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Morning:
- Greetings
- Basic Skills
- Evaluation
- Course Overview
- Grading Policy
- Class redesign, metering
Afternoon:
Energy Source, Range and Goal - an Overview of Renewable Energy
Reading:
Mollison Energy piece OR "Power to the People"
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Morning:
- The Concept of Heat and Energy
- Energy Calculation Lab
Afternoon:
- Introduction to Wikis
- Film: Ecological Designers
Reading:
"Entropy and the Second Law"
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Morning
Using Energy Wisely: Efficiency and Effectiveness for Factor 10
Afternoon:
Film: Power From the People
Reading:
- Natural Capitalism exerpt
- Lovins: "If It's Not Efficient, It's Not Beautiful"
- Gamble: "Source efficiency article"
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Morning:
The Sun as an Energy Source: Energy Flows in Nature's Economy
Afternoon:
* Work on projects
Reading:
* Mcdonough: Atlantic Monthly Article
- Article about nature's economy
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Morning:
- A Golden Thread: 2500 Years of Solar Technology
- Intro to Renewable Energy Technologies
Afternoon:
Basic Electricity Lab
Reading:
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IRENEW
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IRENEW
Assignment:
Interview an IRENEW Expo speaker. 25 EXTRA POINTS ON YOUR FINALGRADE IF YOU DO AN INTERVIEW SUITABLE FOR PODCAST OR BROADCAST ON RADIO
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Morning:
- Photovoltaics: The Magic of Electricty Directly from Sunlight
- Solar Power Classroom
Afternoon:
- IRENEW presentations
- Film: Our Solar Home
- PV LAb: I/V curves, PV powered fountain
Reading:
- Lonnie's article
- Richard Komp HP article on evergreen solar
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Morning:
- IRENEW presentations
- Heat from the Sun: Solar Thermal Processes
- Roy Tonneson
Afternoon:
Solar Hot Water Lab – Kevin Hopf
Reading:
Home Power Magazine assignment due tomorrow
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Morning:
- The Politics of Energy
- Home Power assignment presentations
Afternoon:
- Work on projects
- Assignment: Lovins cartoon
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Morning:
- Energy flow in Buildings / Daylighting / LEED certification
- Special Guest:Martha Norbeck
Afternoon:
- Continued
- Films: High performance schools video, Next Ind Revolution excerpts
Readings:
- Natural Capitalism excerpt
- Gamble article
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Morning:
Building Energy Calculations
Afternoon:
- Energy 10: Computer modeling of energy flow in buildings
- peruse high-performance building case studies:
one
two
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Morning:
- Wind Energy
- Special Guest: Bill Todoroff
Afternoon:
- Wind power prospecting
- Special guest: Hazen Lamere
Readings:
- Other Homes and Garbage excerpt on wind
- Policy article on large scale wind
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Morning:
Engineering Economics
Afternoon:
Wind blade lab
Reading:
Natural Capitalism chapter 6: Tunneling through the cost barrier
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Morning:
Energy from flowing water
Afternoon:
- Hydro Feasability Study: Oakland Mills, Mt Pleasant
- Special Guest: Don Pitman
Reading:
Other Homes and Garbage water excerpt
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Morning:
Bioenergy pathways
Afternoon:
- Misc energy conversion
- Work on projects
Reading:
Browse web on carbohydrate economy, bioeconomy
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Morning:
Energy and Agriculture
Afternoon:
- Film: Coleman winter harvest film
- Work on projects
Reading:
Coleman and Eddy articles
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FIELD TRIP
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Morning:
- Transportation and the design of human settlements
- Special Guest: Josh Trost
Afternoon:
Film: Soleri's Cities
Reading:
Ecocities excerpt
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Project Work Day
Assignments:
- Ecocities excerpt
- Solviva excerpt
- Village homes
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Morning:
What kind of world do we want to create?
Afternoon:
Continued
Assignments:
- Lovins: Myths about hydrogen
- Power from the People excerpt
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Project Work Day
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Morning:
- Project Presentations
- Talent show
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