Architectural Solar Education
We believe that with proper communication and education, our industry will dramatically reduce soft costs and make architectural solar more accessible to the wider building industry.
Education in architectural solar is recognized across the supply chain as an immediate need. This sentiment is echoed by all ASA members.
ASA is proud to announce an active partnership with Heatspring. Over the several years we plan to develop a suite of Architectural Solar focused courses that serve the needs of our industry.
ASA’s first draft publication, An Introduction to Architectural Solar can be downloaded here.
Heatspring has over a decade of experience delivering educational content to both the building and solar industries. The Heastspring community has an audience of over 80,000 professionals. There are currently over 180 courses on their platform and students have completed over 1,000,000 assignments to date. Heatspring cares deeply for the industries, experts and professionals they represent and also holds great respect for customer experience, educational quality and operational integrity. Outstanding student satisfaction is reflected in their average course rating of 9.1 out of 10 for all active paid courses on the platform.
We encourage you to review all the great courses that Heatspring has to offer. HeatSpring offers both free and paid courses that are a great starting point to broaden your solar skills. Stay tuned for more developments on our future architectural solar course series. Below is a short list of the most applicable courses to get you started in the meantime.
Free Fundamental Courses
C&I Energy Storage Market in 2021 Value Streams, Optimism, and Identifying the Best Projects
Free Technical Topic Courses
Solar Performance Modeling like a Pro
Beyond Zero Net Energy: PV + Storage
5 Things You Should Know About Silicon PV Panels
Solar Building Codes, Fire Codes, Electric Vehicles, Rapid Shutdown and Energy Storage Systems
Electrical Loads in High Performance Buildings
Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Financing
Free Comprehensive Technical Training
Commercial Photovoltaic Design - Integrating Commercial Scale Storage
Photovoltaics and the 2020 NEC (no NABCEP credit)
Photovoltaic Systems and the 2014 National Electric Code (NEC)
Commercial Solar Design And 2014 NEC Code Changes
NABCEP PV Associate Practice Exam
Paid Training Courses
21st Century Solar Technologies - $50
Photovoltaics and the 2020 NEC for NABCEP Credit - $195
18-hour Solar PV Boot Camp - $795
Solar PV Boot Camp + NABCEP PV Associate Exam Prep - $795
Zero Net Energy Buildings - $1095
Megawatt Design - $1395
58-Hour NABCEP Advanced PV Certification Training + PV Associate Exam Prep - $1675