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 year. Dorsi argues that you can continue to enjoy the creature comforts we’ve come to expect in the […]

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 3 years in the Arctic aboard a Passive House vessel), the “J Wood House” in Sebastopol, the […]

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 advice for success in the field.
 

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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 reduce impacts now, not slowly over the next 50 years. Here we will look beyond reducing operating […]

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 bring us back into harmony with the rest of nature – a crucial step in reviving […]