Geothermal HVAC Design: From Building Loads to Bore Field Design
Learn Geothermal HVAC Design fundamentals, with emphasis on building load (residential, commercial and institutional) development, leading to bore field specification from industry legend Al Koenig.
by Albert Koenig
Introduction to Ecological Design
Introductory course on ecological design principles and tools to integrate whole systems thinking into your life
by Creighton Hofeditz
Storage and Electrification
Understanding the trajectory of Massachusetts’ energy policy will drastically change the way our homes are designed and built.
by Michael Simons
Resilient Community Microgrids: An Introduction
Microgrid Institute Director Michael Burr provides a comprehensive introduction to how community microgrids work, what problems they can solve, and how market trends are driving microgrid development.
by Michael Burr
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.
by Wes Kennedy
FAA Part 107 Practice Test
In order to fly your drone under the FAA's Small UAS Rule (Part 107), you must obtain a Remote Pilot Certificate from the FAA. This free practice test includes 60 questions that you're likely to see when you take the exam.
by Keven Gambold
What is an Energy Model?
In this free course, Chris Schaffner describes a variety of methods for modeling building energy consumption and answers the question "what is an energy model?"
by Chris Schaffner
Commercial Solar Design And 2014 NEC Code Changes
This free course covers 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC) changes for commercial solar projects and cost-effective design for large-scale solar systems.
by Ryan Mayfield
High Performance Building Assemblies
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.
by Peter Yost
California C&I Energy Storage Market - State of the Union
This course explores the dynamics influencing the California C&I solar + storage market in 2022. We reviewed the headwinds and tailwinds we’re seeing in the market today, drawing from data that we’ve compiled from internal and external sources.
by Adam Gerza
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.
by Tom Rossmassler and 3 others
Unirac's Faster Solar Design with Online Tools
What are the best online software tools for solar designers? This free solar design course was created by Unirac to help solar designers work more quickly and confidently.
by Tristen Foley
Beyond Zero Net Energy: PV + Storage
Marc Rosenbaum looks at the potential for battery storage to greatly increase the fraction of a house’s annual load that can be served onsite by solar electricity.
by Marc Rosenbaum
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”).
by Michael Simons
Commercial Geothermal Heat Pump System Design
Dr. Charles Remund, author of the IGSHPA Design Manual, explains how to design a ground heat exchanger for a commercial geothermal system.
by Dr. Charles Remund
Natural Beekeeping for Beginners
Learn about the basics of natural beekeeping and why healthy bees are critical to the planet
by Courtney Cosgriff
Commercial Photovoltaic Design - Integrating Commercial Scale Storage
Learn how commercial scale storage will affect the market for commercial clients, some of the major players that are in the current expanding field and see how small utilities will benefit from this scale of storage added to Commercial PV arrays.
by Christopher LaForge
HERS Rater Perspective: ASHP Design
In this lesson, we will explore how low-load homes affect ASHP design and learn how to size and design equipment that will improve customer satisfaction, decrease callbacks, and save money.
by Michael Simons
Deep Energy Retrofit Case Study
In this 32-minute video, Marc Rosenbaum provides an overview of a residential deep energy retrofit project.
by Marc Rosenbaum