Designing Low Energy Buildings

With ENERGY-10

                              A two-day workshop              

 

 

Designing energy-efficient, climate-responsive buildings

is easy . . .when you've got the right tools.

 

 

Oct. 26-27, M.U.M., Fairfield, Iowa, from 9:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

 

A workshop for architects, local builders, engineers, utility managers, university architecture professors and students, and energy managers (especially from the schools sector).

 

What you'll learn:

·      A review of the basics of passive solar/climate-responsive design principles

·      16 Energy-Efficient Strategies as described in the Passive Solar Strategies Handbook

·      How to apply a 'whole-building' approach to creating energy-efficient and environmentally responsible buildings

·      How to integrate daylighting, energy-efficient equipment, and passive solar design in commercial, institutional, and residential buildings

 

Attendees will receive:

·      the Passive Solar Strategies Handbook

·      the Energy-10 software'a $250 value'a FREE!

·      two days of in-depth instruction and software training.

·      AIA members will receive CE units for this professional seminar

 

Sponsors: Maharishi University of Management (workshop host), SBIC (Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, Washington DC), Abundance EcoVillage, Builder's Wholesale Supply

                                           

Cost: $125, (a 50% discount!), which includes software, training, materials, and lunch for the two days. Check or CC accepted (VISA or MC).

                                         

The Energy-10 software has been designed by the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council in conjunction with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Lawerence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the Berkeley Solar Group. The workshop provides systematic training in the use of SBIC's The Passive Solar Strategies Handbook and Energy 10 software, state of the art tools for identifying, assessing and optimizing strategies for energy efficiency in sustainable building design.

 

CE credits: Under the new CES system, this workshop earns AIA members 12 LU hours and 12 HSW credits.

 

About SBIC: The SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS INDUSTRY COUNCIL (SBIC) is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the design, affordability, energy performance, and environmental soundness of residential, institutional, and commercial buildings nationwide. SBIC serves as a national resource clearinghouse for whole building design, product information, professional training, consumer education, and analytical tools. Visit the SBIC at www.SBICouncil.org.

 

Register through Maharishi University of Management Div. of Cont. Education (641) 472-1135

Visit the SBIC, workshop distributor, at: www.SBICouncil.org