GREEN BY EXAMPLE: Solar States goes back to school!

backpack_with_solar_energy_charger__gt_spb003_Solar States is at it again! With students at the Science Leadership Academy finishing up another great semester of solar design and photovoltaic research, we thought long and hard about what our next step should be in bringing solar education and industry to the Philadelphia area. But in the end, it came down to one simple question: what comes after high school?

College. And in college, the first classes you take are the intro classes, the 101 classes, with names like “Intro to Psychology” and “History of Early America.” This is Green Energy 101.

GREEN BY EXAMPLE is our newest course, teaching you the basics of LEED certification, weatherization, solar and other groundbreaking innovations. leed-by-exampleTaught by LEED expert Sam Klein (LEED For Homes Quality Assurance Designee), GREEN BY EXAMPLE can show you the investments you should consider and the ones you need to make in order to become LEED certified or just save your family a few bucks. And with guest speakers from the Philly solar and green building communities, we are making sure you are getting the most up-to-date information.

Before Philadelphia students and prospective installers can get on a roof and install solar panels, they have to understand the basics of home and commercial energy. There are natural, creative ways to plug the energy leaks that are harming your environment and draining your wallet. Come learn about them.

And even if you are afraid of heights; even if you can’t tell an inverter from a ballast mount; even if you have no interest in solar at all, wouldn’t you like to know how to stop your house from hemorrhaging energy and costing you a fortune? Get your prerequisite energy knowledge out of the way with Green By Example.

Ok Sales Pitch over. Thanks for your interest in our mission and if you are interested in signing up, we will see you in class!

GREEN BY EXAMPLE: An introduction to Alternative Energy, Weatherization and LEED For Homes

When: Saturday, June 6th, 2009 / Saturday, June 13th, 2009 / Saturday, June 20th, 2009 / Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Where: Northern Liberties Community Center, 700 N. 3rd Street (at the corner of 3rd and Fairmount Sts.)

Time: 9:30am-12:30pm

Cost: $350 for the entire 4-week program. There are 5 spots available to low-income participants.

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8 Responses to “GREEN BY EXAMPLE: Solar States goes back to school!”

  1. bala
    April 13, 2010 at 12:32 am #

    i would like to do a training solar energy if u have any classes open for training to get a certificate if let me know please thanks

  2. May 4, 2010 at 10:55 pm #

    It is surprising to me just how many individuals are unmindful of the energy challenges that we face. Its really disturbing that so many of us either think that there is an boundless supply of good clean energy, or think that it is someone elses probem. For others, solar options, as well as many fresh technologies act as a bright light at the end of a very dark tunnel. I look up to anyone, who in either a strong or small way, takes their valued time to cultivate everyone about their self-supporting chances and obligations when it comes to our future, and our childrens future. When we look backward twenty years from now, it will virtually be implausible that we were even participating in this argument. Our energy future is a forgone conclusion, and we all have a role to play in advancing us toward it.

  3. September 6, 2010 at 5:26 am #

    we must shift into the use of Green Energy to prevent further pollution of this planet:’”

  4. October 20, 2010 at 12:52 pm #

    amorphous type solar cells are the cheapest option that we cant get if we want solar power.*;

  5. October 23, 2010 at 12:23 pm #

    green energy is of course very important that is why we have to concentrate on using hydrogen and alternative energy sources;-’

  6. November 9, 2010 at 6:36 pm #

    solar energy should be the stuff that we should harness instead of those fossil fuels “”

  7. December 13, 2010 at 1:45 pm #

    we are always looking for alternative or green energy because we want to stop polluting the environment **’

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