Series Description: This introductory course provides a practical overview of air handling systems and their role within modern HVAC applications. Participants will learn where air handling units (AHUs) fit within the HVAC industry, the types of air handlers commonly used, and how these systems support heating, cooling, ventilation, and indoor air quality. The course explores basic system configurations, key components, zoning concepts, and operational considerations across various building types. Participants are also introduced to energy efficiency strategies, emerging technologies, and

Series Description: This introductory course provides a practical overview of air handling systems and their role within modern HVAC applications. Participants will learn where air handling units (AHUs) fit within the HVAC industry, the types of air handlers commonly used, and how these systems support heating, cooling, ventilation, and indoor air quality. The course explores basic system configurations, key components, zoning concepts, and operational considerations across various building types. Participants are also introduced to energy efficiency strategies, emerging technologies, and

Series Description: Part 1 of 2 - April 7, 2026 (9am - 12pm) Part 2 of 2 - April 8, 2026 (9am - 12pm) This comprehensive class taught over two sessions, offers a deep dive into the fundamentals of heat pumps: their origin, capabilities, operation, and fundamentals of installation. During the course, participants will gain practical knowledge and skills necessary for understanding the components, function, operating modes, and fundamentals for installing heat pump systems. The curriculum covers the best practices

Series Description: Part 1 of 2 - April 7, 2026 (9am - 12pm) Part 2 of 2 - April 8, 2026 (9am - 12pm) This comprehensive class taught over two sessions, offers a deep dive into the fundamentals of heat pumps: their origin, capabilities, operation, and fundamentals of installation. During the course, participants will gain practical knowledge and skills necessary for understanding the components, function, operating modes, and fundamentals for installing heat pump systems. The curriculum covers the best practices

Course description: Testing 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. Agenda: Introduction and safety message Diagnostic testing

Course description: This course is part of 2026 Heat Pump Week. Presented by Nick Brown and Gary Klein, this webinar will look at the best practices for installing a heat pump water in residential homes. This course will help plumbers, builders, architects, homeowners, and home energy consultants understand what is different about heat pump water heaters from the water heaters they are more familiar with, ensuring correct installations. We'll provide a quick recap of heat pump water heater basics and

Course description: Upgrading 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

Course description: As our electricity supply becomes cleaner, due to an increased use of renewables for generation and a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting gas installs in new homes, electricity becomes an attractive fuel source to designers and builders interested in reducing residential greenhouse gas emissions and creating zero carbon homes. Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will present on efficiency gains, and overcoming common installation pitfalls from electric heat pump water heaters in new and existing buildings.

Course 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

Course description: Electrification is now the leading option for new buildings and major retrofit projects in California. 70+ municipalities have policies to phase out gas appliances and the state aims to have six million heat pumps installed by 2030. This will require a major paradigm shift in the way builders, architects, and related professionals approach the market. It also presents a giant opportunity to frame yourself or your business as an electrification expert. In this session, Electrify My Home will

Part 1 of 2 Crawlspaces come in all shapes and sizes including shallow or hillside, and crawlspaces adjacent to conditioned spaces. The geometry of a crawlspace is an important factor when deciding where to establish a continuous air barrier. Ultimately the insulation will follow and remain aligned with that air barrier. In this course, Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will present air sealing and insulating strategies for various crawlspace types, along with the myriad benefits effective crawlspace solutions