Training Types:
- Long Course: More than 10 CEUs
- Short Course: 4 to 10 CEUs
- Mini Course: Less than 4 CEUs
- Micro Course: Less than 1 CEU
- Test (No Lesson): 1 to 3 CEUs
Courses, Tests, Certificates, and Badges
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Duct Blower Theory (Mini Course)
(1.5 CEUs) Excessive duct leakage causes major energy and comfort problems in many buildings. This mini coursecovers why and how building-energy specialists test duct-system leakage. |
$50.00
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Duct Energy Efficiency (Mini Course)
(1.0 CEU) Inadequate duct airflow, duct air leakage, duct-induced building pressures, and lack of insulation waste energy. Discover how to fix duct problems in the right order to make ducts more energy efficient. |
$35.00
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Duct Energy Efficiency (Short Course)
(5.0 CEUs) The main aspects of duct energy efficiency are these: duct air sealing, duct insulation, and airflow through ducts. The purpose of this short course is to help you think about ducts holistically and to understand how ducts relate to heating and cooling efficiency. |
$150.00
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Duct-Induced House Pressures (Micro Course)
(0.7 CEU; 45 minutes) Building pressures cause air infiltration and exfiltration. Unbalanced airflow between supply and return ducts causes positive pressures in some rooms and negative pressures in others. Duct air leakage in intermediate zones makes the building either positively or negatively pressurized. This micro course explains these effects and how to solve the problems they create. |
$10.00
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Duct Insulation (Mini Course)
(1.0 CEU) Ducts located outside the conditioned space need duct insulation. This mini course covers how much insulation ducts need and how to install duct insulation. |
$35.00
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Electric Circuits Introduction (Micro Course)
(0.5 CEU; 30 minutes) This micro course contains a variety of information on the most common electric circuits found in buildings. We present electric circuits in two videos. The questions in the exam are based on the two videos. We also include two optional readings for some auxiliary information about electricity use in buildings. |
$10.00
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Electric Power and Energy (Mini Course)
(1.5 CEU) Learn about electricity, how it creates heat, how it powers and controls devices, and how we generate it. Slides, videos, and handouts. |
$40.00
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Electricity, Energy, and Power (Micro Course)
(0.5 CEUs; 25 minutes) Even though we depend on electricity for so many essential functions of our civilization, our understanding of electricity tends to be incomplete. This course is a good place to improve your understanding of electricity and how it relates to power and energy. The focus of this course is on units of measurement and how they relate to the way we use electricity and combustion in our modern world. |
$10.00
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Electricity Peak Load and Air Conditioning (Micro Course)
(0.5 CEU; 25 minutes) Electricity peak load is one of the world's most challenging energy problems. In the summer heat, the energy users of a particular utility company all need electricity at the same time. This peak load drives up the cost of electricity to consumers, our economy, and the environment. This course explains the problem of peak electrical load and how air conditioning contributes to that problem. |
$10.00
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Energy Auditing (Mini Course)
(1.0 CEU) This lesson provides an outline of the energy audit, necessary inspections, diagnostic tests, customer relations, and the work order that the audit produces. |
$25.00
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Energy Auditor (Long Course)
(65 CEUs) The job requirements for energy auditors and quality control inspectors overlap. This long course prepares you to be an energy auditor, building analyst, energy rater, or quality-control inspector (QCI). |
$675.00
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Energy Auditor (Test)
(3.0 CEUs) This test draws from the same question pool as the final exam in our Energy Auditor Course. This test includes building science, building evaluation skills, heating and cooling, baseload energy, ventilation systems, and moisture management. |
$150.00
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Energy Calculations (Mini Course)
(2.0 CEU) Study a selection of examples of how we use math to make decisions during an energy audit. This topic is very important for certification exams. |
$50.00
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Energy Metrics: Benchmarks, Standards, and Trends (Micro Course)
(0.8 CEU; 45 minutes) This course explores the contrast between homes in warm climates and cold climates, both in their seasonal energy use and their baseload energy use. This micro course also talks about how the percentages of electricity and gas usage varies throughout the year. This is important information for energy auditors and professionals who analyze energy bills. |
$20.00
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Evaluating HVAC Airflow (Mini Course)
(1.5 CEU) Learn how to evaluate an HVAC system’s airflow and to diagnose inadequate airflow. Study recommend solutions that improve HVAC airflow. |
$40.00
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Fibrous Insulation (Mini Course)
(1.5 CEUs) Fibrous insulation is the most economical as well as the most commonly used insulation. Study the different materials, products, and installation methods of fibrous insulation. |
$40.00
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Finding Major Air Leaks (Mini Course)
