(0.5 CEU, 30 minutes) This course presents a book summary of Building Expertise, Training For Performance Improvement. This book is an important and valuable guide for trainers, based on research by the University of California on training methods that work and don't work. We summarize the book in an 18 minute video and a two page handout.

(0.6 CEU; 40 minutes) Multipoint blower door tests are useful for harvesting a variety of diagnostic data that single-point test can't provide. This micro course presents two videos and several reading assignments on multipoint blower door testing with and without software.

(0.7 CEU; 45 minutes) How do we optimize the way we teach? Present summaries in your introductions, work from outlines to stay organized, resist distraction, put your ego aside, welcome trainees that may know as much as you do and ask for their help. Expect that learners can answer difficult questions. Use questions to stimulate discussion.

(0.8 CEUs; 50 minutes) How do we communicate so that everyone understands us? How do we adopt good trainer behavior and avoid poor trainer behavior? Two videos and some handouts should put you on the right path.

(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 power and energy. The focus of this course is on units of measurement and how they relate to the way we use electricity and combustion in our modern world.

(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 consumers, our economy, and the environment. This course explains the problem of peak electrical load and how air conditioning contributes to that problem.

(0.8 CEU; 45 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 varies throughout the year. This is important information for energy auditors and professionals who analyze energy bills.

(0.6 CEUs; 40 minutes) This micro course provides an outline of the components and terminology of heating, cooling, and ventilation equipment.

(0.9 CEUs; 55 minutes) This micro course provides a good outline and foundation of window performance and the effects of windows on comfort and energy use.

(0.5 CEUs; 30 minutes) When matter changes states from a gas to a liquid to a solid it's embodied heat decreases. If it goes from solid to liquid to gas it's embodied energy increases. This is a very important building science concept. These two videos  give you a comprehensible introduction.

(0.5 CEUs; 30 minutes) Wall insulation is more challenging than floor or ceiling insulation because walls are vertical and experience the kind of chimney effect. This means they are more likely to have convection currents that reduce their thermal resistance, compared to horizontal building assemblies.

(0.9 CEUs; 55 minutes) Heating load is a term that describes the capacity of a heater. Annual energy consumption is an important value because it determines how much energy a heating system uses in a year, and from that you can determine the annual cost of heating a building.