Session Topics

  • The building science connection to mechanical systems
  • The right decisions in the right order for all systems
  • The right size and type of mechanical equipment based on applications and climate zones
  • Integrating HVAC into design ideas
  • Getting installation right, commissioning, and testing

What You Will Accomplish 

  • Identify how mechanical ventilation and air quality are related to building science and high-performance homes.
  • Learn about the options, alternatives, and challenges to designing and installing properly sized ventilation systems.
  • Ask questions about high-performance building products, techniques, and strategies that can improve your homes in the most cost-effective ways.
  • Use building science to create a decision path to avoid your most significant risks and find the best opportunities for improved performance.
  • Meet the increasing expectations of homeowners while considering the architecture and lifestyle needs of the modern household.
  • Learn how indoor air pollutants are related to construction materials, techniques, and occupant activities.
  • Introduction to the EPA’s new Indoor airPLUS program and discussion of the opportunity for builders, designers, and trades.

Learning Objectives

  • Participants will be empowered to design projects with high-performance HVAC & IAQ systems that align with changing codes, homeowner expectations, and all-electric solutions. 
  • Participants will develop a decision matrix using building science to create a decision path to avoid your most significant risks and find the best opportunities for improved performance.
  • Participants will learn about the options, alternatives, and challenges in designing and installing properly sized ventilation systems.
  • Participants will identify how mechanical ventilation and air quality are related to building science and high-performance homes.

Who Should Attend? 

  • Anyone involved in the Residential Building Industry 
    • Builders, General Contractors, Architects, Manufacturers, Suppliers, Distributers, Sales Reps, Energy Raters, Purchasing Managers, Engineers, 
  • Level: Advanced
  • Prerequisites: Applied Building Science Preferred