Cooling Principles (Mini Course)

1.0 CEUs) Air conditioning is expensive and should be our last resort for cooling a building. This lesson covers the sources of heat gain in buildings. The lesson discusses how your climate influences electricity consumption for cooling. The lesson explains common...
Energy Auditing (Mini Course)

Electric Power and Energy (Mini Course)

(1.5 CEUS) Electricity has become an essential for our civilization. You need to know a little about electricity, how it creates heat, how it operates and controls devices, and how we generate it.
Energy Auditing (Mini Course)

Air Pressure and Flow (Mini Course)

(1.5 CEUs) Pressure is a physical principle that describes the difference in density, elevation, temperature, concentration (or some other measurement) between one place and another. Flow and pressure are related to one another. Pressure causes flow, and flow causes...
Energy Auditing (Mini Course)

Heat Loss and Gain (Mini Course)

(2.0 CEUs) People need space conditioning systems because the outdoor temperature is different than the temperature that people prefer indoors. This lesson explains basics of how buildings gain and lose heat according to the season.