Description

CILB CEUs: 2 General credits; CILB# 0613599; Provider# 0000859

This 2-hour instructor-led course will inform Florida building contractors and code inspectors about the 7th Edition (2020) Residential Florida Energy Conservation Code. Course topics will include Prescriptive, Performance and Energy Rating Index (ERI) compliance options, residential building air leakage and duct leakage testing and mechanical ventilation requirements.

Learning Objectives
The primary objectives are for students to obtain a working knowledge of 7th Edition residential Florida Energy Code mandatory provisions and compliance method options, and building air leakage testing, mechanical ventilation and duct leakage testing requirements.

This 2-hour instructor-led, live webinar course will inform Florida building contractors and code inspectors about the 7th Edition (2020) Residential Florida Energy Conservation Code. Course topics will include Prescriptive, Performance and Energy Rating Index (ERI) compliance options, residential building air leakage and duct leakage testing and mechanical ventilation requirements. Q and A will be available during the course. Webinar details will be provided after course registration.

(Note that the 8th Edition (2023) Florida Energy Code is scheduled to go into effect on December 31, 2023 but is still being developed at this time. This class will only include 7th Edition code material. We will start offering 8th Edition Florida Energy Code webinars in the spring of 2023.)

Course Outline

1:00 p.m.   Introduction
1:05 p.m.   Recent Code History and the 2020 Supplements

1:15 p.m.   The 7th Edition (2020) Residential Florida Energy Conservation Code

   — Chapters Overview

   — Mandatory provisions
   — Prescriptive compliance   
   — Performance compliance
   — Energy Rating Index compliance
   — Compliance Options Summary   

2:20 p.m.   Break

2:30 p.m.   Air Leakage Testing and Mechanical Ventilation
   — Building air leakage testing
   — Mechanical ventilation
   — Duct air leakage testing

3:10 p.m.   Complete Course Evaluations

Instructors

Jeff Sonne, Tei Kucharski, Dave Chasar

Event Location
Live Webinar

Cocoa location: Florida Solar Energy Center 1679 Clearlake Rd Cocoa FL 32922

For other locations: TBD