Organization
Ontario Solar Academy

Name of Event
5-Day PV Design & Installation Training Classes

URL
http://www.solaracademy.ca/

Email
contact@solaracademy.com

Address
Ontario Solar Academy
350 Jacob Keffer Parkway
Vaughan, Ontario L4K 4V7
Canada

Phone Number
416-900-7191

Contact Person
Jacob Travis, Director

Date
Monday, June 21, 2010 - Friday, June 25, 2010

Price
$2,995 Canadian. Register 3 weeks in advance, save $350!
Includes tuition, all course materials,
plus lunch and refreshments for five full days. Accommodations not included.

Course Description

A division of Solar Academy International (SAI), Ontario Solar Academy offers training courses based on NABCEP learning objectives to quickly advance expertise in Solar PV (Photovoltaic) design and installation.

Ontario Solar Academy’s NABCEP-certified instructors are experienced, solar professionals with extensive backgrounds in career-focused education. The 5-Day PV Design & Installation Training includes hands-on workshops that prepare participants for the NABCEP PV Entry Level Exam.

Ontario Solar Academy's 5-Day Solar PV Design and Installation Course (Level One) covers fundamental knowledge and reviews the design, installation, and evaluation of residential and commercial solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.

The solar training, based on the NABCEP learning objectives, includes site evaluation tools and techniques, solar electric component operation and connection, system design and sizing, and standard requirements and practices. This special Ontario Solar Academy course guides students from system fundamentals to advanced mechanical and electrical concepts in accordance with Electrical Code requirements in Ontario. Passing a final exam qualifies students for Solar Academy's "Solar Professional Certificate: Level One."

Lead Instructor Info

The lead instructor is PV Industry expert Sean White. Sean is a highly experienced PV educator, having taught at several training centers on the West and East Coasts of the USA. Hundreds of his students are employed at both startup and leading solar companies. Sean also designs commercial and residential PV systems in San Francisco Bay Area.

Sean has many years of practical work experience at Fidelity Roof and Local Power in California. He is NABCEP Certified in PV System Design & Installation 2009 and a licensed c-46 solar contractor in California. He finds great satisfaction in sharing his knowledge of PV with his students. Sean's approach appeals to both beginners and solar experts looking to expand their knowledge. Student evaluations demonstrate that Sean's knowledge, passion and pedagogy are outstanding.

Location:
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites   North
Vancouver  (North  Shore Ballroom)
700  Old Lillooet Road
North  Vancouver BC V7J  2H5

Energy Efficiency Financing is a full-day workshop that will help you increase your skills to  obtain funding for your energy efficiency projects.

Learn how to:

- understand the ways energy efficiency projects create financial value
- identify energy and non-energy project benefits
-  build and present a business case for your project
-  understand the basics of third-party financing mechanisms such as energy performance contracting
-  analyze your energy project for net present value, internal rate of return and other financial parameters using an Excel®-based tool provided at the workshop

Brian  O’Donnell and Alvaro Reyes of Prism Engineering Ltd. will lead this  workshop.

Basic registration fee:
-  $340 per workshop

Fee for additional workshop or participant from the same organization:
-  $255 per workshop

(To qualify for a discount, registration  must occur on the same online form.)
Register at oee.nrcan.gc.ca/workshops <http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/workshops>
before May 5. For more information, contact  Geneviève Thachik
at 613-943-2361 or genethac@nrcan.gc.camailto:genethac@nrcan.gc.ca>
, or Stéphanie Roy at  613-996-0763 or steroy@nrcan.gc.camailto:steroy@nrcan.gc.ca>

Please visit the site for more information:
oee.nrcan.gc.ca/workshops

In March 2010, we will be hosting a series of workshops summarising the findings from the projects that participated in our 2010 Green Building Challenge, as well as tours of some of the completed projects.  The schedule is below.  Click on a date for more information or to register: 

March 6: Green Retrofits for Small Businesses workshop (10am-noon) followed by a tour of the Wood Co-op 

March 13: Home Heating workshop (10am-noon) followed by a tour of the Moore-Babicki Residence

March 18: Green Building for Stratas workshop (6-8pm)

March 20: Green Building Rating Systems for Homes workshop (10am-noon) followed by a tour of a LEED for Homes pilot project

March 27: Prefab and Laneway Homes workshop (10am-noon) followed by a tour of a laneway home project

The BC Hydro Power Smart New Construction Program and Cascadia Region Green Building Council are pleased to offer this new full-day workshop for owners, developers,architects, engineers and designers involved in new healthcare and hospital facilities.

Schedule

Morning Session: Executive training for developers, owners, architects,
designers, and others. 8:15 AM to 12:15 PM.

Morning Session Speakers:
Luis Damy, P.Eng., Manager, High Performance Building Program, BC Hydro
Jessica Woolliams,LEED Ap, M. PL, BC Director, Cascadia Region GBC
Dennis Wilde, Principal, Gerding Edlen Development
Ray Pradinuk, MAIBC, Principal, Leader Healthcare Research and Innovation, Stantec Consulting
Chris Corps, BSc MRICS, President, Asset Strategics Ltd.
Joel Loveland, M. Arch; and Heather Burpee, M. Arch; Integrated Design Lab + Dept of Architecture, U of Washington

Lunch and networking opportunities follow the morning session

Afternoon Session: Technical Training for Architects and Engineers.
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM.

Afternoon Session Speakers:
Caesar Ruest, Autodesk's BIM Solutions Executive
Boriana Arguirova, P. Eng., Associate and Project Manager, Building Engineering, Stantec's Health Care Group
Paul Marmion, P. Eng., Senior Principal, Stantec's Healthcare Research and Innovation Group

Panel discussion and networking opportunities follow the afternoon
session

Architectural Institute of BC: The conference has been approved by the AIBC; 7.5 Core Learning Units.

Registration

Please call Jessica Woolliams at 604-909-9559 - registrations will be taken over the phone. For more information, please visit the site http://www.cascadiagbc.org/events/2010/january/121709%20hospital%20flyer%20rev%206.pdf

Please contact Jessica Woolliams if you are interested in group rates or half-day
rates at 604-909-9559 or jessica@cascadiagbc.org. Half day rates are available for
those whose schedule does not permit the full day event, and start at $130 for early
bird Cascadia Members or BC Hydro Partners and do not include breakfast or lunch.
For more information, registration and sponsorship information, please
visit http://www.cascadiagbc.org/events/2010/january/high-efficiencyhospitals-
workshop-bc/.

This full-day workshop takes participants through the phases of a
typical existing building project seeking LEED Canada for Existing
Buildings: Operations and Maintenance 2009 (EB:O&M) certification.
Case examples and implementation strategies are used throughout the day
to reinforce learning and encourage students to apply knowledge to
real-life situations.

This workshop can be offered privately to Member Companies. Please contact CaGBC directly for more information.

Workshop Location:
VITP-2201-4464 Markham Street, Victoria

Registration for the workshop begins at 8:00 a.m., and the workshop will take place from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Registration fee includes:
-Continental breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks

If minimum attendance is not reached, CaGBC reserves the right to
cancel the workshop up to one week prior. All attendees will be
contacted directly by CaGBC in the event that the workshop is
cancelled. For more information please refer to our cancellation policy.

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