Certified Passive House Consultant Training
| Format | Instructor-led |
|---|---|
| Offered by | Passive House Institute US |
| When | 06/08/2013 (All day) |
| Location |
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| Price | $1,800.00 |
| Category | Energy and atmosphere |
The course begins with an introduction to the Passive House concept, its underlying building physics, and the software tool PassiveHouse Planning Package (PHPP). An interactive energy balance exercise for a single family home is completed using the PHPP and LBNL#s THERM software for calculating thermal bridges.
Passive House solutions based on over 30 years of research and practice in the U.S, Canada and Europe illustrate the process and specifics to be considered when designing a Passive House building. Concepts are applie during an energy balance exercise for a multi-family project. Discussion of thermal envelope, comfort criteria, air, vapor andwater control layers and a survey of hygrothermal physics are followed by a hands-on hygrothermal analysis workshop.
Next we focusonmechanical system design, retrofits, commercial buildings, quality assurance and economic feasibility.
An introduction to balancedventilation with heat recovery, a survey of mechanical design strategies for micro-load systems, passive and low-energy options forheating and cooling, and instruction on system sizing and layout, concludes with a climate-specific mechanical design exercise.
Sessions covering Passive House retrofits and commercial projects focus on critical differences vs. single family new construction,including insulation and air tightness approaches, thermal bridge impacts and mitigation strategies. N American case studies and hand-on retrofit design and commercial energy balance exercises are included.
The session concludes with the PHIUS+ Quality Assuranceand Quality Control process, economic analysis , and a review of core concepts, best practices, critical calculations for Passive House projects.
Objectives
Part 1 Learning Objectives
1. Define the Passive House building energy standard and compare it#s key metrics and criteria to otherlow energy standards currently on the US market
2. Apply and solve equations pertaining to annual demand, peak heat and cooling load, transmission heat loss of materials and assemblies, losses due to ventilation, and gains from internal sources and solar exposure
3. Apply the Passive House energy balancing process to accurately predict the energy performance of residential designs or existing buildings for a Passive House residential building in any North American climate
4. Identify Passive House building enveloperequirements, components, materials, and strategies for effective thermal boundaries, air barriers, vapor and water control layers
5.Design and detail a Passive House building envelope, single and multi-family, for any North American climate
6. Calculate lineal heat loss of thermal bridges using THERM
7. Analyze and compare hygrothermal performance of Passive House assembly design optionsforvarious N American climates
Pt 2 Learning Objectives
1. Utilize Passive House best practices, PHPP energy model results, andManual D calculations to develop designs for a micro-load mechanical system
2. Accurately calculate predicted CO2 related emissions
3. Articulate major differences of retrofit and non-residential Passive House buildings
4. Produce a Passive House and PHIUS+compliant energy model for a Passive House commercial mixed use building for any North American climate
5. Outline continuous quality assurance implementation strategies for the integrated design and construction process, from schematic design through bidding and construction
6. Measure, explain and prioritize cost trade-offs and incentives
| CE Hours | 32.0 |
|---|---|
| AIA/CES (LU) | 63.0 |