Description:
Offered LIVE Online
Join us for a 3 part series on how to reduce the carbon footprint in your home and save energy (and money) at the same time.
Class 1: Carbon Footprints
• Ecological footprints
• How to calculate a building’s carbon footprint
• The efficiency revolution
• Case studies of modern integrated building design
• Embodied energy of building materials
• Energy consumption in Alberta buildings
Class 2: Electricity, Heating Part 1
1. Electricity savings
• Power vampires
• IT technology
• Lighting
• Appliances
2. Heating savings - Part 1
• Windows
• Building envelope
Class 3: Heating Part 2, Water
1. Heating savings - Part 2
• Air tightness
• Programmable thermostats
• Hot water (DHW)
2. Water
• Water efficiency and conservation
3. Landscaping for energy efficiency
4. Transportation
5. Energy efficient community design
6. Resources Godo Stoyke is an award-winning environmental researcher and presenter with a Master of Science degree from the University of Alberta. Godo is president of Carbon Busters (www.carbonbusters.org), a sustainability consultancy focusing on energy efficiency, green and zero carbon design, sustainability strategy, and environmental education. His company has been assisting municipalities in Canada, the US and Europe to reduce their carbon and ecological footprints since 1993.
Godo’s second book The Carbon Buster’s Home Energy Handbook was selected as a ”Book that makes a difference” by Sustainable Future in April of 2007. His third book, The Carbon Charter describes the world's most innovative municipal and state initiatives towards a zero carbon society (New Society Publishers, August 2009). Taking LIVE Online training reduces your carbon footprint – you participate at home or work without having to drive. Technical Requirements
Participants must have a Windows or Macintosh computer with high speed Internet connection. This could be at home or at work.
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Pre-requisites:
No pre-requisites
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