MFD 03 - Designing & Building High Performance Homes: From Habitat to High End

Monday, April 23, 2007  ·  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

This session will define the requirements and explain the infrastructure needed to achieve high performance homes. If you want to learn more about producing real performance, this session is for you! Included will be a seven thousand house study on energy performance analysis done by Michael Blasnik.

 

By attending this session, participants will

 

1. Discover how building science and business science converge
2. Identify the four declarations every builder must execute: air barrier, thermal boundary, conditioning strategy, and drying strategy
3. Learn why defect prevention is better than detection

Keyword(s): building assessment, building envelope, comfort, duct sealing, energy efficient, framing, heating systems, measured savings, moisture, new construction, performance, quality
Type: Full-Day
CEU: Energy and Environmental Building Association (EEBA)   American Institute of Architects (AIA)   American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)   Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI)   Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET)   National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (NACHI)   National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)   Ohio Residential Building Inspector   Ohio Residential Building Officials   Ohio Residential Plan Examiner  

Course Presenter(s):

• John Tooley