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Taking The Performance Path: The ERI/HERS® Index for Builders & Designers

Jan 13, 2016

 

January 26, 2016
Phoenix, AZ
Location:
Southwest Gas 
1600 E. Northern Avenue
Phoenix, AZ  85020

 


Time
:
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Cost:
$125 | After 1/19:  $140
 
Presented By:
Steve Herzlieb, Project Manager
Southface Institute
 
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For More Information:
Contact Nancy or Jill at 952.881.1098
 
This full day session reviews Building Science principles as they relate to the Performance Path option in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).  The course explores the ERI/HERS® as a tool to successfully design and build houses that comply using the Performance Path option, while meeting the minimum prescriptive code requirements of the 2015 IECC. Participants will spend the last part of the session reviewing energy rating software and manipulating construction assemblies, to see the effect of energy scores.

 

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SESSION TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Introduction and Review of Building Science Principles
  • Overview of 2015 IECC
  • Demonstration use of REMrate and EnergyGauge software to determine ERI/HERS® and investigate how changing materials and features impact the rating score

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Understand basic building science terminology and principles as they relate to the International Energy Code
  • Comprehend the methods used in calculating an Energy Rating Index
  • Understand the implications of different climate zones and building assemblies on the Energy Rating Index
  • Attain a working understanding of the major approved energy rating software packages used in calculating an energy rating.

 

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