HVAC for Home Performance workshop

Description

As the energy-efficiency bar rises, the margin for error shrinks. The more efficient the home and HVAC, the more challenging it is to get the HVAC right – to prevent problems and costly call-backs, achieve the rated efficiency, and meet customers’ expectations. Comfort and good indoor air quality with low utility bills depend upon how the HVAC and building envelope interact, even more so in our hot, humid climate. In this 3-day workshop, you’ll gain expertise in building science concepts that are key to prevent, diagnose and solve problems. You’ll learn best practice methods and alternatives; how energy-efficient homes impact Manual J, D and S or H HVAC design; and crucial air sealing techniques to achieve the 2009 IRC energy code provisions. This course also includes Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) verifier training and certification exams (optional). Participants who satisfactorily complete the written and field DET exams will be designated Southface Energy Institute certified DET Verifiers qualified to perform the diagnostic testing required by the 2009 residential energy code. LaHouse Resource Center is an authorized provider of the Southface training, exam and certification.