Building for the Future: Preparing for the 2025 Energy Code
Event Description The California Energy Commission has adopted the 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, effective on January 1, 2026. This virtual Regional Forum offers an opportunity to delve into the […]
Load Calculation Site Survey Essentials
Event Description A heating and cooling load calculation Is unique to every building. According to the author of the load calculation procedure “The accuracy of the load estimating procedure is […]
Single Family: Energy Code Implementation Series, with 2025 Code Updates
Event Description As the 2022 energy code wraps up its final year, and the 2025 code emerges, we see the trends of building electrification, healthier indoor air quality and improved […]
High Performance Buildings: Designing for Utility Costs & Carbon Emissions
Event Description How can we decide what features to upgrade in our building projects? Most project teams use code minimum, manufacturers’ claims, anecdotes, and gut feelings to decide what insulation, […]
Modeling All-Electric Homes in the 2022 Code
All-Electric Homes are having their moment, with state policies, incentives, and energy code providing builders, homeowners, and energy consultants a strong nudge toward all-electric designs. We will go over how […]
Introduction to Passive House Trades
PHN’s Introduction to Passive House Trades course will broadly cover the following topics: Passive House basics, review typical construction types, windows and installation, air barriers and insulation and new, innovative […]
Carbon Reduction Through Electrification Part 2: Heat Pumps – All Electric Design and Construction Series
All-Electric Design & Construction Series On the path to Zero Net Carbon Design, building electrification is the key to reducing operational carbon. In this course, we’ll share the nuts and bolts […]
When Title 24 Modeling and HVAC Design Meet- Real World Case Studies
Join Russ King, CEO of Coded Energy Inc., and Nick, an energy consultant, as they make the case why energy consultants should add HVAC design to the services they offer. […]
Why Consultants Should Learn to do Residential HVAC Design
HVAC contractors are simply not doing proper load calculations for a variety of reasons. Not the least of which are lack of knowledge and lack of time. Energy Consultants are […]
Residential Load Calculations and Duct Design for Building Departments
Proper residential HVAC design has been required by code for many years, but has been poorly enforced. With the new emphasis on heat pumps, proper design is more important than […]
