What good is a “Net-Zero” building if just the act of making it dumps a huge load of CO2 into the air? This course is more of an introduction to low carbon building.
This lecture covers just how heat and moisture can move in building assemblies, how to manage both, and the tools that are available to evaluate or predict hygrothermal performance of building assemblies.
This presentation covers the subject of plug load energy-efficiency and the lighting, appliances, and consumer electronics used in the home. You will glean priceless information about how to save hundreds of dollars.
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.
This free course employs case studies to illustrate the integrative design process—with its focus on purpose, discovery, and interrelationships.
Millions of dollars are now being invested into radiant cooling and heating and thermal comfort research. In this free 1-hour lecture, Robert will take you through the radiant design sequence he has used for 30 years.
This course examines best practices for combining modern, high efficiency wood-fired boilers with hydronic distribution systems.
This free course will cover the anatomy of a window, mechanisms that transfer heat through windows, and window design and application strategies.
In this lecture, hydronics expert John Siegenthaler explains the importance of low water temperature heat emitters and distribution designs in modern hydronic systems.
In this lecture, Andy Shapiro will ask and answer questions relative to understanding how well a new, small, well insulated house is performing on energy use and temperature control.
Students who participate in this free lecture will be able to properly define battery capacity, define amp-hours and watt-hours, understand the active elements of a battery and how they affect capacity.
In this free lecture, Ryan Mayfield discusses two topics that are critical in the design and installation of large scale commercial installations: DC arc flash and insulation resistance testing.
Learn the latest about heat pumps that can supply heat at temperatures as low as -15°F and how to understand ratings and manufacturers' data so you can confidently select the proper system.
This free course covers 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC) changes for commercial solar projects and cost-effective design for large-scale solar systems.
In this 1-hour live lecture, Mike Duclos, Principal and Founder of DEAP Energy Group, describes how passive floor planning differs from conventional floor planning. Mike's free Passive House Sample Design is included.
This presentation is for architects, builders, and others who want a better understanding about how buildings interact thermally with the ground and how to calculate heat loss to the ground.
Seven-module master class with Point of Beginning's Jeff Lucas. This is the most comprehensive land boundary course available online.
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.
This free lecture describes a unique method of managing the operation of biomass-fueled as well as auxiliary boilers for optimum system performance.
This free course will provide an overview of four of the storage strategies that can be used when integrating solar with hydronic distribution systems.
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