De Anza College Energy Management and Building Science Internship Opportunities
Providing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
learning opportunities for students outside the classroom
“Preparing students for the clean tech and green collar careers of the future”
• SunWork is a nonprofit that’s helping to expand rooftop solar in the SF Bay Area
• SunWork professionals train volunteers who then help install rooftop PV systems for homeowners with low electricity bills & for nonprofits (such as schools)
• SunWork’s nonprofit approach cuts costs by up to 30% (compared to for-profits)
• This Internship provides hands-on rooftop and mechanical integration experience for future green-collar workers
• You MUST be enrolled in Energy Management classes to qualify for this Internship
• Many installations are in Santa Clara Valley
De Anza Energy Management/Internship Opportunity w/ SunWork
SunWork’s Mission Statement Expand the use of renewable energy
by reducing the cost of installing solar electricity systems with the help of
trained volunteers
Home Owners (80%)
• Average electric bill less than $100 per month
• All electric home, bill averages less than $170 per month
• CARE customers no use limit
Nonprofit Organizations
(20%)• Examples
Church Preschool Low income housingSocial welfare organization
• No energy use limits
What types of installations will you work on?
Markets Served
What you will gain by participating in thisEnergy Management Internship
• Academic Credit- contact Bill Roeder• Learning how to design a solar rooftop system• Mechanical integration from modules to inverter• Learning while doing- participating on an actual solar
installation project with solar industry professionals• Making solar industry contacts• Gaining experience you can put on your resume’ or 4
year college transfer application• Gaining experience in a career path that has open
positions, pays well and helps save the planet.
Upcoming SunWork Training Sessions• Sign up for one of the two training sessions below- FOR INTERNSHIP
ACADEMIC CREDIT, YOU MUST CONTACT BILL ROEDER BEFORE REGISTERING FOR TRAINING- [email protected]
YOU CANNOT PARTICIPATE ON PROJECTS UNTIL YOU ATTEND A TRAINING SESSION
• Date: Saturday, Feb. 14 Time: 9am - noonLocation: Peninsula Conservation Center
3921 East Bayshore Rd, Palo Alto
• Date: Sunday, Feb 15 Time: 1pm to 4pm Location: RE-volv 972 Mission St. 5th floor San Francisco REGISTER AT: WWW.SUNWORK.ORG
Other Energy Management Internship Opportunities
• Sunnyvale LED Streetlight Internship- In Progress- Start Jan 2015- end March 2015– Learning Opportunity:
• Understanding how light affects what we see• Measuring Horizontal and Vertical Illuminance, Horizontal
Luminance, Light Color Temperature, simulation modeling in AGI 32 Industry standard software, generation of final report, presentation to Sunnyvale City Council
• Purpose: Reduce energy use, reduce energy and maintenance costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce light pollution and light trespass, improve public safety.
Students laying out the light measurement grid and taking readings
Our Students in Action- Jan 21, 2015Sunnyvale LED Streetlight Internship
Students MeasuringSidewalk Vertical Illuminance
Students laying out grid measurement points
Student measuring Streetlight luminance
Students taking and recording vertical illuminance readings at various grid points
A SUCCESSFUL NIGHT! Our De Anza Energy Management LED Streetlight field measurement teams at the end of the evening on Jan 21, 2015
Other Energy Management Internship Opportunities
• School district building audits- April 2015- June 2015– Learning Opportunity:
• Assist local school district by measuring and benchmarking energy use in 12 different school buildings
• Measuring lighting, HVAC and electric plug use, measuring renewable energy offsets, energy benchmarking, strategic energy management planning, payback analysis on improvements
• Purpose: make school buildings more energy efficient, improve the environment by reducing energy waste, provide more money for educational programs in K-12 classrooms
Need more information?
• Contact Bill Roeder, Lead Energy Management and Building Science Instructor @ the Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies
EMAIL: [email protected]
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