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This 19 page case study, from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) National Center, provides an overview of the facility management, maintenance, and operations of the Smithsonian Institution's facilities in Washington D.C. Best practices are highlighted to "provide snap-shots...

This presentation, from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center, is from the BEST Center's 2022 Annual Institute. Presenters Alexandra von Meier and Therese Peffer discuss the Ecoblock project, which aims to combine energy efficiency with a 100% solar microgrid at the...

This website, provided by the Ecological Building Network, promotes techniques and materials that conserve the earth's resources during residential construction in more developed countries. It also seeks ways to create safe, affordable, and healthy structures using indigenous materials in less...

EducateWorkforce is an online learning platform that provides resources "that will help prepare you for a career in technical vocation." These resources include online courses in topics such as Manufacturing Safety, Quality in Manufacturing, Basic Electricity, Introduction to Metrology, Soft Skills,...

This resource contains a PowerPoint presentation delivered by Doug Fertuck of the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT) at the Michigan Electric Vehicle Show and Rally on Jun 7, 2014, at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, MI. This annual show is a public event targeted at electric vehicle...

This is a series of laboratory modules and exercises designed to teach an introduction to digital logic course. It was created by Clint Cole (owner of Digilent www.digilentinc.com). He has given permission to use it for educational purposes.

This lesson plan provides an introduction to the hardness of materials. Specifically, the exercise allows students the opportunity to "observe the changes in hardness of brass resulting from different percentages of rolling, along with the accompanying changes in microstructure." Students will also...

This 26-page paper, from Lynn Okagaki and Peter A. Frensch, discusses a study on video games and spatial awareness. In this study "Older adolescents played the video game Tetris for a total of 6 hr each in two separate experiments." The results of the study "indicated that playing Tetris improves...

Program Description: The Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT) and Macomb Community College have developed curriculum for two Electric Vehicle Technology Certificate programs, one in product development, and the other in service, to prepare individuals with the fundamental skills and...

Electric Drive Transportation Association represents the interest of those involved in the development, production and use of battery, hybrid and fuel cell electric drive technologies. The EDTA serves as the central source of information on the technical, market and policy issues surrounding the...