Snow to Start off Energy Survey Training

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Snow on the Sierra College NCC Campus

What a beautiful way to start off Energy Survey training than on the Sierra College Nevada County Campus covered in snow....in March!  The cold air and the need to get to the warm classrooms is a great way to introduce the students many of the lessons they will during the one week course.  In this case, building science which includes the study of building envelopes and fenestrations, R-Values and U-Values, solar heat gain and so much more.

Throughout the week, I will update you on the progress of the training!  So stay tuned.

~Michael

For more information on the training I provide, please visit:
www.energycareerpath.com

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Here, the students are learning how to survey HVAC systems.  Each group is assigned a building to survey throughout the week.  In this instance, the students are assessing a condenser.

HVAC survey

The students also learned to survey fenestrations, which are any openings in the building envelope that will allow the transfer of heat between conditioned and non-conditioned space.  Below, the students' team lead is sharing experiences with determining window to wall ratios and door square footage:

Window to Wall ratio and door square footage training

Congratulations to the latest corps members to complete Energy Survey!



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