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SUMMARY:Air Sealing and Insulating Existing Homes: Interpreting and Prioritizing Infrared and Blower Door Results (Part 1 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:Course description\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 1 of 3 – February 12\, 2025 (9am – 11am) \nTesting your work is imperative to meet or exceed performance targets and to ensure a feedback loop is in place for continual process improvements. Instructor Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will highlight two key home performance diagnostic tools\, the blower door and infrared camera. The two hour session unpacks important testing metrics and ways to address opportunities that have positive interactive effects on the home’s performance and occupant comfort. \nTo attend the entire Air Sealing and Insulating Homes 3 Part Series register HERE. \nAgenda: \n\nIntroduction and safety message\nDiagnostic testing for home performance\nBlower door and infrared camera basics\nTypical opportunities for thermal performance improvement\nSafety Considerations\n\nThe objective of this course is that at the conclusion\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe the operation of diagnostic tools like the blower door and infrared camera\nList additional enhancements for commissioning work\nIdentify areas to prioritize air sealing opportunities in homes\nDiscuss the ways to manage combustion safety appliance considerations
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/air-sealing-and-insulating-existing-homes-interpreting-and-prioritizing-infrared-and-blower-door-results-part-1-of-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Pacific Gas & Electric
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SUMMARY:Air Sealing and Insulating Existing Homes: Addressing Common Hazards During Energy Upgrades (Part 2 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:Part 2 of 3 – February 19\, 2025 (9am – 11am) \nUpgrading the thermal and air leakage performance of existing homes exposes a variety of hazards that many professionals either do not know how to address or how to communicate the importance of the issue to the customer. Estimators and installers\, including DIY homeowners\, take on additional liability when they fail to identify and remediate existing hazards during upgrade projects. In this two-hour class\, instructor Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will cover the most common hazards that are regularly uncovered during energy upgrades and provide some practical strategies for resolving those issues. \nTo attend the entire Air Sealing and Insulating Homes 3 Part Series register HERE. \nAgenda: \n\nIntroduction and safety message\nWhat hazards are exposed in typical efficiency upgrades\nWhat is the risk management plan for addressing these hazards\nAsbestos insulation\nElectrical system faults\nCombustion appliance vents and clearance to combustible materials\nCombustion appliance vents that do not effectively remove pollutants from the building\nNon-IC rated recessed fixtures\nVents that re-entrain gases or moisture in the building\nBiological growth on building surfaces\nImpact of realigning the air barrier or thermal boundary\n\nThe objective of this course is that at the conclusion\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify three or more common hazards that may be uncovered during energy upgrades\nList two or more repairs to mitigate common electrical hazards that are uncovered during energy upgrades\nIdentify the difference between fixtures which can be safely sealed with conventional air sealing material\, and those that require high temperature sealant or treatments\nLearn one or more key differences between combustion appliances that have single wall metal\, double wall metal and plastic vent systems
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/air-sealing-and-insulating-existing-homes-addressing-common-hazards-during-energy-upgrades-part-2-of-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Pacific Gas & Electric
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SUMMARY:Air Sealing and Insulating Existing Homes: Developing a Work Scope for Attic Efficiency Upgrades (Part 3 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:Effective work scopes help contractors and customers achieve specific performance goals in a home’s attic efficiency upgrade. Developing a comprehensive\, goal-oriented work scope can help contractors sell more jobs\, differentiate their work from other contractors bidding on the job\, and enables customers to prioritize their home upgrades within their budget\, allowing for the possibility of future improvements. In this session\, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will draw upon his contractor experience to discuss how he approaches attic efficiency work scopes\, from demolition\, material selection and installation\, to commissioning. \nTo attend the entire Air Sealing and Insulating Homes 3 Part Series register HERE. \nAgenda: \n\nIntroduction and safety message\nHow is high-performance a different business model\nSetting your company standards\nHow to define cost-effective\nIdentify the outcomes the customer would like to achieve\nDefining outcomes in the work scope\nDeveloping costs for specific outcomes\nUsing options to define good\, better\, best\nUsing notes to clarify limits of what work accomplishes\nNegotiating the outcomes in the work scope\n\nThe objective of this course is that at the conclusion\, participants will be able to: \n\nSpecify at least three or more performance outcomes the work scope helps define\nExplain one or more ways that a high-performance work scope is different from an industry standard sale process\nSynthesize the home performance outcomes the customer would like to achieve\nDescribe one or more examples of how to Itemize the work scope to facilitate a better understanding of cost segregation
URL:https://efficiencyfirstca.org/event/air-sealing-and-insulating-existing-homes-developing-a-work-scope-for-attic-efficiency-upgrades-part-3-of-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Pacific Gas & Electric
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