Spring 2010
Energy and Science
The energy used in the operation of buildings, together with the energy embodied in the making of buildings, accounts for nearly half of all energy used in the United States - almost all of which is generated by the burning of fossil fuels. Issues of global climate change, smog, diminishing petroleum supplies, and epidemic health effects require that we re-think how we build and power our buildings. This course focuses on understanding the science behind energy, the history of energy resources, and energy end uses. We tour the Environmental Technology Center and look closely at bio-climatic design, energy, modeling tools, energy-efficient lightning and controls, daylighting, heating and cooling systems.
Class Objectives
- The physics of energy
- Energy sources
- The history of energy resources
- Energy efficient design
- Energy end uses
- Daylighting
- Passive Heating and Passive Cooling
- Renewables
- LEED, Green Point Rating and Energy
Prerequisite(s):
ENSP800; 7 hours CEU; $175
Instructor: John Shurtz
John Shurtz, lead instructor, is president of Green Builders of Marin and has been a building professional for over thirty years, John serves as a green building consultant to developers, architects, businesses and homeowners and helped develop Build It Green's "Home Remodeling Green Building Guidelines" and the "Certified Green Building Professional" class. He is a founding Board Member of the USGBC-Redwood Empire Chapter and of the Environmental Education Council of Marin. John taught for the Solar Living Institute, at Build It Green trainings, BIONEERS and at many other organizations. He is on the Board of Directors for Next Generation and the North Bay Green Builders' Guild. John has received awards for sustainable business practices and community involvement from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Carole Migden, Assemblyman Jared Huffman and Congressman Mike Thompson.
- 1 mtg: Sa, Mar 27, 8:30am-4:30pm
- Darwin Hall 103
- ENSP800; 7 hours CEU; $175
- class# 3900