[SPN-Discussion] NESEA Master Workshops

[Alison Novak]

Three NESEA (Northeast Sustainable Energy Assocation) Master Workshops
will be held in February through a collaboration of GreenHomeNYC (NESEA
local chapter) and NY Designs @ La Guardia Community College. This is
the first time these courses have been offered in NYC.

 

The workshops will be taught by Marc Rosenbaum. His work has been
nationally recognized by ASHRAE, AIA, EEBA, and NESEA. Six AIA credits
will be provided per workshop. Each workshop is $250 plus a one time
registration fee of $15. A discount is available to NESEA members and
CUNY students. 

 

February 16: Towards Zero Net Energy Homes 

Explore the methods for designing homes that require little or no
non-renewable energy to power them. Learn about the best strategies to
reduce energy loads - air sealing, insulation upgrades, glass &
fenestration considerations, orientation and passive techniques, as well
as information on reducing loads from domestic hot water, ventilation,
lighting and appliances. Learn about biomass fuel-burning appliances,
solar thermal, ground source heat pumps, solar electric & wind turbines
through several case studies of zero annual net energy homes.

 

February 17: Deep Energy Retrofit 

With the collapse of the financial markets & the US debt bubble it's
likely that new construction activity will contract. At the same time,
peak oil and climate change will drive interest in dramatically reducing
energy consumption in existing buildings. Now is the perfect time for
you to learn about the deep energy retrofits of homes and other building
types. Discover what the nature of the challenge is, where energy goes
in homes, and look briefly at the underlying building science. Air
barriers, insulation detailing & mechanical systems for low load
retrofits will be illustrated primarily through case study examples.
Bring your own  examples and situations for the group to resolve.

 

February 18: Mechanical Systems for Architects & Builders

As we reduce the space conditioning loads in buildings the traditional
approaches for heating, cooling, ventilating and domestic hot water may
not be the best choices. Get the tools to conceptualize the mechanical
systems in your low load buildings, so as to avoid excessively-sized and
overly costly solutions. This workshop was designed for you to learn
about the basics - heating and cooling loads - and then look at systems
to provide heating, cooling, and ventilation to low load buildings.
Other topics in this workshop include heat recovery ventilation,
minisplit heat pumps, and solar hot water. Although primarily oriented
to homes, the technologies and approaches are pertinent to multi-family
dwellings and larger buildings or groups of buildings. This course is
adapted from training for Passive House Consultants.

 

To register contact Frederick John at 718.663.8404.

 

Get more info at NYDesigns.org/services/courses

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