SOLAR 2010 Workshops
Workshops offer in-depth, often hands-on training. Many offer continuing education credits for various certifications and professional organizations. The following hands-on workshops will be offered either FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010 or SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2010. These Workshops require separate registration as they are not included in any conference registrations. See each workshop description for registration and cost information.
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
ADVANCING RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS
Solar Heating for Homeowners - WS01 - (separate registration required)
Friday, May 21
8:30am to 12:30pm
Registration Price: $125 on or before April 1, $135 after April 1, $145 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Mark Thornbloom, Kelelo Engineering
Description: If solar water heating is just a garden hose on the lawn, then why do they want so much money to put it on my roof? How much to heat my house? Solar water and space heating is one of the more cost-effective RE technologies, and today’s installations are as easy to use as a major appliance. Yet both are often overlooked by homeowners and even installers. This workshop will help attendees make an informed decision, focusing on water and space heating including site selection, technology selection, incentives, and certification with a discussion of solar cooling.
Materials to be provided to attendees include hard copies of the presentations, including contact details for further information (FindSolar, SEIA, FSEC, NCSU, SEI etc).
Who should attend? Homeowners and end-users interested in purchasing and/or installing a solar water heating or space heating system.
Dealers and Installers interested in SRCC’s OG300 workshop but unfamiliar with the basics of solar water heating.
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Installation Guidelines for Solar Hot Water Systems - WS02 - (separate registration required)
Friday, May 21
1:30pm to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $125 on or before April 1, $135 after April 1, $145 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Jim Huggins and John Harrison, Solar Rating and Certification Corporation
Description: The primary purpose of this workshop is to provide information and guidance that will lead to the acceptable installation of SRCC OG300 certified solar water heating systems. The long range objective is to increase the quality of all installed solar hot water systems. The emphasis of the workshop will be on installation methods and materials and how they relate to the OG300 installation criteria. This is not a general system description or system design workshop but instead one that concentrates on the installation phase. Components and materials pertaining to proper system installation will be available for demonstration purposes.
Who should attend? This workshop is targeted at manufacturers, contractors, building inspectors, code officials, utility companies, agencies developing solar programs, and all other parties interested in assuring quality system installations and knowledge of OG300 installation guidelines.
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Advanced Solar Water and Space Heating Systems - WS03 - (separate registration required)
Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $225 on or before April 1, $245 after April 1, $265 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Description: Tom Lane, elected to the Solar Hall of Fame in 2006, author of Solar Hot Water Lessons Learned 1977 to Today, and author of The Study Guide for the NABCEP Solar Thermal Certification Exam, will be presenting a unique advanced course based on using the latest solar thermal technology available for solar hot water and space heating. The author will present the latest European and American technology for closed loop indirect pressurized glycol and drainback systems to optimize system performance. There will be a special hour of group interaction and education based on the participants current experience.
Materials to be provided to attendees include "The Advanced Contractors Version of Solar Hot Water Lessons Learned 1977 to Today" with additional handouts of brochures from major solar manufacturers of systems and components, and a CD of solar thermal CAD drawings and designs. Attendees will also receive 8 hours of NABCEP Approved Continuing Education Credits in Solar Thermal Energy.
Who should attend? Solar Thermal Contractors, Designers and Educators
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8 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session
Interesting Entry Level & Intermediate PV - WS05 - (separate registration required)
Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $225 on or before April 1, $245 after April 1, $265 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Sean White, NorCal Solar, ASES, Diablo Valley College, Infinite Solar School, Solar University and American Institute of Renewable Energy; Giulia Suriano, ASES member and Johan Alfsen, QuickMount PV Trainer
Description: This course covers the basic knowledge that one needs to know to work in the PV industry, as an installer, a designer, a salesperson, etc. If you do not fully understand the following terms and want to work in the PV industry, this class is definitely for you. Terms: String Sizing, MPPT, IV Curves, Insolation, Ohms law, Derating, Temperature, Correction Factor, Ampacity, 120% rule, Voltage Drop, NABCEP, NREL, STC, Imp, Vmp, Voc, Isc, PTC, CEC, UL 1741 & 1703, Kyoto protocol, Copenhagen, flashing, grounding, etc.
Some of the material will be practical, some will be theoretical, some will be political and most of it will be very interesting.
Who should attend? Students interested in material required to pass the NABCEP Entry Level Certificate of Knowledge & students who are new or in their first year of studying PV. These students do not necessarily have to take the NABCEP Entry Level Exam or may have already passed it.
