Module 7 - 2.5 CPD

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Module 7

DFC07

Puritanical Mechanical: Do the math or face the wrath.

2.5 Hours (2.5 CPD)

Smaller devices do not accommodate a broad range of performance capacities. High energy efficiency results in a need for right-sizing everything, and the result (when done correctly) is lower capital costs in construction, lower operating costs for homeowners, and longer service lives for the building’s systems. The session includes:

• An exploration of the increasing risks of rule-of-thumb design,
• Understand the tools to avoid problems and failures, including:
• CSA F280,
• Airtightness testing,
• Energy Modelling,
• Effective ventilation design, and
• Right-sizing equipment choices,
• Discussions of the impact of carbon reduction on the evolution of mechanical devices,
• The current (in BC) and likely requirements for mandatory cooling in most new homes in Canada,
• A “How To” for working with Energy Modellers during design and construction, and
• Consideration of the advantages of decreased HVAC loads with increased energy efficiency.