How to Think About Energy in Buildings
Marc Rosenbaum's guide to thinking about, calculating, and prioritizing enclosures, mechanical systems, and renewables in new and existing buildings.
by Marc Rosenbaum
Zero Net Energy Buildings
A step-by-step guide to designing zero net energy buildings, including energy modeling, architectural drawings, and construction strategies with expert Marc Rosenbaum.
by Marc Rosenbaum
Advanced Greywater Design
Learn to design greywater systems for your home or your clients
by Laura Allen
Deep Energy Retrofits
Learn how to best 'fix what you have'. If you are serious about transformative energy upgrades in existing residential and commercial buildings up to 45,000 square feet this course is right for you.
by Marc Rosenbaum
Proper Commissioning (Cx) for all Building Types & Technologies
This caters to all who are interested in seriously enhancing their knowledge and exposure to a broad spectrum of commissioning procedures supporting a wide range of residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities.
by Khaled Yousef
ASHRAE 62.2 Ventilation for Single-Family Dwellings
Instructor Rick Karg is has been a member of the ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation committee since 2007 and heads the existing dwellings group. He served as the lead editor of ASHRAE’s Guideline 24-2015, a document that supplements the ASHRAE 62.2 standard.
by Rick Karg
Building Automation
A comprehensive online course on building automation and system integration.
by Ron Bernstein
Passive House Design
Students who complete the course will design a Passive House, including key design decisions, using a simplified version of PHPP. Sample floor plans and a variety of design tools and calculators are included.
by Mike Duclos
Energy Modeling in eQUEST
Comprehensive energy modeling course for professionals that teaches commercial energy modeling using eQUEST. Course participants will learn to build and run energy models.
by Chris Schaffner
Passive House in the Real World
Learn how to apply Passive House principles to real-world projects. This course provides a brief background and then dives into tips, tricks, and common pitfalls.
by Mike Duclos
Introduction to Greywater Systems
Learn the basics of greywater systems and five steps for a successful greywater design
by Laura Allen
The Ins and Outs of Selecting Cold Climate Minisplit Heat Pumps
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.
by Marc Rosenbaum
Introduction to Zero Net Energy Buildings
This thirty minute lecture describes what it takes to build zero net energy buildings. It provides builders with an honest look at the benefits, challenges, and economics of zero net energy projects.
by Marc Rosenbaum
Become a Building Enclosure Control Freak and Do Residential Ventilation Right
Learn from industry expert Allison Bailes in this free course on building enclosures and controls. This lecture is designed for engineers, architects, builders, trade contractors, and energy raters.
by Allison Bailes III
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.
by Robb Aldrich and 1 other
Unvented Roofs without Spray Foam: The Rest of the Story
Examine cellulose vs. fiberglass insulation, interior vapor control membranes, diffusion vents at the ridge, interior humidification, inward vapor drive issues, and the effect of air barrier imperfections.
by Kohta Ueno
Energy Grid of the Future
Grid of the Future pilot program, which offered Maine homeowners a discount on smart appliances (heat pumps, water heaters, smart EV chargers, and batteries) in exchange for aggregated remote control of those devices as a Virtual Peaker power plant
by Fortunat Mueller
Finally Fossil-Fuel-Free: Air-to-Water Heat Pump & Ventilation Retrofit
Air-to-water heat pumps have generated a lot of excitement for their enormous retrofit potential. This case study details one home’s retrofit to an AWHP system, which was developed by hydronics experts to be simple and repeatable.
by Brian Just
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
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