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| SELF-PACED BLOWER DOOR TRAINING
LEVELS 1 AND 2
Retrotec's online training courses provide attendees with an understanding of proper test techniques for air leakage measurement.
Each level consists of lessons, videos and presentations that are the equivalent to attending days of classroom training.
Level 1: Air Leakage Building Science
Level 1 is an introduction to air leakage measurement and ideal for new testers who need to understand the fundamentals of air leakage testing, why it is valuable, how it's done and what kinds of results to expect. The training is designed to give a good overall understanding of air leakage in buildings. This level consists primarily of a book style presentation which must be read or alternatively can be watched in video format.
A sampling of the topics covered:
Introduction to air leakage
Problems in houses
Why houses leak
Benefits of an instrumented audit
Energy Start DIY air sealing guidelines
Residential duct systems
Introduction to high rise buildings
Pass the Online exam with 85% or better and receive a certificate with BPI credits.
Level 2: Residential single family air leakage measurement
This training level is designed to give the student a good working knowledge of the principles behind air leakage measurement. Participants will receive a detailed understanding of how pressure gauges and calibrated fans work, which will make it easier to learn how to operate them properly. Participants will also learn how to properly set up a building, and how to achieve test pressures manually, automatically or with a computer. Common troubleshooting issues will also be covered. This level consists of book style presentations and videos. A wide array of reference materials is supplied that is optional to Level 2, but is often the logical next step in the learning process.
A sampling of the topics covered: :
Measuring air leakage overview
About the pressure gauge
How a door fan works
Choosing a test direction
Setting up the building
Setting up the gauge (DM‐2)
Testing manually and automatically
Measuring duct leakage
Measuring apartment air leakage
Calibration and field checks
Pass the Online exam with 85% or better and receive a certificate with BPI credits.
Training materials were developed primarily by Colin Genge, with assistance from several colleagues and researchers in the industry. Colin has over 30 years experience designing, and building hardware and software for a variety of complex air leakage measurement applications used in large building testing. He has written the NFPA enclosure integrity test procedure currently used in over 60 countries, researched and written peak pressure analysis for clean agent discharges, been involved in tests in large buildings since 1986, written the bulk of the USACE air leakage testing protocol.
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