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Air Sealing Training Popular with Colorado Contractors

Filed under: Weatherizing and Retrofit — Tags: air sealing, eeet grant, us weatherizing — uswx @ 11:51 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPT. 3, 2010

Colorado contractors snapped up Residential Air Sealing Technical Trainings sponsored by the Governor’s Energy Office in August. The ARRA grant awarded to US Weatherizing funded training for 100 contractors. Most were reserved in August. September registration is now open.

US Weatherizing and GEO are offering low-cost, hands-on training in air sealing best practices and thermal boundary assessment funded in part by a Energy Efficiency Training grant. This is a unique opportunity for renewable and energy efficiency contractors to add cost effective air sealing and thermal boundary assessment to their services.

Energy consultants, insulation contractors, renewable energy contractors, builders and remodelers can all benefit from this technical training on the most cost effective energy efficiency measure. This training teaches air sealing standards to meet 2009 IECC and ASHRAE 62.2

The full-day, hands-on training cost is only $68 (normally $200) and includes lunch and materials. Sessions are available this month in Denver, Longmont, Monte Vista, Fort Morgan.

The training includes the following topics: Building Science and Diagnostic Tools, Air Sealing Materials and Best Practices and Standards, Combustion Safety and Indoor Air Quality.

Who attended air sealing training during August? Beck Building Company, Gridpoint (SRE3), Thermalcraft Insulation, AboutSavingHeat.com, Energy Delivery Services, Bestway Insulation, RG Insulation, Energywise Consulting, Sun Country Energy Solutions, and dozens dozens more leading energy efficiency businesses and home builders.

Registration is now open for the following dates:
Longmont Sept. 16
Monte Vista Sept. 18
Denver Sept. 22
Fort Morgan Oct. 1

Register by phone or online at: http://www.usweatherizing.com/19843.html

Contact:
Brian Brainerd, LEED AP
Building Analyst
US Weatherizing
303-339-0878

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Air Sealing Technician Training Set for Fort Collins, Boulder, Colo. Springs, Pueblo

Filed under: ARRA Stimulus, Energy Codes, Weatherizing and Retrofit — Tags: air sealing, training — uswx @ 11:25 pm

Low cost FULL DAY hands-on training funded in part by the Governor’s Energy Office Energy Efficiency Training Grant and hosted by CSU Extension around the state, there is a course near you. Limited space available, sign up now to to take advantage of this special opportunity to add cost effective air sealing to your home performance services.

Who Should Attend: Employees of Insulation Companies, General Contractors, Handyman Services, and Renewable Energy providers.

Class Outcomes: In this hands-on class you will be introduced to cost effective Air Sealing technical training.

Acquire these essential Air Sealing Skills in 1 day:
1.    Overview of building science concepts, building diagnostics and insulation concepts.
2.    Locating and prioritizing the most critical air leakage areas in residential construction
3.    Air Sealing best practices and protocols for residential light frame construction
4.    Avoid creating hazardous conditions and improve indoor air quality
5.    Learn to sell air sealing as the most cost effective energy efficiency measure
6.    2009 IECC compliance for new construction

Space is limited to 10 per class and only available in August and September 2010.

Dates/Locations:
Montrose Aug. 20
Monte Vista Aug. 21
Frisco Aug. 26
Steamboat Springs Aug. 27
Denver Aug. 31 - Full
Fort Morgan Sept. 2
Denver Sept. 7
Fort Collins Sep 9
Boulder Sep Sep 16
Colorado Springs Sep 23
Pueblo Sep 30

Cost: $68. Includes course instruction, course material, practice materials, and lunch.

Standards: We train using proven Air Sealing Best Practices written for the DOE by Building Science Corp.

Register online: http://www.usweatherizing.com/19843.html

Instructor: Brian Brainerd, LEED AP is a BPI Certified Building Analyst and trained RESNET energy rater and editor of the Green Building Post.

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Air Sealing Training Attracts Experienced Pros

Filed under: Weatherizing and Retrofit — Tags: air sealing, Cash for Caulkers, Retrofit — uswx @ 10:44 am

Eight home performance contractors attended the first Air Sealer Technician training from US Weatherizing Saturday.

Surprisingly, most of the attendees have years of experience. Even so, they wanted to stay up-to date on best practices for air sealing measures.

“I was preaching to the choir” said trainer Brian Brainerd. Many in the training do air sealing on a daily basis, but they are committed to keeping up with building science and air sealing best practices.”

The session with seasoned professionals provided valuable feedback on the training that will inform future training sessions.

Most of the class were retrofit specialists who have worked with Dennis Brachfeld’s firm, About Saving Heat — one of the oldest home performance company in Colorado. “Thanks…It was a great class.” said Brachfeld.

Among them was Earnest Jackson, who has retrofitted some !0,000 attics.

David, owner of All Tucked Insulation, who has been delivering high quality cellulose insulation in Denver since 2007, was there to pick up the best practices so his company can offer cost effective air sealing services before insulating the home.

The training is also popular with building analysts who are new to home performance. Air sealing details are not included as part of the BPI certification, so the one day training is an excellent opportunity to fill air sealing gap.

The next training will be in Denver Thursday August 12. There are just two seats left for the session that includes an overview of building science basics and hands on practice using full scale attic mock-ups.

The training is funded in part by a Energy Efficiency Training Grant from the Governor’s Energy Office and includes strategies for selling air sealing and leveraging low cost energy audits for thermal imaging and test-out after air sealing.

Other trainings this month include Steamboat Springs, Frisco, Montrose, Monte Vista and Fort Morgan. Those sessions will be hosted by the county’s Extension office.

The full day training only costs $68, including materials and box lunch.

To register visit: http://www.usweatherizing.com/19843.html

–Brian Brainerd

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The Perils of Attic Retrofit

Filed under: New — Tags: air sealing, Retrofit, veterans green jobs, weatherization — uswx @ 6:46 am

Jordan Latva of Veterans Green Jobs has to stay sharp as he works in tight attic space under a canopy of nails just inches away. Perils below include mis-steps on framing and falling through the ceiling and certain vermiculite insulation that contains asbestos.

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Weatherization Training for Home Air Sealing

Filed under: Building Technology, Weatherizing and Retrofit — Tags: air sealing, training, weatherization — uswx @ 6:27 am