Advanced Building Science (ABS): $50+HST
- Online | February 7 & 8, 2024 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm
- A pre-requisite for CHBA Net Zero training and Energy Star for New Homes (ESNH)® programs.
Net Zero Builder Training: $50+HST
- Online | February 14 & 15, 2024 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm
- This is a course provides comprehensive training for builders who wish to build their homes to the highest standards of energy efficiency. It details Net Zero Energy and Net Zero Ready home building. This course is a requirement for the CHBA Net Zero Home Labelling Program. The ABS training course (a) is a prerequisite to this course.
Net Zero Builder Training: $50+HST
- Online | February 21 & 22, 2024 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm
- Training Successfully completing this course is a requirement for Renovators who wish to participate in the CHBA Net Zero Home Labelling Program for Renovators. In addition to this course, the ABS training (a) and Net Zero Builder Training (b) are prerequisite courses to this training
This course covers the fundamental elements of building science as it relates to energy efficient construction. It examines key topics in the construction of high performance homes, and provides a solid foundation for other ENERGY STAR training. This course is a prerequisite for CHBA Net Zero Builder. There is an exam required to acquire this certification, a passing grade is 75%.
The products/materials/equipment to achieve Net Zero/Ready are now more widely available across Canada, and more CHBA Qualified Net Zero Energy Advisors are ready and able to help builders design climate-specific packages to address each project’s needs.
An exam at the end of the course is designed to confirm that participants have learned the key Net Zero and Net Zero Ready Home components. A passing grade is 75%.
In this course participants learn the latest developments on approaches to Net Zero/Ready Homes focused on optimizing performance and costs. Attendees will gain insight on Net Zero/Ready design principles, equipment options, emerging technologies, and construction practices. This course reflects the advancements in technology and innovations in the Canadian housing industry. By the end of this course, participants will:
- Discover the history of energy efficiency and Net Zero Energy housing in Canada.
- Identify factors that are driving the Canadian housing market toward higher levels of energy performance.
- Know the various definitions of Net Zero including the CHBA’s definition of Net Zero and Net Zero Ready Homes.
- Understand how to earn the CHBA Qualified Net Zero Builder designation.
- Learn how an integrated design process and other optimization and costing tools such as NRCan’s HTAP (Housing Technology Assessment Platform) and CBAT (Cost Benefit Analysis Tool) together with HOT2000 energy modelling can help project teams reduce costs.
- Know how to design and build Net Zero/Ready Homes that meet the program Technical Requirements using cost effective, off-the-shelf technologies.
- Understand the key Building Science principles behind Net Zero best practices.
- Reference Net Zero/Ready Home case studies for each Canadian climate zone.
- Hear how occupant loads (the largest energy loads in a Net Zero/Ready Home) may or may not impact a builders’ design and construction choice
- Understand how Net Zero/Ready Homes are designed to deliver excellent indoor air quality, helping to keep occupants healthy – a great selling feature with occupants now spending more time at home.
- Learn the construction technology and techniques behind Net Zero and Net Zero Ready Homes
- Understand how to earn the CHBA Qualified Net Zero Builder designation.
- Using modelling, find the balance between energy efficiency and renewable energy with cost-effectiveness as a key factor.
- Best practices for the building envelop, include comfortable basements, above-grade walls and exposed floors, super-efficient windows and doors, effective roofing, and ceiling insulation.
- Best practices for mechanical systems, including space heating and cooling, ventilation, and water heating.
- Best practices for Solar PV design, sizing, orientation, integration, and installation.
Are you interested in offering your clients the opportunity to renovate their homes to ‘the ultimate in comfort and efficiency? In this course, participants learn the latest developments on approaches to Net Zero/Ready renovations focused on ensuring customer comfort and satisfaction.
Attendees will review the Net Zero/Ready design principles, equipment options, emerging technologies, and construction practices and learn to identify effective strategies to renovate existing homes to Net Zero performance levels. This course reflects the advancements in technology and innovations in the Canadian housing industry.
An exam at the end of the course is designed to confirm that participants have learned the key Net Zero Renovation
material. A passing grade is 75%. By the end of this course, participants will:
- Understand how to assess for ideal candidates for Net Zero Renovations.
- Learn how to work with a CHBA Qualified Net Zero Energy Advisor to achieve the Net Zero Label for a renovation.
- Receive and review reference Net Zero/Ready Home case studies.
- Identify how varying client motivations for pursuing a Net Zero Renovation could result in different approaches.
- Know the history of energy retrofit incentives as well as some of the unintended consequences from those programs.
- Discover how homes were built in different decades and how this impacts a Net Zero Renovation.
- Understand how to determine if an interior or exterior approach is advisable/cost-effective.
- Hear how energy monitors can be used as sales tools with existing homeowners.
- Understand how a small PV array on a Net Zero Ready home can support the renovation and customer goals.
- Learn how to provide preliminary estimates of PV generation prior to engaging experts.
- Meet peer renovators engaged in deep energy renovations.
- Have tools and tips for promoting Net Zero Renovations on social media.
- Learn how to approach the complex safety issue that can occur with existing fireplaces in deep energy retrofits.
- Describe value of homes renovated to Net Zero and new homes built to meet the CHBA Net Zero Home Labelling
