Pre & Post Conference Sessions

PHIUS is seeking experienced RESNET professionals to complete a two day course in order to become qualified to conduct on-site quality assurance for the PHIUS+ passive building certification program. Passive buildings are some of the most energy efficient buildings in the world, with space conditioning energy savings of up to 90% compared to standard new construction.

The PHIUS+ certification program for North American Passive Houses combines extensive design review with a rigorous on-site quality assurance program. PHIUS+ aligns with the quality assurance protocols of Energy Star 3.0 and DOE Net Zero Ready Home, while including additional tests and checks, specific to the PHIUS+ program.

The two-day course includes one day of classroom work with a second day spent in the field, demonstrating advanced testing and inspection protocols for the PHIUS+ program. The course concludes on the second day with an exam. Successfully completing the course and exam qualifies a Rater to become a PHIUS+ Rater and earns the Rater fourteen (14) RESNET professional development credits. Application to the program is required.

Cost- $495

Registration Link- http://www.phius.org/get-professional-training/phius-rater-training/overview

PHIUS is seeking experienced RESNET professionals to complete a two day course in order to become qualified to conduct on-site quality assurance for the PHIUS+ passive building certification program. Passive buildings are some of the most energy efficient buildings in the world, with space conditioning energy savings of up to 90% compared to standard new construction.

The PHIUS+ certification program for North American Passive Houses combines extensive design review with a rigorous on-site quality assurance program. PHIUS+ aligns with the quality assurance protocols of Energy Star 3.0 and DOE Net Zero Ready Home, while including additional tests and checks, specific to the PHIUS+ program.

The two-day course includes one day of classroom work with a second day spent in the field, demonstrating advanced testing and inspection protocols for the PHIUS+ program. The course concludes on the second day with an exam. Successfully completing the course and exam qualifies a Rater to become a PHIUS+ Rater and earns the Rater fourteen (14) RESNET professional development credits. Application to the program is required.

Join Abe Kruger of SK Collaborative and Glenn Pease of EnergyLogic to learn about Multifamily HERS Ratings during a RESNET pre-conference session! This session covers the ins and outs of multifamily, including building level and unit level HERS Ratings. During the session, we will rate a sample project as a group from plans and go through the process of selecting the “worst case” units. Topics covered include: how to address common areas, elevator shafts, commercial spaces, adjacent structures, party walls, duct leakage testing, sampling and other updates you need to know. If you’re not considering multifamily buildings in your scope of services you may be missing out.

Cost- $50

Registration Link- http://energylogicacademy.com/performing-multifamily-hers-ratings-resnet-2015/

Hot water use is generally among the top three energy uses in a home or apartment. Over the past several years there has been a concerted effort to enable HERS to account for reductions in hot water use in addition to its existing ability to account for water heater efficiency. The method can now provide credit for reductions in the structural waste due to improved hot water distribution layouts, the water savings due to water efficient dishwashers and washing machines and to reduced flow rate shower heads and faucets, the operational waste due to thermally activated shower shut off valves, the energy savings due to the use of drain water heat recovery, and the energy consequences of using circulation loops to reduce hot water wait times. Once the reductions (or increases) in water use have been accounted for, the energy implications of those decisions are then calculated and HERS points (or reductions) are assigned.

This session will provide an in-depth discussion of the new method, the underlying math and how raters will be able to verify that each claimed measure has in fact been installed and is operating as intended. 

Cost- Free

Registration Link- Add to your RESNET Conference Attendee Registration

Many individuals attend the RESNET Conference to determine whether they will enter the rating industry. Many of the sessions offered in past conferences are a bit too high in jargon and assumed knowledge for persons just entering the rating industry. This session will introduce a beginner to the rating industry and provide a context for the other more advanced sessions to be offered at the conference.

Cost- Free

Registration- Add to your RESNET Conference Attendee Registration

There are several rating software tools in the market. This session will introduce two- Energy Gauge and Ekotrope. Attend this session to see the feature of these tool and ask questions about them.

Registration- Add to your RESNET Conference Attendee Registration

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SketchUp is a powerful graphic modeling tool developed by Google and now owned by Trimble. EnergyLogic has successfully adopted SketchUp to streamline the take-off process for all of our builder clients. With it's 3-D depiction of the thermal envelope, it has also proven to be a strong tool when reviewing probationary ratings, performing quality assurance, and field verifying a house was built to the original model.

This training is designed to provide an overview of SketchUp and provide you with practice designing a 3-D model. Then we will use the scripts developed by EnergyLogic to generate a report designed for easy input into REM/Rate. Using SketchUp by itself will improve your speed and accuracy in performing take-offs, but with EnergyLogic’s custom reporting script designed for easy input into REM/Rate, you’ll find doing takeoffs is not only made fun, but cuts doing takeoffs in half the time.

This course is designed for HERS Raters or other energy professionals with equivalent experience with energy modeling. It has been specifically designed to help complete accurate take-offs with quick from-plans rating data collection.

Cost- $250

Registration Link- http://energylogicacademy.com/sketchup-training-resnet-2015/

The Southern California Gas Company Hot Water Demonstration Lab located in Downey, CA has six different water heaters, a boiler and two moveable carts with hot water fixture fittings and appliances. The lab has the capability of monitoring pressure, temperature and flow as water moves into the water heaters, through the hot water distribution system and discharges through the plumbing fixtures and appliance.

The purpose of this visit is to provide RESNET participants who cannot stay our of hot water the opportunity to explore the many changes that are now included in the hot water portion of the HERS methodology in a "practical laboratory". In particular we can explore the impact of pipe volume, pressure drop, pipe insulation, operational controls and circulation pump control strategies. During this event we will learn about the capabilities of this demonstration lab through direct experimentation. Some of you may want to bring a similar "lab" to your neighborhoods.

There are two sessions offered on February 19, 2014, the day after RESNET. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes; water will be present!

Session One - 8:00 to 11:45 am (includes continental breakfast)
Session Two - 1:15 to 5:00 pm (includes snacks)

Lunch will be served for people attending either session from 12-1 pm

Transportation is not provided- Given traffic in Southern California, we strongly recommend that those wanting to attend the morning session stay in or very near Downey, California the night of February 18th. There is an Embassy Suites in Downey that is about 1 mile from the ERC.

The Energy Resource Center is located at 9240 Firestone Blvd, Downey, Ca. 90241

Cost- Free

Registration- Add to your RESNET Conference Attendee Registration