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JOHNSON & STARLEY ANNOUNCES SPRING 2012 TRAINING COURSES
Johnson & Starley, has announced further 2012 Training Days for installers covering boiler, warm air heating and ventilation technology, including BPEC courses. The company is also recognised by CIBSE as a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) course provider. Courses are run at the company’s Head Office Training Centre in Northampton. The BPEC (British Plumbing Employers Council) Domestic Ventilation Systems two-day course is designed ... [more]
HVCA BECOMES B&ES ON 1 MARCH 2012
The Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA) is rebranding and from 1 March 2012 will be known as the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES). The HVCA, established in 1904 as the National Association of Master Heating and Domestic Engineers, adopted the HVCA name in 1963. Bob Shelley, President of the HVCA comments, “ Back then, of course, that’s exactly how the majority of the members would have described themsel... [more]
Saving time and money is only one of Main reasons to join free loyalty scheme
Main installers can now join works, the free online loyalty scheme that helps them save time and money. works offers many benefits to installers including free Gas Safe Notification every time they register a Main boiler on the scheme. This means a saving of £2.20 + VAT for every product they register. works also provides Main installers with a guaranteed next day call out from heateam, its in-house service division, if one of its registered boil... [more]
Berkeley Sewer Repair Plumbers gives 5 tips to avoid contractor fraud from sewer repair contractors in Berkeley
Berkeley sewer repair contractors at Evenflow Plumbing of Berkeley California have seen an increase in crackdowns by the Contractor State License Board and want to warn consumers to do their due diligence to avoid being the victim of sewer replacement contractor fraud. Outlined are 5 steps to take. Berkeley sewer repair contractors at Evenflow Plumbing of Berkeley California have seen an increase in the number of people posing as licensed cont... [more]
BDR Thermea training centre hosts BPEC ‘Train the trainers’ courses
BDR Thermea’s Dartford training centre is hosting a series of solar thermal ‘Train the trainer’ and ‘Catch-up train the trainer’ courses for awarding organisation BPEC. Paul Cullen, BPEC’s Business Development Manager, explains: “To make sure that BPEC courses are delivered to the most up-to-date and highest possible standard, and also to continue to meet the requirements of MCS bodies, BPEC has now mapped its solar PV and solar thermal traini... [more]
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Don't Count Out Solar Water Heating, It's a $123 Billion Dollar Market
According to a new SEPA report titled “Heating Up: The Impact of Third Party Business Models on the US Market for Solar Water and Space Heating,” Sixteen percent of the 110 million U.S. households are suitable for solar thermal systems, also referred to as solar domestic hot water systems. The report states that at given
New tool for analyzing solar-cell materials
To make a silicon solar cell, you start with a slice of highly purified silicon crystal, and then process it through several stages involving gradual heating and cooling. But figuring out the tradeoffs involved in selecting the purity level of the starting silicon wafer — and then exactly how much to heat it, how fast, for how long, and so on through each of several steps — has largely been a ...
What Your Family Needs to Know About Solar Powered Homes, Gadgets and More in New York
Embracing solar is easier than you think.
Medical Center to Save Money With Chromasun Solar Enhanced Gas Air-Conditioning System -- Largest in California to Date
DANVILLE, CA-- - Chromasun, the leading commercial rooftop solar solutions company, today unveiled construction of a solar and natural gas powered air-conditioning project at Crow Canyon Medical Center ...
Passive Solar for Beginners
One of the benefits of living in the Wild West is our abundant sunshine. An advantage for home builders in Denver is that Colorado averages over 300 sunny days per year; Arizona and New Mexico have even more.
Apartments get grant for solar heating
SALEM — The Salem Heights apartments at 12 Pope St. will get a new solar-powered heating system, thanks to a grant from the charitable arm of TD Bank. The TD Charitable Foundation announced this week that it will award a $100,000 "Housing for Everyone" grant to Preservation of Affordable Housing, the Boston-based nonprofit that owns the 283-unit Salem Heights apartment complex.
Comment on Solar thermal advocates say Colorado is perfect for taking the heat
So how is solar thermal (i.e. heating) going to replace the IC engine?
MIT: New tool for analyzing solar-cell materials
( Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) An online tool called "Impurities to Efficiency" (known as I2E) allows companies or researchers exploring alternative manufacturing strategies to plug in descriptions of their planned materials and processing steps. After about one minute of simulation, I2E gives an indication of exactly how efficient the resulting solar cell would be in converting ...
Waynesboro YMCA going solar
Pat Jarrett/The News Leader Waynesboro YMCA Maintenance Director Dave Laraway, left, checks out the solar hot water heating element with Sigora Solar Chief of Operations Shawn Cooke after the press conference on Wednesday.
Six Tips to Save on Home Heating
Take the chill out of winter with these money-smart tips to save energy in your home.
