Certified European Passive House Designer
Description
For over 10 years the Passive House (Passivhaus) Standards have been adopted for many building types – both new build and renovations – and interest is increasing worldwide. The supply chain has matured and a wide range of Passive House Standard products are available.
Delivered by the University of Strathclyde Energy Systems Research Unit, the BRE Centre of Excellence in Energy Utilisation in partnership with the BRE Academy, the qualification will provide you with all the skills necessary to successfully design and deliver buildings to the Passive House Standard.
You will be required to undertake self-study of several online modules (video material plus exercises – approx. 15 hours) prior to attending the one week’s intensive classroom training. It is important to complete this work to improve your understanding of Passive House.
Please note: As part of this training course you are required to purchase the PHPP 9 2015 software. This can be purchased from aecb.net at a cost of £140 + VAT for non-members and is required for the online modules.
The course includes 80 detailed topics covering:
The heat-insulating building shell
Construction heat bridges
Passive House windows
Air-tightness and Blower Door Test (workshop)
Thermography (workshop)
Ventilation
Summer comfort
Utilisation of residual heat
Quality Assurance of heating and ventilation
Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) with a range of buildings and your own project
Non-residential Passive House
Profitability and Loan program calculations
Tendering and awarding contracts
Construction Supervision and Quality Assurance
Customer support
FEE
£1,930.00 + VAT
RIAS/RIBA/CIBSE/AECB/ CIAT/Passivhaus Trust members: £1,640.50 +VAT
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