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House Passes $6.6 Billion 'Cash for Caulkers' Bill
The House passed another in its long series of runaway spending bills,
this time it’s the $6.6 billion “cash for caulkers” weatherization
bill.
In a vote of 246-161 the House voted to spend more of the American
taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars on gimmicky, big government
“stimulus” spending. The bill would pay homeowners thousands of
dollars in rebates to remodel their homes with new windows, doors and
insulation.
The House first passed a Republican “motion to recommit” by a vote
of 346 to 68 making Democrats pay for the bill with an offset if the
resulting new government programs are found to add to the deficit
Both President Barack Obama and the top House Republican found reason
for praise in a series of House votes Thursday for a weatherization
program.
Obama hailed the House's passage of the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, a
bill which provides subsidies to make homes more energy efficient, while
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) praised a vote to force
Democrats to pay for the $6.6 billion program.
Honeywell's Enovate(TM)PRO Weatherization Contractor Program.
Under the partnership, Green Fiber will become a distributor of
Honeywell's new line of weatherization products, which are available
only to contractors who are certified under Honeywell's weatherization
contractor program. Green Fiber will also help select contractor
partners to become part of the program, which is designed to help
contractors expand their business offerings in the area of air sealing
and weatherization for homes and commercial buildings.
"We are very pleased to partner with Green Fiber, a leader in
natural fiber insulation materials, to expand the weatherization
contractor program," said Bryan Magnus, business manager for
weatherization products and services at Honeywell. "Green Fiber's
broad industry and national sales force make them an excellent partner
for distributing the exclusive line of Honeywell products and
services."
Green Fiber, which recently introduced a new, premium all borate blow-in
natural fiber insulation that is ideal for retrofit projects, this year
launched a training program to help contractors grow their businesses
through weatherization improvement projects.
"Providing exceptional weatherization products and training
opportunities for contractors is a key goal of Green Fiber," said
Harold Pinkston, marketing director for US Green Fiber, LLC. "We
are excited to partner with a national leader like Honeywell to continue
to bring new resources that will help contractors build their businesses
and service homeowners."
The Honeywell weatherization contractor program is designed to provide
insulation, HVAC and other contractors with professional development
training specifically designed to allow them to perform air sealing and
weatherization work on homes or commercial buildings. The training
includes analyzing the building envelope; methods and products for air
sealing and weatherization; and health and safety best practices.
In addition to being trained by Honeywell, contractors are required to
become certified by the Building Performance Institute (BPI) in order to
become Authorized Honeywell EnovatePRO Contractors. These contractors
then have access to Honeywell EnovatePRO products and materials,
including foam sealants and commercial grade weather stripping, used to
perform weatherization contracting work.
Air sealing and weatherizing homes is one of the most effective ways
homeowners can save energy and make homes more comfortable. According to
the Air Barrier Association of America, a typical 2,500-square-foot home
has more than a half mile of cracks and crevices. The U.S. government
estimates that air leakage accounts for 25 to 40 percent of energy used
for heating and cooling the average home.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allocated $5 billion
to enhance the government's Weatherization Assistance Program, which
allows families to reduce their energy bills by making their homes more
energy efficient. Additionally, President Barack Obama last December
proposed a new program that would reimburse homeowners for
energy-efficient appliances and insulation. Under the program, widely
called Cash for Caulkers, a homeowner could receive up to $12,000 in
rebates for investment in home weatherization.
Training Objectives
Successful students will:
Be able to describe the purpose and process of home energy auditing
Be able to communicate the purpose and process to the public and agency
clients
Be qualified and competent to perform field inspections and building
diagnostics necessary to make meaningful recommendations for
installation measures that will enhance comfort, health, safety,
building durability and energy savings
Be capable of describing the scope of work/retrofit measures needed to
weatherize the building
Be qualified to perform post remediation inspection audits to verify
weatherization efforts
Prepare to take written and field testing for Building Performance
Institute certification at http://academyofbuildingscience.org
Training Overview
Our training program will help you prepare for BPI's Building Analyst
written and field tests, and will open your eyes to a new way of
thinking about residential buildings.
You will come to understand how the house works as a system, why homes
fail, and how to use the latest building science technology to help
resolve residential heating, cooling, base load and air leakage
problems. By using a "whole house" performance-based approach,
you will address a comprehensive range of interrelated building issues
and be able to provide your clients with a more comfortable, safe,
durable and energy-efficient home.
Chronology
Day 1 8:30am to 5:00pm
Introductions
Fundamentals of Building Performance - Building Performance Basics
Performing the Occupant Interview
Site Design Inspection - Moisture Control and Site Design
Combustion Safety Testing: Carbon Monoxide, Targeting Health and
Safety,Interpreting the Blower Door
Day 2 8:30am to 5:00pm
Infiltration
Air Flow
Identify and Control Air Leakage
Air-Balancing Building Zones
Building Performance Reviewing BPI standards
Day 3 8:30am to 5:00pm
Ventilation: Controlled Airflow for the Home, Moisture Control and
Ventilation
Insulation Performance: Framing Inspection, Infrared Imaging
Field Activities: The diagnostic energy audit with BPI testing
Day 4 8:30am to 5:00pm
In Field Training at Test House
Real World - Insulation Performance & Thermal boundary, Windows and
doors, Pressure and Thermal Boundary and CAZ testing
Day 5 8:30am to 12:00 Noon
Course Review, Preparation & Discussion
BPI written test (on-line) with live proctor - 2 hour allotment
BPI field tests (*Out of Town Candidates will have priority but this
must be scheduled in advance)
Schedule will consist of the following--------------
* 3 days of classroom instruction-------- * 1.5 day of field training in
a Real House, not a Lab!
* 8 hour sessions (including breaks)----- *Text books are included ----*
Testing certification fees apply
Training Topics
* Health and Safety
* Fundamentals of building science
* Identify building performance problems including ice dams, mold and
mildew, and indoor air quality issues
* Energy consumption analysis
* Analyze buildings using blower doors with an Emphasis on Infrared
Thermal Imaging technology and other diagnostic equipment
* Assess building tightness, mechanical and distribution systems and
combustion safety for a "whole house" performance-based
approach
* Building airflow standards
* Heat loss calculations for existing and improved conditions
* Practical application of blower door combustion safety testing and
other Thermal diagnostics for assessing air leakage and efficiency in
buildings.
Introduction to Pressure Diagnostics Description: This is a 2-day
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participant with an understanding of pressure diagnostics analysis and
includes both classroom and field experience. Participants will learn
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Manometer to perform pressure diagnostics, locate problems and find
solutions to ineffective energy problems with the residential
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Infrared Thermography for Energy Performance Course
You will learn from Certified Thermographers in the field. Our classes
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will learn the insider techniques, tips and tricks for getting most from
your Infrared Thermal Imager, as well as protocols on weatherization
Thermal Scan surveys and application examples. You don't have to have an
Infrared camera to sign up for this course.
Course Outline
Introduction to Infrared thermography
Learn how to operate your Infrared camera for Energy Performance
analysis
Understanding of your environmental and target conditions necessary to
successfully find problems through an introduction to Heat transfer and
Infrared Science
Learn about existing standards; their strengths and weaknesses
See application examples through demonstrations and in-depth discussions
Apply your knowledge through Application lab exercises
Learn how to conduct a Thermal Scan of a single family residence
Learn how to create an effective Energy Performance report
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