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CRAFTING EFFECTIVE POLICY AND ADVOCACY WORKSHOP
Solar in the Real World - WS06 - (separate registration required)
Saturday, May 22
1:30pm to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $50 on or before April 1, $60 after April 1, $70 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Peter Edmunds, Border Partners
Description: What happens if a Mexican village wrought with violence and poverty is exposed to solar energy technologies every day? High school students have their lunches cooked in a solar cooker. Students make solar cookers in school to take home and use. Public buildings are equipped with locally produced solar cookers and hot water heaters. These projects and small businesses, started by local residents with support from Border Partners, are in Palomas, Chih., Mexico. The citizens of Palomas are using less energy, getting income from their businesses and learning hope. This Border Partners program can be replicated anywhere in the world where the sun shines.
Materials to be provided to attendees include descriptions of Border Partners operating format, directions for building Border Partners' solar equipment and a list of designs, resources and programs.
Who should attend? Individuals and agencies interested in promoting affordable solar and sustainable technologies and micro businesses in the developing world.
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DEVELOPING AND FINANCING NEW ENERGY MARKETS WORKSHOPS
ENHANCING AND EXPANDING YOUR BUSINESS WORKSHOPS
Your Next Steps: A Practical Solar Marketing Approach - WS07 - (separate registration required)
Friday, May 21
8:30am to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $225 on or before April 1, $245 after April 1, $265 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Liz Merry, Verve Solar Consulting and Mary Beth McCabe, Owner, Sun Marketing
Description: Who are your customers and what do they want? What is your market potential and how much should you be charging for your solar services? The solar industry is growing "mad-fast" but there are specific resources and tricks of the trade that you can employ in an organized and efficient manner to get the answers you need. This high-energy workshop is for any solar business owner (or potential owner) who wants to learn how to research their target solar market and develop a simple yet successful marketing plan that generates sales.
Materials to be provided to attendees include a copy of the slideshow, example market analysis, and a Resources Guide. The Resources Guide includes solar industry websites, publications, organizations, and a glossary of terms and acronyms.
Who should attend? Current solar business owners, managers, and marketing staff; as well as anyone considering whether to start a solar business.
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An Insider's Perspective on Opportunities Across the Solar Industry Value Chain - WS08 - (separate registration required)
Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 12:30pm
Registration Price: $125 on or before April 1, $135 after April 1, $145 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Lee Feliciano, Executive Vice President, CarbonFree Technology Corp.; Franc Del Fosse, Attorney, Snell & Wilmer and Manhal Aboudi, Director, SolarCapital, LLC
Description: The Solar Business Forum is hosted by industry practitioners in the fields of manufacturing, system design and installation, project development and financing and regulatory and legal issues. This workshop is ideal for the business professional that is seeking a broad understanding of the various sectors in the solar industry and has limited time to research each sector. By getting a first-hand account from experienced practitioners within different segments of the value chain, the workshop attendee will gain insights that may otherwise take months, or even years, of research. Learn about up-to-the-minute developments in this incredibly dynamic industry!
Materials to be provided to attendees include a Copy of PowerPoint presentation
Who should attend? Mid- to senior level managers seeking to transition themselves or their companies into the solar industry.
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Photovoltaic Markets, Technology, Cost, Performance with Emphasis on Building Integrated PV - WS09 - (separate registration required)
Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $225 on or before April 1, $245 after April 1, $265 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Paul Maycock, PV Energy Systems and Steven Strong, Solar Design Associates
Description: This comprehensive course will provide historical perspective; present status and forecast the future for: cell technology, performance, manufacturing cost; balance of systems performance and cost, systems design (stand alone to grid connected) with emphasis on the details of Building Integrated PV Systems; a detailed analysis of the world PV market including studies of Japan, Spain, the United States and Germany; and market forecast to 2015. Manufacturing cost for all options will be developed- all crystal silicon options, amorphous silicon (on glass and flexible), cadmium telluride, copper indium diselenide (on glass and flexible). Cost and efficiency for all options will be forecast to 2015.
Materials to be provided to attendees include a copy of Steven Strong's book "The Solar Electric House" and a handout of all quantitative market data, cost and performance status and forecast.
Who should attend? VERY BROAD New hires in PV Industry, Marketing, technology of manufacture, installers, government policy makers in energy, investors, planners, students, architects, builders.
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8 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session
Business Strategies for Solar Installation - WS12 - (separate registration required)
Friday, May 21
1:30pm to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $125 on or before April 1, $135 after April 1, $145 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Matt Ziskin, SunWize Technologies
Description: Many people and businesses are looking to enter the solar installation market. However, it is easier said than done. First, they need to understand the industry and what is involved in successfully running a solar installation business. Then, they need to determine the most appropriate business strategy for them to succeed. This workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the various aspects of a solar installation business, providing a basic grounding for prospective entrants as well as some best practices for established installers. It also examines different business models for small to medium businesses to successfully enter or compete in the market.
