Minimize the Energy Your Building Needs with this new Free Tool Download Ann Edminster’s Free Tool ‘Minimize the Energy Your Building Needs (Energy Free: Homes for a Small Planet, Chapter 4)’ This chapter from Edminster’s award-winning, residential zero-energy primer covers key performance issues such as building geometry, enclosure design, comfort strategies and… Continue reading “Minimize the Energy Your Building Needs with this new Free Tool”
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”
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”
Free Lectures: The Greenest Urban Building in the U.S. & The Largest HVAC Experiment Enroll in Two New FREE Sustainable Building Advisor Lectures “The Greenest Urban Building in the United States” & “The World’s Largest Side-by-Side HVAC Experiment” The Greenest Urban Building in the United States Remi Tan of KMD Stevens describes the San… Continue reading “Free Lectures: The Greenest Urban Building in the U.S. & The Largest HVAC Experiment”
Free Lecture: ‘Real Zero’ Net Energy Homes Enroll in ‘Real Zero‘ today! In this free lecture, Bruce King discusses the faults of our current home construction elements and the industry shift toward “net zero” buildings. During the lecture, King addresses questions that often arise in the green building… Continue reading “Free Lecture: ‘Real Zero’ Net Energy Homes”
Free Lecture: Human Habitat – The Evolution of Efficiency Enroll in Human Habitat: The Evolution of Efficiency today! “You can judge your impact on the planet by how much energy you use.” Chris Dorsi characterizes a dozen countries around the world in terms of electricity consumption, or kWh per… Continue reading “Free Lecture: Human Habitat – The Evolution of Efficiency”
FREE Lecture: Passive House – Less Energy and More Comfort Enroll in ‘Passive House: Less Energy and More Comfort‘ today! In this free lecture, James Bill cites several examples of Passive Houses and the comfort and efficiency these structures provide. Bill discusses the “FRAM” by Fridtjof Nansen (this first crew spent… Continue reading “FREE Lecture: Passive House – Less Energy and More Comfort”
Solar Women Summer Series: Silicor CEO & WiSE Award Winner Terry Jester We met Terry Jester, CEO of Silicor Materials, at the WiSE Luncheon during the ASES Solar 2015 Conference at Penn State. She spoke with us about her role as CEO, the benefits of solar silicon, Silicor’s Icelandic expansion and her… Continue reading “Solar Women Summer Series: Silicor CEO & WiSE Award Winner Terry Jester”
FREE Lecture: Low Carbon Building Take Bruce King‘s Free Low Carbon Building Lecture today. What good is a “Net-Zero” building if just the act of making it dumps a huge load of CO2 into the air? The urgency of climate disruption demands that we… Continue reading “FREE Lecture: Low Carbon Building”
FREE Lecture: Life-Centered Design Take Carol Venolia‘s FREE Life-Centered Design Lecture a today! There’s more to ecological building than doing less harm. In Carol’s free lecture, you’ll learn the ten things we human organisms crave from our surroundings so that you can create built environments that… Continue reading “FREE Lecture: Life-Centered Design”
Maximizing Effectiveness in Sustainable Building Projects The following piece was written by HeatSpring Instructor Ann V. Edminster, M.Arch., LEED AP. Ann will be teaching HeatSpring’s Sustainable Building Advisor (SBA) course in October. Takeaways: While working on zero energy homes, a highly efficient, airtight building enclosure is a must and… Continue reading “Maximizing Effectiveness in Sustainable Building Projects”
Finding Success in Sustainable Building: A Case Study In this case study, we discuss a sustainable building project, the importance of learning national and state energy codes/green building requirements and an overview of large scale initiatives currently taking place with alum Paul Correa. Paul A. Correa is the Principal/Founder of California’s CPG Consultants, and has the… Continue reading “Finding Success in Sustainable Building: A Case Study”