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Testing and Verifying Air Distribution and Air Barrier Systems in Residential Construction

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Verifying Air Distribution and Air Barrier Systems in Residential Construction CEUs: 0.9 ICC Understanding, measuring, and diagnosing air leakage of the duct systems and the building shell is the focus of this training course. The air distribution system and the home envelope are described and investigated, along with their impacts on efficiency, safety, and building…

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Insulation and Radiant Barrier Evaluation

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Insulation and Radiant Barrier Evaluation CEUs: 5 RESNET, 0.5 ICC The amount of items and standards to be considered and evaluated when determining the quality of a residential insulation job or the installation of radiant barriers is surprising. The installation, the application, and the specific materials used all have their own set of requirements. After…

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Construction Primer

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Construction Primer CEUs: 0.4 ICC Construction basics and building components are covered in this course. We take a tour of construction plans and learn what to expect in the plan set. We cover the components that make up the building shell in detail and review alternative building materials and techniques. Registration Fee: $80.00

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DOE EERE: Building Science Education Training Modules

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This page allows users to search the training content on the Energy.gov website by technology area. In many of the training modules, a user will find learning objectives, lecture notes, relevant open-source websites, videos, book resources, and homework/exam questions. Trainers, teachers, and professors can create an account to see answers to questions. All of the…

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Simple and Effective Floor Insulation

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This eLearning module, Simple and Effective Floor Insulation, focuses on residential single-family and low-rise multifamily contractors. It provides the baseline knowledge you’ll need for insulating residential structures and the practices to comply with utility incentive programs.

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Simple and Effective Floor Insulation

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This eLearning module, Simple and Effective Floor Insulation, focuses on residential single-family and low-rise multifamily contractors. It provides the baseline knowledge you’ll need for insulating residential structures and the practices to comply with utility incentive programs.

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Effective Air Sealing Made Simple

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Effective Air Sealing Made Easy is designed for residential insulation, windows, HVAC or high-efficiency water heating contractors interested in servicing single-family markets seeking to increase prescriptive air sealing sales and/or quality of work. Contractors will leave with a list of their favorite Program or utility air sealing resources, a custom air sealing value proposition, a…

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Maximizing Comfort and Durability – Manufactured Home Roof/Ceiling Insulation

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This training is designed for residential insulation, windows, HVAC or high-efficiency water heating contractors interested in servicing the manufactured home market seeking to increase or add to their business manufactured home roof/ceiling insulation sales and/or quality of work. Contractors will leave with a list of their favorite Program or utility roof insulation resources, a manufactured…

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Filling the Belly – Manufactured Home Floor Insulation

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This training is designed for residential insulation, windows, HVAC or high-efficiency water heating contractors interested in servicing the manufactured home market seeking to increase or add to their business manufactured home floor/belly insulation sales and/or quality of work. Contractors will leave with a list of their favorite Program or utility floor insulation resources, a manufactured…

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Site Built Wall Insulation

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This training is designed for residential insulation, windows, HVAC or high-efficiency water heating contractors seeking to increase insulation sales and/or quality of work. Participants will be able to confidently install insulation in single-family homes meeting Program specifications. Contractors will leave with resources, new value propositions to assist with sales and increased confidence in their insulation…

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