Complying with the 2015 Vermont Commercial Building Energy Standards
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 4:30 pm
Vermont Commercial Building Energy Standard
Current Vermont commercial building energy standards
2015 IECCIdentifying projects to which it applies
Reviewing the format and organization of the code
Examining required submittals/procedures
Exploring energy models
COMcheck Introduction
Review functionality on live screen
Overview of menus, toolbars and fields
Common COMcheck submittal mistakes
Alternatives to compliance paths
Building Envelope
Review the difference between the R and U factors
Weather-resistive barriers
Vapor barriers, air barriers and thermal boundaries
Prescriptive R or U, F, and C
Slab insulation
Fenestration requirements
Requirements for doors and entrances
Insulation requirements
Basement insulation strategies
Exterior foam
Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems
Calculating loads and equipment sizing requirements
Mandatory provisions
Requirements for controls
Equipment types and requirements
Simple or complex
Economizers
Service Water Heating
Considerations including pipe
insulation, pool covers and heat traps
Power and Lighting
Lighting controls
Daylighting
Power limitations using whole
building or space-by-space method
Case Studies: Planning, Modeling and Verifying Compliance
Credits
Architects
6.5 HSW Contact Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Building Performance Institute
1.86 CEUs
International Code Council
6.5 Contact Hours
Contractors
Voluntary Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to Vermont architects and 6.5 non-mandatory continuing education hours to Vermont professional engineers. Educators and courses for architects are not subject to preapproval in Vermont.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885).
Architects and engineers seeking continuing education credit outside Vermont will be able to claim the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Due to Vermont-specific course content, this seminar is not eligible for New York architect and engineering continuing education credit.
The Building Performance Institute has awarded 1.86 CEUs for the completion of this seminar.
The International Code Council has approved this event for 6.5 contact hours (.65 CEUs) in the specialty area of energy.
This seminar offers construction contractors a continuing education activity; it has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity with a continuing education requirement.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Arthur “Art” Pakatar, LEED Green Associate, CEA
The Pakatar GroupMr. Pakatar is the principal of The Pakatar Group, a firm dedicated to the built environment. He is an industry veteran with several years of experience teaching home performance and construction-related topics. Mr. Pakatar holds certifications from the International Code Council, the Association of Energy Engineers, the Building Performance Institute, the U.S. Green Building Council and RESNET. He is a certified code enforcement officer in New York State and holds the energy code inspector and plans examiner credentials with ICC. Over the past 10 years Mr. Pakatar has prepared and delivered training to code enforcement officers, design professionals and other construction industry stakeholders throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. He has taught throughout the United States. Having participated in creating protocols on several pertinent topics, Mr. Pakatar is considered a subject matter expert on those topics.