We have learned that proper execution of the building thermal envelope dictates a home’s performance, but a home’s R-values, air leakage, and ventilation rates, among other things, impact its heating and cooling loads. How do we connect our design with our execution to ensure the HVAC system that was designed before the house is built works after it has been built? This session points out how infiltration and ventilation are not the same, and among other things can be used to grossly oversize HVAC systems if we are not on the same page as our trade partners.

Learning Obectives:

If the building thermal envelope doesn’t work the HVAC design doesn’t work.
Why building tight and ventilating right matters.
8 key areas to look at on an HVAC design report in order to gauge how well it was done or how oversized the equipment might be.
Understand the new inspection paradigm; is it there and does it work.

Instructor: Robby Schwarz

CEU's: 1 AIA, 1 BPI, 1 NAHB, 1 NARI, 1 RESNET, and 1 GENERAL