Download a free practice exam and answer key created by Jordan Richie, Director of Education for Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.
What Does Zero Energy Capable Mean? What does ‘Zero Energy Capable’ mean? A Zero Energy Capable designation means a project was designed, built and tested to be zero energy over the course of a year. There is a lot of confusion on the market as to… Continue reading “What Does Zero Energy Capable Mean?”
Become a Heatspring Affiliate! Please Continue Reading If You… Create and share clean energy & green building content and are looking for high-quality online educational offerings to complement that content; Lead a member-driven association with members who need continuing education credits and are searching… Continue reading “Become a Heatspring Affiliate!”
Design Interventions for a Healthy & Happy Workplace Are you happy at work? Kirsten Ritchie, Director of Sustainable Design at Gensler, identifies 10 key health and happiness attributes prevalent in the workplace that affect personal productivity and, ultimately, the fiscal bottom line of a business. Kirsten provides suggestions for… Continue reading “Design Interventions for a Healthy & Happy Workplace”
Leaders in High Performance Building: Best Green Energy Efficient Custom Home of 2015 At HeatSpring, we celebrate innovative builders and designers who work to improve the overall quality and performance of public and residential buildings… Our Leaders in High Performance Building Giveaway was created for those who have helped plan, design, construct, and/or operate a high performance building. Entrants… Continue reading “Leaders in High Performance Building: Best Green Energy Efficient Custom Home of 2015”
Workplace Wellness & Design Interventions for Happier Employees – Free Lecture Are you ‘Happy At Work?’ In her free lecture ‘Happy at Work: 10 Design Interventions For a Better Workplace‘, Kirsten Ritchie identifies key health and happiness attributes prevalent in the workplace that affect personal productivity and, ultimately, the fiscal bottom… Continue reading “Workplace Wellness & Design Interventions for Happier Employees – Free Lecture”
Solar Loans for Residential Solar in Massachusetts This article was written by Wendy Rowland who recently completed a SMOC, MassCEC, and a HeatSpring solar course that provides skill-based training for professionals seeking to enter the renewable energy industry. One important aspect of formulating a business strategy is… Continue reading “Solar Loans for Residential Solar in Massachusetts”
Job Hunting? Expand & Leverage Your (Social) Network! Are you on the hunt for a new job? Utilizing social networking sites can get you farther than you think… Even if you’re not mechanically inclined, chances are you know the difference between a Philips-head and a flat-head screwdriver. You prefer… Continue reading “Job Hunting? Expand & Leverage Your (Social) Network!”
Residential Energy Auditor Position: Woburn, MA Residential Energy Auditor Central Cooling & Heating Inc. – Woburn, MA About Central Cooling & Heating Inc. Central Cooling is the largest dealer of Carrier residential HVAC systems in the Eastern Massachusetts. We are a multiple winner of Carrier’s “Dealer… Continue reading “Residential Energy Auditor Position: Woburn, MA”
GRP Exam: What to Know, What to Study On the Green Roof Professional (GRP) Accreditation Training discussion board… Student 1: With the GRP exam coming up quickly, I’m wondering what you can tell us about what to expect in the exam. Is the Week 10 exercise an example of what… Continue reading “GRP Exam: What to Know, What to Study”
Modernizing Enterprise Data Centers for Fun and Profit Twenty first century data centers are the crown jewels of global business. No modern company can run without them, and they deliver business value vastly exceeding their costs. The big hyperscale computing companies (like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook) are… Continue reading “Modernizing Enterprise Data Centers for Fun and Profit”
5 Tips for Managing the Offer Process Have you ever walked out of a job interview knowing everything about it except what the position pays? Or, were you too bold and asked about money, benefits and vacation time when you walked in the door? I don’t recommend… Continue reading “5 Tips for Managing the Offer Process”
Oakland, CA Inside Sales Professional Position PVComplete Insides Sales Professional Position in Oakland, CA. Job Title: Inside Sales Professional Location: Downtown Oakland, CA Overview: PVComplete is fast growing solar software startup based in downtown Oakland. Our flagship product is the PVComplete solar design software platform. Our… Continue reading “Oakland, CA Inside Sales Professional Position”