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Design & Quality Control Best Practices for ERVs/HRVs

Hear about quality control system for ventilation system design, installation and commissioning.

Overview
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Design & Quality Control Best Practices for ERVs/HRVs  

1-hour webinar on the design considerations for science-based optimization of building enclosures. 

Join Earth Advantage & BetterBuiltNW for a drill down into the everyday implications and opportunities when overseeing the proper design and installation of ERV & HRV balanced ventilation systems
 as part of the "On the Level" series. 

Hear from EA’s Senior Manager of Green Building Technical Services, Waylon White, and Green Hammer’s Director of Operations and Sustainability, Alex Boetzel, as they each bring their unique backgrounds to the discussion: Waylon has extensive in-the-field knowledge of the types of barriers and solutions that builders face on a daily basis when pursuing Earth Advantage Home Certification, and Alex has developed an impressive quality control system for ventilation system design, installation and commissioning on Green Hammer projects.

Discover practical and necessary solutions that will ensure systems are designed, installed and performing as expected, as well as provide insights to streamline design and building practices to ensure efficient, effective ventilation systems.

Gain these building science fundamentals that are necessary tools to use when making design, construction and operation decisions that affect the long term resiliency of projects with six OnDemand trainings, from the 'On the Level' series. 

NW Builders are continually looking to improve the air tightness and ventilation of their homes. At the same time, the OR & WA building codes were updated in 2021, leaving many wondering what the best opportunities are to make the jump in performance.

This session called "Design & Quality Control Best Practices for ERVs/HRVs " was part of the 2022 'On The Level' series has been designed to provide field-tested recommendations from building professionals and will provide tangible design principles and construction practices that can be integrated into your building process. The sessions also cover the new OR & WA code pathways so you can consider the benefits of these approaches and make well-informed decisions.

Previously offered as a live webinar series, this training has been converted to on-demand online format. Participants are invited to attend one or more of up to six 1-hour 'On The Level' trainings, all presented on the BetterBuiltNW online training platform: Additional 'On The Level'  sessions include:

       Exterior Air Barrier Details in the NW

           Trainer: Josh Salinger, Birdsmouth Design-Build

       Balanced Ventilation Approaches for Healthy Indoor Air 

            Trainer: Stephen Aiguier, Green Hammer Design Build

       Installation Elements for ERVs & HRVs 

           Trainer: Bruce Sullivan, Base Zero LLC

       Using Building Science to Inform Envelope Design

           Trainer: Stephen Aiguier, Green Hammer Design Build

       Practical Solutions for Selecting and Installing Exterior Insulation

           Trainer: Josh Salinger, Birdsmouth Design-Build

       Design & Quality Control Best Practices for ERVs/HRVs  

           Instructor: Waylon White, Earth Advantage & Alex Boetzel, Green Hammer Design Build
 


This is essential info that every builder must know will help you keep pace with the building code trajectory, stay ahead of homebuyer expectations, and increase the energy efficiency, comfort and durability of the homes you're building. 

Note: This online training series is one of the many components of the Sustainable Homes Professional (SHP) online training and accreditation program designed for the NW region. Join our SHP training and gain over 15+ hours of cutting edge design and building best practices that are critical to success in today's housing market. Completion of this course includes a $50 coupon off SHP.  Learn more and register today! 

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Learning Objectives
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Learning objectives:
  1. Identify ERV/HRV approaches along a good, better & best spectrum of building best practices
  2. Identify ERV/HRV field-proven technologies that are currently available and provide code-compliant efficiency ratings
  3. Understand the process steps at various stages of construction for designing, installing and commissioning an effective HRV or ERV system
  4. Gain valuable installation insights and tips & tricks that will ensure effective system operation 

When & Where
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Online courses available on-demand
Six trainings available, 1 hour each

On-demand training format consists of a series of a 5-10 minute video divided into sections. Users can start or stop their viewing at their own pace and easily resume the course at another time.

CEs & Cost
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Continuing Education
AIA LU/HSW: 1 CE per training, 6 CEs total 
OR CCB: 1 CE per training, 6 CEs total 
BPI: .5 CE per training, 3 CEs total 
ICC: 0.1 CE per training, 0.6 CEs total 
NATE: 1 CE for the ERV/HRV webinar only 

Course Fee
No cost (Regularly $29 each)

*This training made possible thanks to BetterBuiltNW

 

Audience
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Architects, Builders/Contractors, Code Officials, Developers, Program Representatives, Raters/Verifiers, Subcontractors

Instructor(s)
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Alexander Boetzel
Alexander Boetzel: Alex is Head of Residential Innovations at Earth Advantage and applies his 30 years of experience in sustainable design and construction to research and training, helping to make the benefits of high-performance building available to everyone. Alex has deep knowledge of building science and its real-world applications and is an expert in low-carbon building assemblies and systems. Since 2006 Alex has worked and consulted on some of the first LEED for Home, Passive House, and Zero Energy projects in the Pacific Northwest, including the first commercial Living Building in Oregon and the largest ZE multifamily projects in the PNW.

Waylon White
Waylon White: Waylon is the Senior Manager of Green Building Technical Services at Earth Advantage and has over 20 years of construction experience with a wide variety of building types and a sharp focus on high performance design and construction. At EA, Waylon has been instrumental in refining and delivering Earth Advantage's New Home, Multifamily, and LEED certification programs since 2013. Before joining the Earth Advantage team, Waylon was a residential energy auditor and weatherization contractor in and around the Portland metro area for several years.