Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 25 minutes ago
Joel Rosenberg is part of the Special Projects team at Rewiring America. He is an educator and entrepreneur focused on helping solve the climate crisis for his elementary-age daughter, his amazing partner, and the future of everyone on the planet. He has worked on science and engineering education — especially how to teach about energy systems — at the Museum of Science, Boston; the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany; the Lawrence Hall of Science at U.C. Berkeley; Maker Media; and Otherlab. He is also the co-founder of 3D Fab Light, an industrial laser cutter company. Joel has a mechanical engineering degree from MIT, and a master’s from Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Website: rewiringamerica.org
Twitter: @learngineer
TOOLS:
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Portable inverter-driven heat pump: geni.us/q93npBK
10:45 - Portable induction cooktop: geni.us/PfMedBB
17:12 - Community solar: https://neighborhoodsun.solar/
22:53 - Bookfinder: bookfinder.com
29:52 - Electrify Everything in Your Home: rewiringamerica.org/electrify-home-guide
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/joel-rosenberg-rewiring-america
If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: geni.us/fourfavoritetools
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Joel Rosenberg is part of the Special Projects team at Rewiring America. He is an educator and entrepreneur focused on helping solve the climate crisis for his elementary-age daughter, his amazing partner, and the future of everyone on the planet. He has worked on science and engineering education — especially how to teach about energy systems — at the Museum of Science, Boston; the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany; the Lawrence Hall of Science at U.C. Berkeley; Maker Media; and Otherlab. He is also the co-founder of 3D Fab Light, an industrial laser cutter company. Joel has a mechanical engineering degree from MIT, and a master’s from Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Website: rewiringamerica.org
Twitter: @learngineer
TOOLS:
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Portable inverter-driven heat pump: geni.us/q93npBK
10:45 - Portable induction cooktop: geni.us/PfMedBB
17:12 - Community solar: https://neighborhoodsun.solar/
22:53 - Bookfinder: bookfinder.com
29:52 - Electrify Everything in Your Home: rewiringamerica.org/electrify-home-guide
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/joel-rosenberg-rewiring-america
If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: geni.us/fourfavoritetools
To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qc496XB6bGbrAEKK7
