Netergy Seminars
Netergy Seminars were born to educate clients on how to reduce their energy consumption, maintain their quality of life, and help create a sustainable future for themselves, their community, and future generations. Our seminars focus on 6 topic areas:
- Electricity
- Insulation and Infiltration
- HVAC
- Windows and Doors
- Renewable Energy
- Permaculture and the Local Economy
At Wyntec Enterprise we believe homestead creation is key to achieving a sustainable lifestyle. Our clients are as passionate as we are in reducing their footprint on the environment. They each have a story to tell, some choose to only reduce their consumption while others choose to create a homestead.
Every Netergy Seminar includes:
- An overview of Sustainable Living
- Integration of the 6 subject areas
- The practical truth and technical review of the day's topic
- A questions, answers, and conversation of what it means to you
The practical truths and technical review covers the following -
Electricity
- Electricity – Where is it used and how to reduce your use
- Energy Star ratings, options for electrical appliances
- Lighting, the history, technology, trade offs and benefits
Insulation and Air Infiltration
- Insulation types, materials, costs
- Air infiltration and how to reduce it
- Installation methods
- Energy saving benefits – where and when it makes sense and where and when it doesn’t
HVAC
- Fossil fuel Types and efficiencies
- Geothermal systems – focus on the benefits of Direct Exchange over Water Sourced
- Distribution – Forced air, radiant floor, etc
- Air Conditioning
- Energy Recovery Ventilators
- Indoor Air Quality – Radon, other contaminants, how to keep it clean
Windows and Doors
- Types, materials
- Benefits of each, including saving what you have
- Repair or replace
- Costs and payback
Renewable Energy
- Solar PV
- Solar Hot Water
- Wind Power
- Small Hydro
Permaculture and the Local Economy
- Organic living
- Local Farms and their produce
- What is PermaCulture and its concepts