CITR-A: CI Marketing System Implementation & Sales Tips

This one day class teaches how to incorporate Whole House and Air Distribution Diagnostics into a replacement sales call, or a Whole House Comfort Checkup.
This workshop is designed for Comfort Consultants who need to present the results to the homeowner. Owners and sales managers should also attend. This class is open to CI Members only.

You’ll learn:
  • little known sales and education tips for using the Infiltrometer blower door, flow hood, static pressure gauge, digital manometer, anemometer, infrared thermometer, & smoke puffer
  • how to use the EPA Energy Star HVAC Investor software to upsell and prove the value of buying repairs along with a replacement
  • how to use diagnostic testing to get both parties together and be the last one in
  • proven ways to generate slow times Checkup leads
  • pricing labor intensive repairs
  • how to handle common objections  

 

CITR-B: Home & Duct Performance Boot Camp

This class qualifies for 10 Continuing Education Units for BPI recertification
This four day class teaches how to perform residential air distribution diagnostics, air balancing, leakage testing, and airflow/pressure renovations as well as the fundamentals of building science. It provides a solid introduction for all HVAC personnel on the “beyond the box” causes of:
  • hot and cold spots,
  • excess dust, black sooting and staining,
  • high or low humidity,
  • Carbon Monoxide,
  • and high utility bills

    You'll learn how to:
  • diagnose and repair duct leakage,
  • diagnose and solve pressure imbalances caused by duct leakage, door closure, PAV’s,
  • how to identify and fix common big thermal envelope problems, including leaky recessed can lights and pull down stairs,
  • understand the impacts of high or low infiltration rates,
  • and sell a Whole House Health and Comfort Checkup on a service call

             Hands on training is provided on:

  • measuring external static pressure,
  • measuring coil and filter pressure drops, 
  • measuring air velocity into grilles and in ducts,
  • using a flow hood.
           You’ll learn:
  • five uses to interpret static pressure
  • the implications of low or high total airflow 
  • all the possible duct renovation solutions to low air flow or poor distribution
  • the basics of duct design, with common mistakes to avoid
  • the truth about common myths and misconceptions about airflow, static pressure and air balancing accuracy

Recommended for all HVAC personnel.

 

 

CITR-C: Advanced Building Science, Humidity Control & Ventilation

This class qualifies for 23 Continuing Education Units for BPI Recertifiction 

This three day advanced seminar focuses on how to control indoor humidity, fundamentals of residential ventilation system selection and installation (Compliant with the new ASHRAE 62 standard), and how to retrofit crawlspaces to be closed and dry.

  • Effects Of Excessive Indoor Humidity
  • Real World Applied Psychrometrics
  • Why Ducts and Air Handlers Sweat and How To Stop It
  • Why Windows Sweat & How To Stop It
  • Moisture Transport Mechanisms Explained
  • Moisture Sources, From Inside & Out
  • Effects Of Outside Air Infiltration & Ventilation
  • Moisture Source Inspection Procedures
  • How To Measure Humidity, Short & Long Term
  • Known Problems With Current High Efficiency AC Models and Controls
  • How Poor Dehumidification Leads To Higher Energy Bills and Mold Grow
  • Why High Efficiency AC Often Doesn’t Save What Is Promised
  • How To Maximize AC Dehumidification
  • How Air Balancing Can Lead To Increased Mold
  • The Pros and Some Cons Of Variable Speed Blowers, and How To Avoid Them
  • How To Select, Sell & Install De-humidifiers
  • Why Floors Cup & Warp
  • Wet Attics and Ice Dams
  • Health Effects Of Live and Dead Mold
  • Why Mold Testing Is Usually Bogus

CITR-D: BPI Certification Review & Exams for Building Analyst and/or Building Envelope Certifications

This course includes a quick review before written exams and one 2 hour field exam.  Self study is required before attending the certification exams.  Study guides and BPI Standards are provided on request or at the time of registration.  Required attendance at review & written exams on first day, and two hour field exam scheduled on one of the three following days.

CITR-E: Duct Sealing and Thermal Envelope Repair

This three day hands-on field workshop is for installers. Teaches how to fix a wide array of duct leakage and building envelope leakage sites.

Covers:

  • Appropriate materials, products and application techniques for sealing duct leaks (duct mastics, tapes, caulks, duct board)
  • Appropriate materials, products and application techniques for sealing a wide range of thermal envelope air leaks and bypasses
  • How to safely seal recessed can lights
  • How to seal and insulate pull down stairs and kneewall doors
  • How to add insulation to attic kneewalls
  • How to apply radiant barrier foils & paint
  • Appropriate materials and application techniques for closing crawlspaces
  • How to remove existing attic insulation using a gas powered vacuum
  • How to blow in attic insulation, and more

 

 

CITR-F: In-Field Diagnostics Implementation Training

A two-day workshop for individual companies on how to implement diagnostics into an HVAC business and get buy-in from all field and office personnel. Includes orientation meeting for member company staff, as well as in-field testing of houses.

 

Upcoming Training Schools: 

 

 

CITR A & B, Atlanta GA   October 4-8, 2010        Click here for details

 

 

 

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