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ONLINE COURSE: Tuesday, May 25 2021
8:00am - 3:30pm
6 AIA-HSW CEUS; ICC, EEN & BPI approved
This year, Vermont’s older buildings are being renovated at an unprecedented level due both to market pressure and to energy incentives. Guiding documents, like Vermont’s Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards, present one-size-fits-all approaches based on modern construction that can adversely impact older buildings. We need a coherent strategy for retrofitting older materials and assemblies that recognizes their value and nature. This course will focus on residential and small commercial buildings with a panel of experienced professionals discussing best practices. Run as a forum, this course invites all interested professionals, from those with experience to those who have basic questions. Attendance is limited to 50 participants to ensure participation. Both the course content and the registration of attendees will be preferenced to Vermont professionals.
Course Description and Objectives
Course Description and Objectives
Using 1-2 case studies, the panelists will focus an hour on each of the major considerations of a retrofit:
Foundation and basement/crawlspace floors
Exterior frame: walls and roofs
Windows & doors, including general leakage
Finishes, both exterior and interior and including chimneys/fireplaces
Mechanical systems & solar generation, including electrical
The remaining hour will be 15 minutes at the beginning as the overview – ethics and a suggested approach-- plus 45 minutes at the end to address why this approach is important, including the problems of many energy raters. Resources such as sources of incentives and of preservation guidance will be shared as handouts.
There will be a half hour break for people to eat lunch as well as small breaks during the day.
At the end of the course you will be able to:
At the end of the course you will be able to:
Understand key differences in pre-WWII construction that require special consideration in retrofits.
Be aware of risks of treating historic assemblies and materials like modern ones.
Understand an approach to historic building retrofits that protects original construction yet meets energy code requirements.
Know where to get further guidance for working with particular assemblies and materials.
Optimize energy performance of an historic building while preserving or restoring it.
Panelists & Moderator:
Panelists & Moderator:
Judy L. Hayward (Preservation Education Institute and Historic Windsor Inc.)
Bob Neeld (Engineering Ventures) – structural engineer
Tom Perry (New Leaf Design) -- builder
Chuck Reiss (Reiss Building and Renovation) - builder
Alex Tolstoi (VT Property Preservation Consultants and Preservation Trust of VT)
Steve Spatz, Efficiency Vermont
Sandra Vitzthum (Sandra Vitzthum Architect) -- architect
Sponsors:
Sponsors:
Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
Efficiency Vermont
Preservation Trust of Vermont
Historic Windsor
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing Education Credits
This course is approved for:
6 AIA health/safety/welfare CEUs
EEN (Energy Excellence Network of Efficiency Vermont) credits
PENDING BPI (Building Performance Institute) credits
Participants may request certification for any or all of these credits. Paper certificates will also be issued.
REGISTRATION CLOSED
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Registration is $50 for Vermont building officials and $65 for all other Vermont participants. The fee includes a 1-year membership in Building Safety Association of Vermont (BSA-VT). Out of state registration is $75 (including building officials), does not include membership in BSA-VT, and will be completed only if spaces are available after May 5, 2021.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Please use Google Chrome or the Edge browser when registering. Some browsers may experience issues during checkout.
You may need to hold the "Ctrl" button down when clicking on the Add to Cart button. You will be taken to Paypal for payment options.
Please include any additional registrant names/email addresses upon checkout when prompted.
Incomplete registration will take you to a "Registration Cancelled" Page.
Once registration is complete it will take you to a Confirmation Page identifying registration is complete.
I understand this webinar will be recorded, and that I may turn off my camera if I do not wish to be videoed.
I understand I must be in full participation the entire duration of the webinar to earn CEUs.
Questions?
Questions?
Call Sandy Vitzthum at 802-223-1806 or email her at vitzthum@sover.net
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