Materials to be provided to attendees include handout of workshop presentation
Who should attend? People or businesses looking to get into the solar industry or explore new business models
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EDUCATING AND TRAINING THE NEW ENERGY SOCIETY WORKSHOPS
Teaching Sustainable Energy: A Roadmap for Educators - WS11 - (separate registration required)
Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $325 on or before April 1, $350 after April 1, $375 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
NOTE: Workshop price includes a copy of Dr. Kreith’s forthcoming book “Principles of Sustainable and Renewable Energy” – a $119.95 value.
Presented by: Dr. Frank Kreith and Alia Ghandour, University of Colorado at Boulder
Description: Teaching Sustainable Energy: A Roadmap for Educators. Tomorrow’s energy future begins in your classroom TODAY! This workshop will provide you with the background, tools, and intellectual resources necessary to offer your students interdisciplinary training in sustainable energy. In only a day, you will receive templates for your course syllabus, a suggested reading list and reference materials, sample problems with solutions and discussion points, ideas for field trips and hands-on learning activities and a template for course website design. This workshop consolidates years of work that has gone into a highly successful Sustainable Energy Course currently taught at the University of Colorado at Boulder!
Materials to be provided to attendees include
Templates for:
• Course Syllabus & Schedule
• Reading List & Reference Material
• Sample Problems with Solutions and Discussion Points
• Suggested Field Trips & Hands on Learning Exercises
• Course Website Design
Registrants will receive, when it is published (a few weeks after the workshop), a copy of Dr. Kreith’s forthcoming book “Principles of Sustainable and Renewable Energy” – a $119.95 value.
Registrants should bring their laptop computer with a wireless modem to access course materials.
Who should attend? Educators interested in developing sustainable energy courses for upper level college students. While the material designed for college-level coursework, it could be modified to accommodate an advanced high school level course.
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8 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session
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TRANSFORMING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOPS
Designing Low Carbon Buildings Using Green Footstep - WS13 - (separate registration required)
Friday, May 21
10:30am to 12:30pm
Registration Price: $80 on or before April 1, $90 after April 1, $100 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Victor Olgyay, AIA, Principal, and Michael Bendewald, Analyst, Rocky Mountain Institute
Description: This workshop will highlight Green Footstep, the free online tool that shows architects, engineers, and developers how much their building is contributing to global warming, and reveals design targets required to achieve carbon neutrality. Just as a life cycle cost analysis of a green building design shows the operating costs you are saving over time, this tool shows the saved carbon. In addition to describing a project’s carbon footprint over its life cycle, Green Footstep also informs decision-making during the design process by revealing the footprint's sensitivity to variable design targets, such as building energy use intensity and on-site renewable energy. Green Footstep makes it easier for designers to make every building project part of the solution to climate change.
Materials to be provided to attendees include 1) A notebook containing the presentation in printed form, along with supporting information.
2) Digital media with additional software and references
Who should attend? Architects, engineers, sustainable design consultants, developers, sustainability planners.
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2 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session
Weatherization Analysis for Existing Homes – brought to you by ASME - WS19 - (separate registration required)
Friday, May 21
1:30pm to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $145 on or before April 1, $155 after April 1, $165 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Moncef Krarti, Professor, UCLA Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Building systems Program, University of Colorado.
Description: The energy efficiency and thermal comfort for existing homes can be improved through simple and proven retrofit measures. In this workshop you will learn how to quickly assess the energy efficiency of existing homes and how to screen homes suitable for weatherization retrofits. Moreover, you will learn about monitoring and verification procedures to measure the actual impact of weatherization programs on the energy performance of existing homes. You will also learn about simple analysis methods and testing procedures suitable for existing buildings.
Materials to be provided to attendees include a textbook on energy auditing written by Moncef Krarti.
Who should attend? Architects, Builders, Energy Consultants, Homeowners, Educators, Students
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4 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session
Designing High Performance Homes - WS14 - (separate registration required)
Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 12:30pm
Registration Price: $100 on or before April 1, $110 after April 1, $120 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Murray Milne, Research Professor, UCLA Department of Architecture and Pablo LaRoche, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Adjunct Professor for the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies at California State Polytechnic University
Description: High Performance Homes can be designed to minimize their consumption of energy, their cost of operation, and their generation of green house gasses. In this Hands-On workshop you will learn how to quickly design and then fine-tune your home using the latest version of HEED (Home Energy Efficient Design), one of the most popular and user friendly design tools. Please bring your laptop, MAC or PC, and you will experience how to use HEED’s fill-in-the-squares multi-story floor planner, click and drag window placement, and graphic plots of Annual Energy Consumption (kBTU), Carbon Footprint (CO2), or Annual Cost for Fuel and Electricity.
