3 Building Science EVents

with Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D., P. Eng. &
John Straube, Ph.D., P. Eng.

Designing, Constructing & Retrofitting Low Energy Buildings: Tools, Techniques and Technologies

Background Reading

The following are recommended reading for this workshop:

Agenda

Schedule	Session
7:00 am	Sign in, Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 am	1: Introduction Why Energy Matters. Prioritizing for Low Energy Design. Human Comfort, Health and Building Durability. Questions: What is the relationship between Embodied Energy and the Operating Energy? What are the reasons to reduce energy use? Are there risks in designing low energy buildings?
9:00 am	2: Good Enclosures: New and Retrofit Architectural Detailing for the Tough Stuff: Air-tightness, Rain Control, Insulation and Thermal Bridges. Advanced Glazing Systems and Solar Control. Useful Guidelines and Metrics for Passive Design. Questions: What design elements have the most effect on Energy Efficiency? How much glazing is too much glazing? How do we design walls to avoid thermal bridges?
10:00 am	Break
10:15 am	3: Good HVAC Understand Air-based and Hydronic Distribution, Benefits and Drawbacks Getting Good Efficiency out of Your HVAC Equipment. The Goldilocks Question - Not Too Much, Not Too Little Ventilation, Delivered Efficiently. Questions: What is Latent Heat? Do Green Buildings need more or less ventilation? How can Advanced HVAC Systems affect the design of a building?
11:30 am	Lunch
12:30 pm	4: "Far out there" HVAC and Renewable Energy Sources Natural Ventilation - Doing the Math. Radiant Heating, Radiant Cooling, Chilled Beams. Renewable Energy Choices. Questions: Where should window shades be installed? Do advanced HVAC Systems like Radiant Cooling work? When and where does natural ventilation work to improve comfort?
2:30 pm	Break
2:45 pm	5: Putting it All Together Systems Thinking and Synergistic Interactions. Energy Modeling and Other Tools for Analysis and Design. Beyond the Rating: How to Measure, Learn and Share. Questions: How useful and accurate are energy models? What is the role of testing, rating, and commissioning? What does it take to build a good building?
4:00 pm	Discussion and Questions
5:00 pm	- end -

For more information about the workshop, contact: info@home-performance.org.