Interactive & Video Discount Package - North Carolina Energy Efficiency and Ethics 15 PDH

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides an overview of renewable energy, its benefits and current state in the U.S.

Renewable energy is energy produced from sources like the sun and wind that are naturally replenished and do not run out. It can be used for electricity generation, space and water heating and cooling, and transportation. Non-renewable energy, in contrast, comes from finite sources that could get used up, such as fossil fuels like coal and oil.

This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is intended primarily for engineers and professionals who are interested in learning more about different renewable energy systems and their benefits.   

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides an overview of the basic principles for the design and installation of energy-efficient windows, doors, and skylights in residential buildings.

Residential buildings account for about 21% of total energy consumption in the United States, and windows alone are responsible for 25% to 30% of residential heating and cooling energy use. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that upgrading the nation's current window stock to meet DOE's long-term performance goals could save more than 2 quadrillion BTU. Clearly, expanding the use of energy-efficient windows should be of interest to engineers and others interested in reducing energy consumption.

This presentation will walk you through the process of selecting energy-efficient windows, doors, and skylights in new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones. A discussion is given on energy performance for many window types and window coverings, and guidance is included for reducing energy lost through windows, doors, and skylights.

This 1 PDH online course is applicable to engineers and designers, as well as residents themselves, who are interested in saving energy in new and existing residential buildings.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a brief outline on the basics of hydroelectric power and how its favorable characteristics continue to make it an attractive and efficient source of electric energy.

Hydropower has played an important part in the development of this Nation's electric power industry and provides about 96 percent of the renewable energy in the United States. Considered as one of the many renewable sources of energy, hydroelectric powerplants do not use up resources to create electricity nor do they pollute the air, land, or water, as other powerplants may. In addition, hydropower is an essential contributor in the national power grid because of its ability to respond quickly to rapidly varying loads or system disturbances, which base load plants with steam systems powered by combustion or nuclear processes cannot accommodate.

This presentation highlights the basics of hydroelectric power, while also documenting cost benefits of utilizing hydropower as an efficient source of electric energy. It provides a detailed description on the types of hydropower turbines and introduces modern concepts such as pumped storage hydropower. The presentation also illustrates the development of hydropower through history.

This 1 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to practitioners, engineers, and designers who are interested in adopting hydroelectric power in future applications.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a brief overview of the environmental and economic benefits of electricity production from geothermal resources.

Energy from geothermal resources has benefited humankind from its earliest origins. Prehistoric civilizations used hot springs and steam discharges for cooking, heating, and therapeutic bathing. Today, geothermal power plants operating around the world are proof that the Earth’s thermal energy is readily converted to electricity in geologically active areas.

Many communities, commercial enterprises, universities, and public facilities in the western United States are heated directly with the water from underground reservoirs. For the home-owner or building owner anywhere in the United States, the emergence of geothermal heat pumps brings the benefits of geothermal energy to everyone’s doorstep.

This 1 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to owners of homes, businesses, or greenhouses who want to diversify their electricity supply and reduce the environmental impact and costs of their energy use.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a brief summary on hydrogen and fuel cells technologies, including production resources, processes, goals, and challenges.

The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO), aligned with the strategic vision and goals of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), leads federal efforts to promote the commercial viability of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies through a broad portfolio of research, development, and demonstration activities.

This presentation demonstrates how HFTO's efforts aim to help realize a clean, equitable energy future while spurring innovation and building a strong domestic economy by discussing the different types of hydrogen production resources, hydrogen production processes and the way they work. It also presents a study of the processes of hydrogen delivery, on-site storage, and dispensing technologies and the associated goals and challenges. The presentation concludes by discussing the different types of fuel cells, their systems and components, and the way they work.

This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to mechanical engineers, environment personnel, clean energy providers, and technical staff who are interested in gaining a better understanding of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides an overview of the basic principles of cool pavements and how they work to reduce the heat island effect.

Cool pavements refer to a range of established and emerging materials. These pavement technologies tend to store less heat and may have lower surface temperatures compared with conventional products. As concerns about elevated summertime temperatures rise, researchers and policymakers are directing more attention to the impact pavements have on local and global climates.

This presentation demonstrates the factors involved in cool pavements and how they can be modified to address the problem of urban heat islands. It also shows how location-specific information can be obtained to update existing technologies, enhance the pavement selection process, and implement new approaches to cool pavements, thus targeting increased benefits and reduced life-cycle costs.

This 1 PDH online course is intended for environmental engineers, researchers, decision-makers and local experts interested in better understanding and implementing cool pavements.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a validation of the Solid Panel Structure (SPS) technology.

The SPS is an innovative interpretation of the “perfect wall” concept, in which environmental control layers are located on the exterior side of the structural components, as opposed to traditional cavity-insulated, stud-framed walls.

This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is intended primarily for homebuilders, civil, and structural engineers, as well as design and construction personnel.

This online engineering PDH video presentation covers the principles of passive solar heating, such as basic types of systems, their description, and the components making up any passive solar system. It identifies and discusses sources of data on heating requirements and available solar radiation at locations throughout the U.S. It presents a method for estimating performance of a passive system of specified size at a specified size at a specified location.  It illustrates data retrieval and calculations through numerous examples.

Passive solar heating is an alternative source of energy mechanism that is becoming more and more desirable. Passive solar heating of a building is using the sun’s radiant energy and converting it to thermal energy (heat) when it is absorbed by the building. Some of the absorbed thermal energy will directly heat the building, and some will be stored in components of the building.

This 4 PDH online video presentation is intended primarily for chemical, environmental, mechanical, industrial, and energy engineers, and architects who are interested in learning more about passive solar heating.

This online engineering PDH video presentation presents the laws and rules of ethics and professional responsibility governing the practice of engineering in the State of North Carolina.

Engineering ethics is (1) the study of moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations involved in engineering and (2) the study of related questions about moral conduct, character, ideals and relationships of peoples and organizations involved in technological development (Martin and Schinzinger, Ethics in Engineering).

This 1 PDH online video presentation is applicable to Professional Engineers licensed in the State of North Carolina and who are required to demonstrate continuing professional competency in engineering ethics as a condition of their license renewal (effective 2024). For each renewal period, every licensee must complete fifteen (15) professional development hours, at least one of which must be in ethics or rules of professional conduct.