Leaders in High Performance Building: The Efficient & Comfortable Spec Home 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: The Efficient & Comfortable Spec Home”
Sustainable Building Advisor: Greywater Uses & Project ROI On the Sustainable Building Advisor discussion board… Expert instructor Ann Edminster discusses greywater uses and the often intangible, but very important ‘non-energy’ returns on investments. Student 1: Has anyone heard of greywater solutions for dust mitigation? It is common in construction to… Continue reading “Sustainable Building Advisor: Greywater Uses & Project ROI”
Sizing a Pellet-Fueled Boiler Sizing a Pellet-Fueled Boiler Bigger is NOT better There are several types of boilers that can burn wood-based fuels. They include 2- stage wood-gasification boilers, wood chip boilers, and pellet-fueled boilers. Of these, pellet-fuel boilers come closest to mimicking the… Continue reading “Sizing a Pellet-Fueled Boiler”
Hydronic Heating with Renewable Energy Heat Sources Hydronic Heating with Renewable Energy Heat Sources Designing for low water temperatures is critical to good performance This article focuses on using water-based hydronic distribution systems to distribute heat produced by renewable energy heat sources. It’s based on the premise… Continue reading “Hydronic Heating with Renewable Energy Heat Sources”
Download the Free Solar Heating Basics Guide Download the Free Solar Heating Basics Guide Used in Vaughan Woodruff’s Solar Approaches to Radiant Heating course. Solar Approaches to Radiant Heating is for serious professionals with relevant experience. You’ll learn the latest, most advanced concepts for integrating solar with radiant heating systems.… Continue reading “Download the Free Solar Heating Basics Guide”
GeoPro Product Training on HeatSpring Learning about geothermal? Interested in GeoPro product training? Join HeatSpring and GeoPro University in four new totally free lectures. 1. GP101: Introduction to GeoPro Products The first step to a successful grouting project is choosing the right grout. Take this short… Continue reading “GeoPro Product Training on HeatSpring”
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!”
Leaders in High Performance Building: Zero Fossil Fuels & Zero Net Energy 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: Zero Fossil Fuels & Zero Net Energy”
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”
Roy Collver on Materials & Manufacturers of Condensing Boilers On the Condensing Boilers in Hydronic Systems Discussion Board… Expert instructor Roy Collver discusses construction materials and manufacturers of condensing boiler machines. Student 1: Roy, great videos and a ton of great information! Thanks a million! I have a couple of comments… Continue reading “Roy Collver on Materials & Manufacturers of Condensing Boilers”
Air, Thermal, Vapor & Water Control Layers in Wall Assembly On the Mastering Building Science discussion board… Allison A. Bailes III, Ph.D. answers student questions about air, thermal, vapor and water control layers in wall assembly. Student 1: I’m going to repeat what’s been said about the control layers in my… Continue reading “Air, Thermal, Vapor & Water Control Layers in Wall Assembly”
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”
Why is it so Difficult to Work in Space Business? On the Commercial Space Executive Leadership discussion board, expert instructor Charles Miller answers: why is it so difficult to work in the space business? Student 1: Dear Charles, I am not sure if we have a chance to discuss the… Continue reading “Why is it so Difficult to Work in Space Business?”
Incubating Clean: Emily Reichert, Ph.D. of Greentown Labs Emily Reichert, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer at Greentown Labs, spoke with us about the incubator, changes in the industry, the Massachusetts cleantech community and much more. “Greentown Labs provides prototyping space, shared machine shop tools, office space and an event space. We leverage… Continue reading “Incubating Clean: Emily Reichert, Ph.D. of Greentown Labs”
My Career Leap Three months ago I sent a resignation letter to my HeatSpring colleagues. That sounds like a seriously negative move, but it was the complete opposite of that. I wrote the letter to celebrate the things we’ve accomplished and share my… Continue reading “My Career Leap”
Gabrielle Rossetti Promoted to “Director of Product Development & Marketing” I’m excited to announce Gabrielle Rossetti’s promotion to ‘Director of Product Development & Marketing’. You’ve gotten to know her as our “Community Builder” over the past eighteen months. Gabby is one of those special people destined for big things, and… Continue reading “Gabrielle Rossetti Promoted to “Director of Product Development & Marketing””
Leaders in High Performance Building: Foam Insulation for Slab On Grade 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: Foam Insulation for Slab On Grade”
Ryan Mayfield on Megawatt Design Equipment and Software Selection Happening on the Megawatt Design Discussion Board… Expert Instructor Ryan Mayfield on three student questions regarding Megawatt Design equipment and software selection 1. String inverters & AFCI failures… Student 1: I have seen many people staying with central inverters on… Continue reading “Ryan Mayfield on Megawatt Design Equipment and Software Selection”
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”
Wood Gasification Boilers: Circulation, Power Interruption & Pump Acceleration On the Hydronic-Based Biomass Heating Systems Discussion Board… Why we don’t use the UPS to drive the main circulator to continue operations in case of power interruption? What determines when wood gasification boilers begin to circulate? Do variable speed pumps allow… Continue reading “Wood Gasification Boilers: Circulation, Power Interruption & Pump Acceleration”