Spring 2010 Energy Efficiency Classes
Class Details & Registration
The wait list for this class is full and registration is closed. Please check the "also offered" section below for any other possible offerings. Drop-in's will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis.
| Program Title | Air Sealing and Insulating Existing Homes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time, Location | April 14 (Wednesday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm) San Jose--Pipe Trades | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Also Offered | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | The first, most important and cost-effective aspect of improving home comfort and energy performance is to optimize the building enclosure. This classroom session covers best practices for air sealing and insulating floors, walls, and attics in existing single family homes. Topics include using diagnostic equipment; appropriate tools, materials, and methods; site constraints and potential hazards; and evaluating costs and benefits of insulation options. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Audience Level | This intermediate- to advanced-level class is for home performance contractors, existing home raters, energy consultants, architects, remodelers, and others who want to understand this key aspect of the residential energy efficiency loading order. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Instructor(s) | Gavin Healy Gavin Healy has worked in residential remodeling for the past 12 years, with a focus on fixing houses that are 75 years old or older. In 2006, Gavin co-founded Balance Point Home Performance (with Dan Perunko) and has since been running a successful full service home performance analysis, retrofit and consulting company. Gavin is a trainer with CBPCA.org and a Building Performance Institute test proctor. Gavin enjoys making existing houses perform better than typical new construction. His goal as a trainer is to get individual contractors and companies to focus on the details that measurably affect a building's efficiency, comfort, and cost of operation. Dan Perunko Dan Perunko has worked in construction-related fields for 20 years, and he has 10 years experience renovating residential buildings. In 2006 he co-founded (with Gavin Healy) Balance Point Home Performance Inc., a home performance testing and retrofit company in Nevada County, California. He is also a trainer for CBPCA (California Building Performance Contractors Association) and test proctor for BPI (Building Performance Institute). Dan has a BA in psychology and a MA emphasizing experiential education. He brings skills gained in his education to his home performance training. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resources | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost | No fee for this program | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | AIA: 0 NCQLP: 0 (Learn more about AIA continuing education and NCQLP.) |
The wait list for this class is full and registration is closed. Please check the "also offered" section above for any other possible offerings. Drop-in's will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis.
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