Posted in Central Florida Public Media
Link: More electric school buses are coming soon to Central Florida
Author: Molly Duerig
Dr. Fenton comments on the benefits and important additional considerations of electric school buses.
Energy News
UCF Research Team Moves to Build Mobile Resilience Hubs for Local Neighborhoods
Posted in UCF Today
UCF Research Team Moves to Build Mobile Resilience Hubs for Local Neighborhoods
Author: Josh Holder
Kelly Stevens, UCF Joint Appointment, Kristopher Davis, Solar Division Director at FSEC, and other members of the UCF REACH Hub are in Phase 1 of their project which allows them to build and test mobile resilience hub trailers for use during future emergencies.
Mechanical Ventilation in Homes Works—If You Use It
Posted in ProBuilder
Mechanical Ventilation in Homes Works—If You Use It
Author: Juliet Grable
Eric Martin, program director at FSEC, details mechanical ventilation findings in mixed-humid and hot-humid climates in the Southeast as part of a Building America field study.
Navigating the wild west of home solar power
Posted in Action 9, WFTV 9
Navigating the wild west of home solar power
Author: Jeff Deal
Dr. James Fenton, director of the Florida Solar Energy Center, comments on the growth in workforce needed for the solar industries to support consumers.
Space Coast Community Celebrates Its 25th Year Recognizing Exemplary Science Teachers
Six outstanding science teachers received the distinguished Exemplary Science Teacher Award from the Space Coast Science Education Alliance (SCSEA) last 
week at a dinner honoring their achievement. The award is given in recognition of Brevard County teachers who go above and beyond to foster a love of learning and develop science literacy among their students.
“When SCSEA started this program 25 years ago, it was to encourage exemplary science teachers to keep up their great work, and for the community to say thank you for the sacrifices that teachers and their families make. That goal remains the same,” said Susan Schleith, SCSEA treasurer and FSEC educator. “Our outstanding science teachers are the key reason Brevard is among the top Florida school districts in science education.”
The dinner was hosted by UCF’s Florida Solar Energy Center®, where FSEC Deputy Director, Philip Fairey, addressed the teachers with some notable remarks. “The scientific method is rigorous—requiring defensible evidence-based results. Science is not a belief as some claim. Rather, it is a method of discovery that has significantly improved human existence over time. And this is what you do—you teach our children what science is and why it is so important.”