Solar Hot Water

Do you want to save money, generate your own energy, and protect the environment for future generations? Then you're invited to a free workshop on geoexchange and heat pumps for households and small businesses, hosted by BCSEA Okanagan SEEDS Workshops with speaker Barry Milner, of GeoSmart Energy, Canada’s leading geothermal and renewable energy franchising company.

Do you want to save money, generate your own energy, and protect the environment for future generations? Then you're invited to a free workshop on energy and water efficiency for households and small businesses, hosted by BCSEA Okanagan SEEDS Workshops with speakers Dave Williams and Mike Seibert. Williams teaches Electronic Engineering Technology at Okanagan College, and renewable energy and energy efficiency to anyone who will listen. Seibert, founder of Systemetric Energy Management, is a Professional Engineer with many years of experience as an energy management consultant.

The speaker at this month's chapter meeting will be Nitya Harris, M.E. Des., P.Eng. The topic of her presentation will be "The SolarBC Program — Energizing solar hot water in BC" Nitya Harris is presently the Executive Director of the SolarBC program. She initiated this program in 2005 with a pilot project to test the market for solar hot water in BC. As Project Lead, she also directed the BC 100,000 Solar Roofs Strategy and Action Plan.

If you are interested in becoming a SolarBC Registered Installation Contractor, you are required to have at least one CanSIA certified installer on staff. This workshop is one of the requirements to complete the CanSIA Canadian Solar Domestic Hot Water System Installer Certification program.