(2.0 CEUs) In many buildings, air leakage is one of the largest sources of heat loss and heat gain. This lesson illustrates common air-leak locations and sealing them. |
$50.00
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Foam Board Insulation (Mini Course)
(1.5 CEU) Different foam board products have different R-values and other characteristics. Find out how to identify foam board insulation, how to choose the right kind for your job, and how to install foam board. |
$25.00
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Gas Combustion Heating (Short Course)
(5.5 CEU) Understand the operation of furnaces, space heaters, and hydronic boilers. Recognize the different types of gas furnaces, understand how they work, and find out how to make gas heating systems safer and more efficient. |
$150.00
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Gas Combustion Heating Overview (Mini Course)
(2.0 CEU) Most buildings in the US use gas combustion to provide space heating and water heating. This mini course discusses the different types of burners and venting systems. We explain the science of gas combustion and the major components of gas-combustion devices. |
$50.00
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Gas Furnace Efficiency Strategy (Mini Course)
(1.5 CEU) Gas furnaces come in a variety of designs and sizes, with efficiencies that range from 50% to more than 90%. This mini course discusses and illustrates the three main furnace types and the factors that affect their efficiency. |
$40.00
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Gas Heating Systems Identification (Mini Course)
(2.0 CEU) Learn how combustion appliances vent their combustion byproducts. Understand the difference between open-combustion and sealed-combustion appliances. Recognize the different types of gas-heating equipment and their comparative energy-efficiencies. |
$60.00
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Geometry (Mini Course)
(1.5 CEU) Buildings are composed of geometrical shapes. Refresh your memory about geometry, especially for determining areas and volumes. |
$25.00
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Health and Safety Inspection and Overview (Micro Course)
(0.5 CEU; 30 minutes) Includes a demonstration video on a home health and safety inspection and an overview of health and safety hazards. Materials include a few very informative reading assignments. Saturn's approach to home health and safety is to identify the most statistically significant hazards and to focus on them rather than making an endless list fears. |
$10.00
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Heat Loss and Gain (Mini Course)
(2.0 CEU) Temperature and heat are some of the most important and misunderstood principles of building science. This course explains how temperature and heat flow affect building energy-performance and comfort. |
$50.00
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Heat-Loss Building Science of Walls (Micro Course)
(0.5 CEUs; 30 minutes) Wall insulation is more challenging than floor or ceiling insulation because walls are vertical and experience the kind of chimney effect. This means they are more likely to have convection currents that reduce their thermal resistance, compared to horizontal building assemblies. |
$10.00
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Heating and Cooling Equipment Fundamentals (Short Course)
(7.0 CEUs) Learn to identify different types of heating-and-cooling systems. Energy specialists must know how to provide safety and efficiency for HVAC equipment and to understand the basics of equipment service and replacement. |
$175.00
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Heating and Cooling Equipment Fundamentals (Test)
Tests knowledge of gas heating, air conditioners, heat pumps, the refrigeration cycle, combustion venting, and equipment identification. |
$75.00
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Heating and Cooling Introduction (Mini Course)
(1.0 CEU) Occupants experience discomfort, sub-optimal health, and reduced productivity in buildings that don’t provide adequate comfort. This lesson covers how the thermal envelope, HVAC systems, and occupant behaviors affect the heating and cooling performance of buildings. |
$35.00
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Heating Load and Annual Consumption (Micro Course)
(0.9 CEUs; 55 minutes) Heating load is a term that describes the capacity of a heater. Annual energy consumption is an important value because it determines how much energy a heating system uses in a year, and from that you can determine the annual cost of heating a building. |
$20.00
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Home Energy-Use Outline (Micro Course)
(0.3 CEU; 20 minutes) The video in this micro course provides you with a mental map of home-energy usage. The reading informs you about the relative amount of energy that the energy consumers use. Together, the two should help you realize the different opportunities saving energy and the approximate value of each opportunity. |
$5.00
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HVAC and Human Comfort (Micro Course)
(0.9 CEU; 55 minutes) Human comfort is what we try to achieve in buildings with heating and cooling systems. This micro course explores how the human body responds to heating and cooling systems. Some HVAC systems provide adequate comfort and some don't, depending on their operation and the human beings in the building. |
$20.00
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HVAC Basics (Short Course)
HVAC Basics 8.0 CEUs
The many components and processes of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) are challenging to understand. The purpose of this course is to help you understand how HVAC systems work, and what you can do to improve their efficiency. This is our most advanced course on HVAC.