Materials to be provided to attendees include a handout and a copy of the software loaded on each person’s laptop (PC or MAC)
Who should attend? Architects, Builders, Energy Consultants, Homeowners, Educators, Students
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4 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session
Building Performance Workshop: Tool Day Phoenix - WS15 - (separate registration required)
Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $125 on or before April 1, $135 after April 1, $145 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Walter Grondzik, Ball State University; Bruce Haglund, University of Idaho; Alison Kwok, University of Oregon; Troy Peters, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Graduate Teaching Assistants
Description: This intensive Tool Day workshop offers architects, engineers, builders, facility operators, educators, and students a hands-on experience in the use of relatively low-cost instrumentation (coupled with a structured methodology) to better understand building system and component performance. Participants will be taught appropriate use of such instrumentation and methods to facilitate building performance investigations. Tool Day efforts will focus around development of a case study that can be used as a model for future investigations.
Tool Day workshops are based upon the Vital Signs and the Agents of Change projects and provide real experiences with building performance analyses dealing with topics such as occupant comfort and satisfaction, system effectiveness, daylighting, and system energy and resource use. Design professionals should find the study of building performance to be a complement to their design skills (and a potential value-added professional service). Building operators should be better able to understand how to evaluate on-site building system performance. Educators and students will find valuable lessons to pass on to future classes.
ASES-related Tool Day workshops have been conducted in Washington, DC, Reno, NV, Austin, TX, Portland, OR, Cocoa, FL, Denver, CO, Cleveland, OH, San Diego, CA, and Buffalo, NY . Tool Day workshops have also been conducted for Parsons, Mithun, and Ove Arup & Partners. See http://www.sbse.org/toolday/ for detailed descriptions of past workshops.
Materials to be provided to attendees include: toolkits of handheld instruments for participants to use during the workshop and a workshop packet with supporting information for the day’s efforts and take-away information on tool resources. Participants are encouraged to bring laptop computers, digital cameras, and portable USB flash drives to assist with development of case study presentations.
Who should attend? Architects, engineers, builders, facility operators, educators, and students—particularly those interested in green and high-performance buildings.
To optimize hands-on experiences, enrollment will be strictly limited to 30 participants.
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8 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session
Passive Solar Heating Design and Construction Guidelines - WS16 - (separate registration required)
Saturday, May 22
8:30am to 5:30pm
Registration Price: $225 on or before April 1, $245 after April 1, $265 on-site
You DO NOT have to register for the conference to register for a workshop. On the Conference Fees page in the registration system, choose "Workshops, Tours, Special Events Only."
Presented by: Alfredo Fernández-González, Associate Professor of Architecture and Director of the Natural Energies Advanced Technologies (NEAT) Laboratory, UNLV and Daniel Overbey, Environmental Design Specialist, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf Arch
Description: Many people understand the general principles of passive solar heating systems, but few have the practical experience and know-how to successfully design and build high-performance passive solar buildings. The Passive Solar Heating workshop provides attendees with the fundamental science and the practical knowledge necessary to successfully design buildings that incorporate any of the various passive solar systems available today. The workshop draws on a number of strategies, resources, and tools developed and/or refined by the presenters to offer attendees a comprehensive view of passive solar heating systems from basic concepts to critical design guidelines to methods of energy performance and economic assessment.
Materials to be provided to attendees include a workbook that will feature the notes from the workshop, a series of specific design guidelines and worksheets to size and evaluate the four passive solar heating strategies covered in the workshop (Direct Gain, Thermal Storage Walls, Sunspaces, and Roofponds), and a list of helpful online resources.
Who should attend? Architects, builders, residential developers, home owners, and environmental advocates.
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8 AIA CEU's - Health & Welfare and Sustainability - available for this session
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Green Careers Resource Center Special Workshops
Solar Careers and Opportunities - The Essentials - workshop included in ANY registration - $5 Public Day too!
Saturday, May 22, 10:30 – 12:30 and 1:00 – 3:00
Are you curious what it takes to make a living as part of the solar revolution? Attend this 2-hour seminar by Liz Merry to learn what the buzz is about, what jobs and business opportunities are available in your region, and how to prepare for a satisfying career in the solar industry.
Resume Writing - workshop included in ANY registration - $5 Public Day too!
Friday, May 21, 1:00 – 2:00
Saturday, May 22, 10:15 – 11:00 and 12:15 – 1:00
Do you know how to communicate your most important skills and experience on a resume? Already have a resume but not sure if it is the best it can be? Attend this workshop and get tips that will help you make your resume shine.
Interviewing Skills - workshop included in ANY registration - $5 Public Day too!
Friday, May 21, 2:15 – 3:15
Saturday, May 22, 11:15 – 12:00 and 2:00 – 2:45
What can you expect during a job interview? How do you best present your skills and experience to a potential employer? Come to this workshop and sharpen your interviewing skills.
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