by John Krigger | Jan 21, 2022
(1.5 CEUs) Moisture is most potent destructive force affecting buildings. Moisture moves through buildings in complex ways that are difficult to understand and control. This lesson discusses how moisture affects human health and building durability. Because moisture...
by John Krigger | Jan 21, 2022
(2.5 CEUs) Most building codes accept ASHRAE 62.2 as their ventilation standard. As a building-energy specialist, you must know what ASHRAE 62.2 requires and how to comply with its requirements. You’ll learn the following from this lesson. The ASHRAE 62.2 standard’s...
by John Krigger | Jan 21, 2022
(1.5 CEUs) This mini course discusses the types of ventilation systems designed to provide ventilation for the whole building rather than local ventilation for bathrooms, kitchens, and other places that produce pollution. We cover supply-only, exhaust only, and...
by John Krigger | Jan 21, 2022
(2.0 CEUs) Lead poisoning in children has changed the way that we retrofit buildings. Whenever we disturb lead paint inside buildings, we need to follow rules established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This lesson introduces the problem of lead paint in...
by John Krigger | Jan 21, 2022
(1.5 CEUs) There is a great variety of indoor-air pollutants. Most of them don’t pose a significant risk. However, the ones that we talk about in this lesson are a risk to both workers and building occupants. Here are the most important pollutants: bioaerosols, lead...
