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Envelope Fundamentals

Envelope Fundamentals focuses on how the building envelope affects the comfort, health and safety of the people who use the building.

Introduction

  • House as a System
  • Healthy Indoor Environment
  • Building Envelope

Module 1: House As A System

  • Heat Flow
  • Air Flow
  • Moisture Flow

Module 2: Indoor Air Quality

  • Sources
  • Symptoms
  • Solutions

Module 3: Healthy Housing

  • Materials
  • Combustion Spillage
  • Radon

Module 4: Ventilation Requirements

  • Why Ventilate?
  • Ventilation Standards
  • Systems

Module 5: Fundamentals of Air Sealing

  • Purpose of Air Sealing
  • Types of Barriers
  • Approaches
  • Air Sealing Materials

Module 6: Strategies for Air Sealing

  • Air Sealing Issues
  • Foundations
  • Walls & Floors
  • Ceilings & Roofs

Module 7: Fundamentals of Insulation

  • Properties of Insulation
  • R-value
  • Insulation Materials

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Course Length:
12 to 18 hours
Career Stage:
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Reconnaissance des terres

Dans un esprit de respect, de réciprocité et de vérité, nous honorons et reconnaissons Moh’kinsstis, le territoire traditionnel du Traité 7 et les pratiques orales de la confédération des Pieds-Noirs : Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, ainsi que les nations Îyâxe Nakoda et Tsuut’ina. Nous reconnaissons que ce territoire abrite la Nation métisse de l’Alberta, la région 3 au sein de la patrie historique des Métis du Nord-Ouest. Enfin, nous reconnaissons toutes les nations qui vivent, travaillent et se divertissent sur ce territoire, et qui l’honorent et le célèbrent.

Land Acknowledgment

In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. Finally, we recognize all Nations who live, work and play on this land and honour and celebrate this territory.