Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit | MN Energy Credit
- Faculty:
- Peter Kulczyk
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- This course is a refresher course on the Residential Exterior Energy Envelope Provisions of the 2020 Minnesota Residential Energy Code.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit | MN Energy Credit
- Faculty:
- Peter Kulczyk
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- This is a refresher course on the Foam Plastic (Insulation) Provisions of the 2020 Minnesota Residential Energy Code addressing the materials, design, application, construction and installation of foam plastic (insulation) materials.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit | MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit
- Faculty:
- Michael Anschel
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- This course looks at two of the more complicated components of basement construction including problems with how many basements are built today and how to build them better with proper capillary, air, water, and thermal control layers. Finishing an existing basement is even more challenging, and we’ve all seen examples of how badly it can fail. This course provides a best practice solution to finishing existing spaces, so they are as durable and efficient as possible.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Energy Credit
- Faculty:
- Michael Anschel
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- Wall assembly details like corners, deck connections, fastening schedules, tapes, window bucks, furring strips and cladding attachment present challenges. Michael Anschel is a nationally recognized green design and building expert who set out to determine if there was a simple high-performance wall system to resolve these challenges in new construction, remodeling and retrofit situations. Learn the results of his extensive pursuit. Michael will walk through each layer of wall assembly and share lessons learned, as well as the strategies and materials behind this new approach he’s dubbed the “awesome wall.”
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Paul Morin
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- Even many normal homes have severe problems during weather extremes; a wet summer, a cold winter, a snowy winter, a snowy cold winter. In other homes, a problem appears when something changed; added a furnace humidifier, a lawn sprinkler system, a set-back thermostat, or insulated the attic. Sometimes the problem is obvious, other times it is more subtle. This room is cold is colder than the others. Learn about what tools and techniques and building science are used to troubleshoot a variety of issues in homes.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Ross Anderson
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- This course focuses on why energy codes continue to push exterior insulation as the next step in making buildings more energy efficient. The building science behind adding insulation to the exterior and how it can be practically achieved are discussed.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Lisa Render
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- This course geared toward residential and multifamily homes and covers the basic evolution in insulation practices, discusses why we insulate, the critical areas to insulate, and various insulation materials available.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Contractor Credit | MN Building Official Credit
- Faculty:
- Rick Cobbs
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- This course gives builders an overview of the ENERGY STAR New Homes Program which is a requirement for a builder to earn the 45L federal tax credit. A builder will understand basic requirements of the program and the building science and rationale behind the requirements. Many pictures will be used most from new homes constructed in the Twin Cities Area showing good and bad installations.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 6 including 6 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 6 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Peter Kulczyk
- Duration:
- 6 Hours
- License:
- Short Description:
- This course is based on the 2020 Minnesota Residential Code and portions of the 2020 Minnesota Energy Code (that addresses insulated sheathing options). It covers both the basics of the code and provides a deep dive where needed. From the point of view of the Building Inspector out in the field, this course addresses the framing of new single-family homes, additions, remodel projects and fire-damaged structures. It focuses on both conventional framing and engineered components, submittal documents, live and dead loading, framing limitations, alterations, notching and boring, treated lumber, fasteners, bracing and both the energy and building code criteria for insulated exterior wall sheathing. This course also covers foundation wall connections to floor systems and pan flashing.
- Price:
- $84.00 - $96.00
Total Credits: 6 including 6 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 6 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Peter Kulczyk
- Duration:
- 6 hours
- License:
- Short Description:
- This course focuses on the construction process for a single family home in Minnesota under the provisions of the 2020 Minnesota Residential Code and 2015 Minnesota Energy Code. Learn the permit process, plan review, alternative materials and the inspection of the footings, foundations, waterproofing, foundation insulation options, framing, water-resistive barriers, exterior envelope, wall and attic insulation materials, vapor retarders, interior air barriers, thermal barriers, unvented roofs, emergency escape and rescue, roofing materials, guards, means of egress, emergency escape and rescue, wood-plastic composite materials and interior finishes.
- Price:
- $84.00 - $96.00
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