Courses

Bard Factory Training For the I-TEC indoor wall-mount A/C & Heat Pump

Factory Training For the I-TEC indoor wall-mount A/C & Heat Pump

Solar Ready vs Solar Right

Learn the steps and design choices that will enable a new construction project to supply 100% of its load through renewables. Together we will explore how suite conditions will affect the cost and production of going solar (“Solar Right”).

Bard Factory Training for MC5000 Series Controller (1 to 6 wall-mount units)

This course features the MC5300 & MC5600 Multi-Unit controllers for standard Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps and is recommended for Engineers, Architects, Reps, OEM’s, Distributors, Contractors, Installers and Service Technicians.

Hempcrete 101: Back to the Future for Natural, Carbon-Beneficial Buildings

Ready to put your specification where your aspiration is? Take a deep dive into the rich world of carbon-beneficial materials and help lead our industry in responsible design and construction solutions.

Life-Centered Design

Enroll today and learn the ten things we human organisms crave from our surroundings-- you'll be able to create built environments that bring us back into harmony with the rest of nature.

Create the Building Blocks of Your Solar Marketing Program

“Putting It All Together: From Assessment to Tracking Results, Create the Building Blocks of your Solar Marketing Program” is a review of the Build it Bright series’ key points and the introduces a new tool.

Accurately Modeling the Economics of Customer Sited Energy Storage Projects

This lecture demonstrates how to accurately, objectively, and transparently

How to Get More Clients, Team Members and Profits for Your Solar Business

The 3 pillars of a successful solar business are your Clients, your Team and your Numbers. This 1 hour free lecture explores proven ways to succeed in the solar industry.

C&I Energy Storage Market in 2021: Identifying the Best Projects

Identify the characteristics of the most attractive commercial & industrial (C&I) energy storage projects, including rate tariffs, incentives, and load profile types. Plus, how developers and host customers can best capture the other ESS value streams

Deep Boreholes in GSHP Systems: Pressure Considerations & Installation Practices

This course focuses on the necessary calculations along with the recommended installation practices for deep geothermal borehole design and installation.

How Storage Paves the Way for the Grid of the Future

This one hour lecture builds the case for battery energy storage systems and then discusses specific use cases for those systems.

Role of Appraisal and Cost Segregation Analysis in a Renewable Energy Project

In this interview we talk with Mike about appraisals and cost segregation for solar and other renewable energy projects.

Introduction to Tiny Homes

How Drone Data Helps Solar Companies

Free course for solar companies interested in using drone data to improve sales and operations.

Protection Considerations for Wood Gasification Boilers + PDF Tutorial

John Siegenthaler discusses the protection of wood gasification boilers through a 58 minute lecture, and a free PDF tutorial.

Integrating ASHRAE HVAC Standards

This free course is a recording of two webinars by Robert Bean on understanding and integrating ASHRAE standards on thermal comfort, energy efficiency and indoor air quality for HVAC and building design.

Storage and Electrification

Understanding the trajectory of Massachusetts’ energy policy will drastically change the way our homes are designed and built.

To Electrify or Not to Electrify

Should we be trying to electrify everything? Is it practical for existing and new buildings with the technologies we have now? Two engineers with different takes on these questions will debate electrifying residential buildings.

Hempcrete 201: Get to the Next Level with a Natural, Carbon-Beneficial Material

Join the growing community of radically responsible industry stewards using Hempcrete, a bio-composite material created from the woody core of the hemp plant combined with a lime-based binder.

Mastering the Outdoor Reset Curve

In this free lecture plumbing and hydronics expert Dave Yates explains how to set up a reset curve, tailor it for any application, and present it to your customers in a way that will separate you from your competition.