Professional Insulation Equipment (Mini Course)

Professional Insulation Equipment (Mini Course)

(1.5 CEUs) Insulation installers need a lot of special equipment to install insulation correctly. This lesson covers the most important tools and methods insulators need to install insulation the right way. You’ll learn about the blowing machines, hoses, power tools,...

Insulation Performance Factors (Mini Course)

(1.5 CEUs) This lesson covers the most important installation issues you’ll encounter when inspecting insulation. This lesson covers how to evaluate the performance of installed insulation. Insulators should install insulation using established procedures that...
Professional Insulation Equipment (Mini Course)

Duct Insulation (Mini Course)

(1.0 CEU) Ducts located outside the conditioned space need duct insulation. Without insulation, ducts outside the thermal boundary waste energy and don’t deliver conditioned air to inside spaces efficiency. This leads to comfort problems, condensation problems, and...

Ventilation Systems Overview (Mini Course)

(2.0 CEUs) We ventilate buildings to provide clean and dry air to indoor spaces. Without enough ventilation, buildings decay and occupants suffer respiratory problems. This course covers the following topics. The causes and effects of poor indoor air quality.How to...

Mobile-Home Shading (Mini Course)

(1.5 CEUs) Older mobile homes lack overhangs to shade windows and newer homes may have an overhang that provides little shade. The roof colors of mobile homes are often a dull grey or a dark color of shingles. These characteristics lead to excessive summer solar gain....