Tour Solar Technologies Without Leaving Your Home We’ll tour solar technologies used in both commercial and residential applications across North America in this free, 42-minute lecture. Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the visual appearance of specific solar technologies 2. Differentiate between solar technologies 3. Identify specific applications for solar… Continue reading “Tour Solar Technologies Without Leaving Your Home”
Protection Considerations for Wood Gasification Boilers Enroll in this free, 58-minute lecture and learn about the protection of wood gasification boilers. Enroll today and learn more about the protection of boilers against low entering water temperature and against overheating during power failures. I will discuss the dewpoint… Continue reading “Protection Considerations for Wood Gasification Boilers”
Site Assessment for Solar Hot Water Heating Systems Without a proper site assessment, you may be putting your solar thermal system at risk for poor performance… This piece originally appeared in Home Power Magazine | Vaughan Woodruff, 2/2014 It is a fairly common occurrence for a solar professional to hear… Continue reading “Site Assessment for Solar Hot Water Heating Systems”
Monetizing the Federal ITC For Your Business If you are taking your business solar, it’s important to understand the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC). Wunder Capital has designed this guide to help answer your questions about the Federal ITC and walk you through the process of how… Continue reading “Monetizing the Federal ITC For Your Business”
Bringing Enterprise Computing into the 21st Century: A Management and Sustainability Challenge This article was originally published on 03.17.14 by Jonathan Koomey Corporate Eco Forum’s EcoInnovator Blog Information technology (IT) has been the catalyst for revolutionary change across modern companies, reducing costs, enabling rapid institutional transformation, and generating new products and services.… Continue reading “Bringing Enterprise Computing into the 21st Century: A Management and Sustainability Challenge”
Three Pillars of Modern Data Center Operations HeatSpring Expert Jon Koomey on the Tracking, Procedures and Physical Principles of Modern Data Center Operations. This article originally appeared on DataCenterKnowledge.com on 2/2/2016 Modern enterprise data centers are some of the most technically sophisticated business activities on earth. Ironically… Continue reading “Three Pillars of Modern Data Center Operations”
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”
3 Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) System Design Questions Expert Instructor Ryan Carda discusses vertical boring systems, horizontal ground loops and Energy Recovery Ventilator ducting on the IGSHPA Certified GeoExchange Designer (CGD Plus) Training discussion board… Student 1: Would you say that the addition costs associated with vertical boring are greater than the cost… Continue reading “3 Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) System Design Questions”
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”
HVAC Engineering: Chilled Floors + Humidity On the Integrated HVAC Engineering discussion board, expert Robert Bean answers questions about chilled floors and humidity considerations and air mixing… Student 1: Chilled floors seems like a great idea, and if you’re going to do a radiant system,… Continue reading “HVAC Engineering: Chilled Floors + Humidity”
Free Lecture: Renewable Energy for the Developing World What is renewable energy? What is the developing world? How do these concepts relate? Expert instructor Ian Woofenden explains… Renewable energy (RE) technologies have broad application in the “developing world”, or rural countries and areas that have less technology and infrastructure. In… Continue reading “Free Lecture: Renewable Energy for the Developing World”
8 Factors in Building Safe Double Stud Wall Cavities With Cellulose On the Passive House in the Real World discussion board… Expert instructor Mike Duclos discusses key factors to building double stud wall cavities (packed with Cellulose) safely Student 1: Hi Everyone, I’m excited to get started! I’m interested in looking into wall… Continue reading “8 Factors in Building Safe Double Stud Wall Cavities With Cellulose”
#NationWISE 2016 Takeaways: Mentors, Allies & Revolutions in Solar #NationWise 2016 may be behind us, but there’s still plenty to learn about the burgeoning solar industry and opportunities for women within it. After an absolutely fantastic night at Greentown Labs with our esteemed panelists, guests and fellow women-in-solar supporters,… Continue reading “#NationWISE 2016 Takeaways: Mentors, Allies & Revolutions in Solar”
To Defect or not to Defect? Going Off the Grid with Solar + Storage Why consider defecting from the grid? Is there room for utility and solar + storage compromise? The combination of solar plus storage is on everyone’s mind these days. There is a huge buzz in the solar industry about the prospect of… Continue reading “To Defect or not to Defect? Going Off the Grid with Solar + Storage”
Megawatt String Sizing Tool 2.0 Download Ryan Mayfield’s Megawatt String Sizing Tool 2.0 for free! This is an updated version of the original Megawatt String Sizing Tool This updated String Sizing tool includes a large re-work of the modules and inverters used in the existing… Continue reading “Megawatt String Sizing Tool 2.0”
A Free Strategic Leadership Course for the Sustainable Building Community Join Kathleen O’Brien and amplify your leadership effectiveness today In a series of 20 presentations and interviews recorded in 2014, Kathleen O’Brien shares the strategic leadership model that is at the core of EMERGE programs, along with case studies, and… Continue reading “A Free Strategic Leadership Course for the Sustainable Building Community”
What’s the Difference Between Energy and Heat Recovery Ventilators? On the Mastering Building Science discussion board, Allison A. Bailes III, PhD asks students: What is the difference between an ERV and an HRV? Allison A. Bailes III, PhD: In the homework, I asked, “What is the difference between an… Continue reading “What’s the Difference Between Energy and Heat Recovery Ventilators?”
Blending Battery-Free and Battery Back-Up PV Systems: Free Lecture Curious about designing dual PV systems? Watch Christopher LaForge‘s new case study, in which the Kroska Residential PV installation, (a project blending two PV system designs– Battery Free and Battery Back-up) is discussed. The Kroska installation accommodates two roof planes and types, with a… Continue reading “Blending Battery-Free and Battery Back-Up PV Systems: Free Lecture”
The Impact of Air Tightness on Ventilation in Passive House Design When many first hear of the Passive House blower door test requirement of 0.6 ACH at 50 Pascals of test pressure, the first thing that comes to mind is the difficulty of designing and executing air barrier details that deliver… Continue reading “The Impact of Air Tightness on Ventilation in Passive House Design”
Bring Your Sol to Work: Finding Career Opportunities in the Solar Industry In a recent conversation with a young woman, I had an epiphany about why working in solar is good for the soul. She had just returned from volunteering in Greece to help Syrian refugees receive care and assistance upon entry… Continue reading “Bring Your Sol to Work: Finding Career Opportunities in the Solar Industry”