SoL 101: Solar Homes; Healthy Buildings

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Who the Course is for
This course is for a general audience. Home owners, builders, architects, developers or real estate agents will find the most application for this course. If you are interested in learning how to build or remodel a home which is comfortable, energy efficient, affordable, and environmentally healthy, this is a good place to start. Students and teachers will find it useful for environmental studies.

Description
Learn how you can design value and comfort in to your home by taking advantage of clean, reliable energy from everyday sunshine; Learn how to heat, cool and power your home without busting your budget. Design your home to be environmentally healthy. Learn how environmental health begins in your home and makes a difference in the global environment too.

Discover how you can tap the financial incentives to invest in a healthy and affordable home for you and your family! Learn about business and career opportunities in the renewable energy field.

Lessons
Orientation
Lesson 1: Solar Homes: An Intro to Sustainable Building
Lesson 2: Energy in Buildings
Lesson 3: Passive Solar Principles & Strategies
Lesson 4: Super Windows
Lesson 5: The Building Envelope
Lesson 6: Passive Solar Homes: Case Studies
Lesson 7: Solar Water Heating Systems
Lesson 8: Heating Cooling and Ventilation (HVAC)
Lesson 9: Electricity from the Sun
Lesson 10: Indoor Health,Safety and Comfort

Cost
Tuition and Course Materials - $200

Duration
10 Lessons / 6 Weeks
30 hours total estimated time
See the Course Calendar for Dates

* students are encouraged to complete the course within the designated time; but you can take up to a year if you need it, subject to the scheduled offerings of the course.

How it Works
This is an On-Line course. Each student participates on his or her own time. You are encouraged to interact as much as possible with the Instructor and other students. Course materials include downloadable on-line text, slide presentations, Internet links, Reference Library and an on-line discussion group.

The on-line discussion group is where you can pose questions and receive answers from the instructor; make comments or share your knowledge and experience, and participate in an on-line discussion with other students regarding course content.

Instructor
Ken Olson has been teaching hands-on, practical training programs in renewable and solar energy technologies full time since 1981. He is a Certified Vocational Educator in the State of Colorado. He is a Co-Founder of Solar Energy International (SEI) and served as it's Executive Director from inception in 1991 until September 1999. He has also developed and taught Photovoltaic training courses in for the World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization since 1989. From 1981 until 1991 he developed and taught a vocational solar training program as a Professor and Industrial Trainer at the Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

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