Description
Description
This course dives deep into the focus of building mechanical systems with a particular focus on ventilation and hot water systems. Looking at the design and construction of a range of system types, the course will examine ventilation, heating, cooling, and hot water topics of performance specifications, coordination, sequencing, inspection, testing, and reporting.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe Passive House goals and methodology as they translate to mechanical systems.
- Outline typical Passive House heating, cooling, ventilation and hot water systems, focusing on the pros and cons of choices.
- Describe Passive House ventilation and hot water installation considerations and the process to hit Passive House goals.
- Outline quality assurance and quality control measures used to verify mechanical systems’ performance and reach certification.
Instructor:
Ken Levenson, Executive Director, The Passive House Network.
Ken was a practicing architect for over three decades, completing early Passive House projects in New York City. Committed to accelerating Passive House growth and knowledge sharing, he co-founded 475 High Performance Building Supply, was a founding member of the Passive House Alliance, a co-founder of New York Passive House and of NAPHN, which would become The Passive House Network (PHN). Today, as Executive Director of PHN, Ken continues to focus on driving building industry culture change with Passive House education.