1.1 HVAC Retrofit Efficiency Choice—1.5 CEUs
HVAC systems are expensive to replace. If we replace an existing system, we should make it the most efficient systems that the client or organization can afford. This lesson covers how to make the best choices to either service the existing system or select and install the most efficient HVAC system the customer can afford. You’ll learn the following.
Know the four common problems with AC and HP systems.
Understand the two most basic efficiency choices for existing HVAC systems. Service or replacement.
The importance of HVAC equipment sizing and selection.
1.2 HVAC Retro-Commissioning—1.0 CEUs
HVAC systems are expensive to replace. When we solve HVAC problems without replacing the system, we benefit our client. This lesson covers how to improve existing HVAC systems through retro-commissioning. Retro-commissioning evaluates the functioning of HVAC systems through measurement and adjustment. You’ll learn the following.
How to diagnose HVAC-system problems.
How to find effective solutions to HVAC problems.
How to conduct post-improvement tests to measure your success.
The importance of preventative maintenance.
1.3 Evaluating HVAC Airflow—1.5 CEUs
HVAC airflow problems are difficult to diagnose and fix. Poor HVAC airflow can dramatically reduce building energy performance, even if the building is otherwise energy efficient. Never assume that HVAC airflow is sufficient for good HVAC efficiency. This lesson covers the causes and solutions of common HVAC airflow problems. You’ll learn the following.
How to evaluate an HVAC system’s airflow.
How to diagnose inadequate airflow.
How to recommend solutions that improve HVAC airflow.
1.4 Improving HVAC Airflow—1.5 CEUs
HVAC systems are only effective if they distribute the right amount of conditioning to building spaces. Forced-air HVAC systems are notorious for air-distribution problems. This lesson covers conditions that reduce the effectiveness of forced-air distribution systems. You’ll learn how static pressures, equipment maintenance, and duct design affect airflow into rooms. You’ll also learn methods to improve forced-air distribution and solve airflow problems.
1.5 HVAC Refrigeration—2.5 CEUs
Central air conditioners and heat pumps rely on the refrigeration cycle to provide heating and cooling. This lesson explains the refrigeration cycle in simple language with clear diagrams. You’ll learn the following.
How HVAC refrigeration systems work.
Common problems that reduce refrigeration efficiency.
How to recognize refrigeration problems.
How to specify solutions that restore refrigeration effectiveness and increase efficiency. |
$225.00
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HVAC Refrigeration Cycle Introduction (Micro Course)
(0.6 CEU; 40 minutes) The HVAC refrigeration cycle is a very important concept in building science and HVAC. This micro course is a good introduction or a good refresher course, in case you haven't thought about refrigeration in a while. Most of the content in this course is in the videos, but don't neglect your reading assignment under the Materials tab. |
$15.00
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HVAC Refrigeration (Mini Course)
(2.5 CEUs) Central air conditioners and heat pumps rely on the refrigeration cycle to provide heating and cooling. Explains simple language & diagrams. |
$65.00
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HVAC Retro-Commissioning (Mini Course)
(1.0 CEU) Retro-commissioning evaluates the functioning of HVAC systems through measurement and adjustment. This lesson covers how to diagnose HVAC-system problems, find effective solutions to HVAC problems, and conduct post-improvement tests to measure your success. You’ll learn the following. |
$30.00
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HVAC Retrofit Efficiency Choices (Mini Course)
(1.5 CEUs) HVAC systems are expensive to replace. If we replace an existing system, we should make it the most efficient systems that the client or organization can afford. This mini course discusses how to make the best choices to either service the existing system or select and install the most efficient HVAC system the customer can afford. |
$35.00
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Improving HVAC Airflow (Mini Course)
(1.5 CEU) HVAC systems are only effective if they distribute the right amount of conditioning to building spaces. Forced-air HVAC systems are notorious for air-distribution problems. You’ll learn how static pressures, equipment maintenance, and duct design affect airflow into rooms. You’ll also learn methods to improve forced-air distribution and solve airflow problems. |
$40.00
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