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
(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...
by John Krigger | Jan 14, 2022
(8.0 CEUs) Moisture damage is one of the two leading destroyers of buildings, along with fire. When we retrofit a building, we may need to repair existing moisture damage first. We should do what we can to solve existing moisture problems. Also, we must avoid doing...
by John Krigger | Jan 14, 2022
(8.0 CEUs) Air leakage doesn’t provide reliable ventilation. As we make buildings more airtight, we must install whole-building ventilation. This course discusses building-science principles such as: indoor-air quality, air leakage, relative humidity, and...
