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SUMMARY:Intro to Passive House Trades
DESCRIPTION:Event Description \nPHN’s Introduction to Passive House Trades course will broadly cover the following topics: Passive House basics\, review of typical construction types\, windows and installation\, air barriers and insulation\, and new\, innovative PH products. It is crucial when working on Passive House buildings to properly install components\, understand how to correctly implement design details and assess and plan for the current and future performance of the building. This live online course is accompanied by mini video tutorials for various PH product installations\, plus incorporates actual building of Passive House details relevant to the US construction industry. \nLearning Objectives \n\nDescribe the five key principles of Passive House projects\nSummarize typical materials and methods used for insulation and air barriers on Passive House projects\nExplain challenging details seen on wood and steel framed construction projects and propose solutions on how these can be overcome\nDescribe the common approaches for air barrier application and insulation installation on residential and commercial projects\nExplain systems that can be used to provide space conditioning and ventilation on Passive House projects\nDescribe how lighting selections and lighting controls impact electrical energy usage on a project\nSummarize the difference between quality control vs. quality assurance\, along with attributes of each concept\nDescribe the documentation requirements needed for passive house certification and identify how it overlaps with the overall quality assurance process
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/intro-to-passive-house-trades/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:3C-REN
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SUMMARY:Electric Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling
DESCRIPTION:course description\n\n\n\n\n\nAs our electricity supply becomes cleaner due to increased use of renewable’s for generation along with a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting installs of gas in new homes. Electricity becomes an attractive fuel source to designers and builders interested in reducing residential greenhouse gas emissions and creating zero net energy buildings. \nDan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will present on efficiency gains and emissions reductions from electric heat pumps in new and existing buildings and will cover the advantages and limitations of these systems\, the available technology and refrigerant types. Discussion will touch on interactions with indoor air quality issues and building enclosure considerations.
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/electric-heat-pumps-for-space-heating-and-cooling-5/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Pacific Gas & Electric
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