Upcoming Webinars
July 14: Live Webinar on Rethinking Building Design
Webinar Sponsor: Building Technologies Office
The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled "Additive Technology: Rethinking of Building Design, Construction, and Recycling" on Tuesday, July 14, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This webinar is part of a series of panel discussions exploring the future of our built environment beyond this century. Attendees are invited to join speakers Philip Enquist (Partner, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill LLP), Lonnie Love (Group Leader, Manufacturing Systems Research Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Roderick Jackson (Group Leader, Building Envelope Systems Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and James Rose (Director, Institute for Smart Structures, University of Tennessee/College of Architecture and Design). They will discuss how additive technology enables us to rethink building design and construction methods.
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July 16: Live Webinar on Jumpstarting Energy Startups with the SunShot Catalyst Prize Program
Webinar Sponsor: SunShot Catalyst Business Innovation Contest
The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled "How to Jumpstart Your Energy Startup with the SunShot Catalyst Prize Program" on Thursday, July 16, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The SunShot Catalyst Prize Program is a series of 4 contests aimed at helping teams with a raw idea to build a real product that is ready for commercialization. A recorded video pitch can be used to apply to the SunShot Catalyst Business Innovation contest before Aug. 14, 2015. All entrepreneurs, developers, working professionals, mentors, makers, doers, and enthusiasts are invited to learn more about the program by registering for the webinar here.
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Past Webinar
June 24: Live Webinar Hybrid-Ductless Heat Pumps Study: Resistance is Futile
Webinar Sponsor: Building America Program
The Energy Department presented a live webinar titled "New Construction Hybrid-Ductless Heat Pumps Study; Resistance is Futile" on Wednesday, June 24. This webinar focuses on the use of ductless heat pumps (DHP) as a hybrid "all electric" heating system in new high performance homes. The presentation provides an overview of DHPs and includes energy and economic analysis based on monitored field results of an ENERGY STAR community called The Woods at Golden Given, built by Habitat for Humanity. Presenters include Micahael Lubliner with Washington State University and Bruce Carter with Tacoma Power.
View the past webinar.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
