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• 5 Day Entry Level Solar Thermal Design & Installation Course Outline (2011)-

  This brochure details an instruction course for entry level solar thermal system design and installation. It provides details on the focus of the course, the topics it will cover, and what those who take the course can say they are qualified to do.

• Solar Water Heating Specification, Checklist and Guide (2011)-

  This manual is the Renewable Energy Ready Home (RERH) specifications for solar thermal domestic water heating. They were developed and published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assist building in designing and constructing homes that are renewable energy friendly.

• Solar Heating Entry Level Learning Objectives (2011)-

  This following is a document from the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) that lays out potential “Learning Objectives” for an entry level solar thermal installer certification course. The document identifies 6 main areas of learning, and gives an outline on how to possible grade an exam based on these criteria.

• Building America Best Practices Series - High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems (2007)-

  This document is Volume 6 of the Building American Best Practices Series, which is a best practices guide for energy efficiency and renewable energy efforts published by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). It focuses on solar thermal and photovoltaic systems.