Continuing Education Courses

The Passive House concept includes goals for energy savings and for comfort. Although scientifically well-understood, the application of industry comfort standards is often considered a secondary requirement in Passive House buildings. This course explores comfort concepts and comfort control strategies that provide both occupant comfort and energy savings in Passive House Buildings.

Prerequisite Knowledge: Background knowledge of Passive House concepts is suggested, but not required.

HSW Justification: Occupant comfort deals with topics of temperature and humidity control to promote better sleep, increased concentration, higher productivity and ability to resist infection from airborne sources.

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Passive House buildings are intended to be energy-efficient and comfortable. Comfort is often given lower priority, resulting in end-user complaints. This course explores the use of the so-called Boost” mode to provide on-demand occupant control.

Prerequisite Knowledge:
Background knowledge of Passive House concepts is suggested, but not required.

HSW Justification:
This explores ventilation, which directly addresses occupant health and safety. Comfort control is the main topic, which directly addresses occupant welfare.

The main characteristics of a Passive House building drive unusually low building energy consumption. These same characteristics create the need for air handling units that provide unusually high levels of energy performance while continuously providing occupants with ventilation. In this course, you will learn about the main characteristics of, and the resulting special air handling requirements for Passive House buildings. This Nano Learning Course is 0.5 LU|HSW.

Prerequisite Knowledge:
No previous knowledge is required. Some knowledge of Passive House and ventilation is helpful.

Duration: 1 Hour

The Comfort Training Center (CTC) offers the opportunity for the visitor to see all the Swegon beams installed and operating as well as GOLD RX unit as the primary DOAS unit. There are interactive controls and mechanical room as well. This is great way for visitors to start their visit to the CTC prior to training.

Duration: 1.5 Hours

This course is intended to educate design engineers on a range of design considerations for Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS) and their impact on the HVAC system performance. It is based on an ASHRAE Journal Article published in March 2016.

Duration: Full Course – 2 Hours
Duration: Condensed – 1 Hour

This course is intended to educate design engineers on a range of design considerations for Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS) and their impact on the HVAC system performance. The course introduces the Swegon GOLD DOAS unit including size ranges configurations and controls. It is based on an ASHRAE Journal Article published in March 2016.

Duration: 1.5 Hours

This course is intended to educate design engineers on the basics of active chilled beam system design including primary air system design. It shows how design conditions impact annual energy usage so the design engineer can appreciate the impact of design conditions. The course includes demand control ventilation design as a means of improving energy-efficient and comfort.

Duration: Full Course – 2 Hours
Duration: Condensed – 1 Hour

This course is intended to educate design engineers on the basics of active chilled beam system design including primary air system design. It shows how design conditions impact annual energy usage so the design engineer can appreciate the impact of design conditions. The course introduces Swegon climate beams including features and benefits. The course includes demand control ventilation design as means of improving energy-efficient and comfort. It covers the Swegon Adapt Parasol and Parasol VAV climate beam offering.

Duration: 1 Hour

This course is intended to educate design engineers and building owners on the advantages of chilled beams as an HVAC system. It includes how a chilled beam system works and the 10 reasons to use a chilled beam system. The course introduces Swegon climate beams including features and benefits. It is a good course for an audience that has not been exposed to chilled beams as a system.

Passive House projects have very specific ventilation requirements, offering both challenges and opportunities. This course intends to train specifiers on the benefits and limitations of Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV) used on Passive House certified projects.

Passive House projects have very specific ventilation requirements, offering both challenges and opportunities. This course intends to train specifiers on the benefits and limitations of Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV) used on Passive House certified projects. Course includes case studies.

Advance your knowledge of air handling system application, with emphasis on occupant wellness associated with the concepts of Dedicated Outside Air Systems (DOAS) and demand control ventilation (DCV), life-cycle cost savings, occupant comfort, sound control and system integration.

Course is designed to advance knowledge of air handling system application, with emphasis on occupant wellness associated with the concepts of Dedicated Outside Air Systems (DOAS) and demand control ventilation (DCV), life-cycle cost savings, occupant comfort, sound control and system integration. Course includes case studies.

A benefit of airtight Passive House buildings is a lower cooling load in the building than a typical code-compliant building. Opportunities result to take advantage of more free cooling, smaller mechanical equipment and centralized cooling. This course educates on the basics of cooling Passive House Buildings, and includes case studies.

A benefit of airtight Passive House buildings is a lower cooling load in the building than a typical code-compliant building. Opportunities result to take advantage of more free cooling, smaller mechanical equipment and centralized cooling. This course educates on the basics of cooling Passive House Buildings, and includes case study.

Passive House buildings benefit from airtight construction. Minimizing winter infiltration directly lowers energy consumed heating the building. Airtight construction also hinders airborne moisture from escaping the building through the building skin. Multifamily residential projects are at greater risk of moisture buildup. This course examines the causes and solutions to humidity buildup in Passive House buildings.

Passive House buildings benefit from airtight construction. Minimizing winter infiltration directly lowers energy consumed heating the building. Airtight construction also hinders airborne moisture from escaping the building through the building skin. Multifamily residential projects are at greater risk of moisture buildup. This course examines the causes and solutions to humidity buildup in Passive House buildings.

This course explores the integration of HVAC systems into the design of large Passive House buildings in order to save enormous amounts of energy, reduce operating costs and provide high levels of occupant comfort.

Chilled beams technology continues to advance. Today’s chilled beam technology offers building owners and occupants additional energy savings and comfort through the addition of demand control. This course explores the many benefits of chilled beams with integrated demand control ventilation. Fresh air for breathing, for the health, safety and welfare of the occupants.

Hotel owners seek to operate profitably while providing a pleasant guest experience. The hotel ventilation system is the main source for guest comfort and represents a substantial impact on life-cycle costs. This course explores hotel ventilation systems that provide maximum guest comfort, low investment and minimum footprint.