Green Building Pre-Apprenticeship Program/Retrofits and Energy Efficiency   

Modules: Introduction - Green Building - Energy - Retrofits and Energy Efficiency - Water Efficiency - Solar Hot Water - Photovoltaic

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Contents 1 Objectives 2 Goals 2.1 Concepts 2.2 Vocabulary and units 2.3 Calculations 2.4 How to 3 Field trips

[edit] Objectives

By the end of the Retrofits and Energy Efficiency module, students will understand:

1. Residential energy uses and loss
2. Assessment procedure, observations, techniques and identifying goals
3. Client interviews, communication and observational inspections
4. The house as a system – interactive effects
5. The what, why, and how much of diagnostic testing equipment

[edit] Goals

The following are some of the main goals for the Retrofits and Energy Efficiency module.

[edit] Concepts

By the end of the Retrofits and Energy Efficiency module, students will understand the following concepts (among others):

• Lighting Efficiency -> Safety
• FUE and EF
• Combustion Byproducts
• Combustion Safety
• Heat Transfer
• Heat loss
• Infiltration
• Diagnostic Testing

[edit] Vocabulary and units

By the end of the Retrofits and Energy Efficiency module, students will be able to confidently use the following vocabulary and/or units (among others):

• BAS (Building Airflow Standard), combustion, Appliance Zone, Building Envelope, R-Value, Airchange per hour, EF, Efficacy, Infrared thermography, R-Value
• CFM, CFM30, pascal, F, C, K, ACH, and Lumens

[edit] Calculations

By the end of the Retrofits and Energy Efficiency module, students will be able to do the following calculations (among others):

• Light Exchange Saving
• Flow rate conversions, such as Cups/sec to Gal/Min
• CFM to ACH

[edit] How to

By the end of the Retrofits and Energy Efficiency module, students will be comfortable doing the following (among others):

• Identify, Quantify and Report Losses
• Inspection, Observational, Assessment, Client interview, Testing equipment, Write and present the report

[edit] Field trips

By the end of the Retrofits and Energy Efficiency module, students will be have gone on the following field trips (possibly among others):

• Job site