Energy Metrics: Benchmarks, Standards, and Trends (Micro Course)

by John Krigger | May 5, 2022

(0.9 CEU; 55 minutes) This course explores the contrast between homes in warm climates and cold climates, both in their seasonal energy use and their baseload energy use. This micro course also talks about how the percentages of electricity and gas usage vary...

Electricity Peak Load and Air Conditioning (Micro Course)

by John Krigger | May 5, 2022

(0.5 CEU; 25 minutes) Electricity peak load is one of the world’s most challenging energy problems. In the summer heat, the energy users of a particular utility company all need electricity at the same time. This peak load drives up the cost of electricity to...

Electricity, Energy, and Power (Micro Course)

by John Krigger | May 5, 2022

(0.5 CEUs; 25 minutes) Even though we depend on electricity for so many essential functions of our civilization, our understanding of electricity tends to be incomplete. This course is a good place to improve your understanding of electricity and how it relates to...

Building Science Basics (Short Course)

by srmi | Feb 6, 2022

(8.0 CEUs) This 5-lesson building science short course will help you develop a deep understanding of how buildings work. Building science also prevents you from believing myths that you’ll here often in your work.

Electric Power and Energy (Mini Course)

by John Krigger | Jan 20, 2022

(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.