Instructor
Cate O’dahl
Orientation
This class consists of all online
Lecture with 11 hours of Lab required
 See the Course Syllabus for details
 If this is your first online course, use
the tools on the home page to help
you understand how
to use Canvas
Online Learning
Management Tool
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Session
Topic
Week 1
Green HVAC and Healthy Buildings
Week 2
Codes, Regulations & Certifications
Week 3
Building Science
Week 4
House as a System
Week 5
Fact vs. Fiction
Week 6
Equipment & Product Selection
Week 7
Testing & Code Compliance
Week 8
Customer Service
Week9
Business Development - Building Science & Business
Science
Week10
Green VHAC
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The Syllabus will be reviewed
Week 1 during the first lab
meeting.
If you miss this first lab meeting,
YOU are required
to familiarize yourself with course
assignments and
assessment OR contact the
instructor.
The syllabus is linked in Canvas
and will be
emailed to you prior to the Week
1 lab meeting.
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Course Information
◦ Includes contact info for instructor
Course Objectives
◦ Introduce students to online learning
◦ Teach students to understand how green building
strategies affect quality HVAC installation, service,
and repair
◦ Inform students of new code, regulations, and
building certifications that affect current HVAC
industry standards
◦ Provide latest equipment and product information for
changing industry
◦ Begin to learn how to look at HVAC as one component
in the house as a system
◦ Prepare students for the changes in HVAC industry to
better equip them for a changing workforce.
What you will learn in
this course – see syllabus
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Textbook
Residential Energy, Cost Savings
and Comfort for Existing Buildings,
John Krigger/Chris Dorsi - 2009
Sixth Edition ISBN - 13: 978-1-880120-23-1
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Additional Required Reading Materials
Click the links to connect to reading materials assigned for this class.
 Washington State Energy Code Builder’s Field Guide,
2009, 8th Edition, available on line, click link from
your computer to access pdf document.
Full document:
www.energy.wsu.edu/Documents/entire_guide.pdf
 Residential Pressure & Air Leakage Testing Manual,
Retrotec Inc., revised 2011-08-05, available on line,
click link from your computer to access pdf
document.
 Read this: The Building Connection, available online, click link from your computer to access pdf
document.
Student Network Account
 Readings, Assignments Homework
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What you will learn in this course
 Textbook
 Online Course Necessities
 Student Network Account
 Readings, Assignments Homework
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What you will learn in this course
 Textbook
 Online Course Necessities
 Student Network Account
 Readings, Assignments Homework
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Readings, Assignments Homework
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Getting Started
 Attendance
 Grades
 Course Schedule
 Computer Labs & Tutoring
 Campus Safety& Security
Information
 Disability Services
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Student Code of Conduct
 Netiquette and Privacy
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◦ Be sure to READ this section so you are
prepared to fully participate in the online
Discussion Forums
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5 Keys to Success
“If you steal from one author,
it's plagiarism; if you steal from many,
it's research.” Wilson Mizner
 So, remember, if you directly quote
one author, you must make a citation,
if you see the general idea in three or
more instances, paraphrase.
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Green HVAC is a new way of thinking about
an old problem
Einstein said “We can't solve problems by
using the same kind of thinking we used
when we created them.”
So, if we agree there is a problem in the
United States with residential heating and
cooling system efficiency, then according
to Einstein, we need a new way to think
about the problem to create a solution.
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Green HVAC is a new approach to Traditional HVAC that
solves some of the efficiency (waste) issues with current
HVAC design, installation and maintenance.
This course is designed to prepare HVAC students for
changes in the industry toward green HVAC including
more energy efficiency and improved indoor air quality
in residential home construction, renovation, and repair.
Students will learn basic building science as it applies to
green building and, especially to HVAC to understand
the “house as a system”.
The class covers new codes and regulations affecting
any home repairs, discussions of green options for
standard HVAC install, repair or services, including new
technology, equipment, and strategies that improve
energy savings and indoor air quality.
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Green, as a term associated with building and
development, also referred to as “Sustainable” where
strategies are designed to increase efficiency, reduce
waste, and reduce the impact on the natural
environment. It includes water, energy, materials and it
comes with an entire new vocabulary that defines its
parameters.
In this session we will
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Introduce and define Green Building
Introduce and define Green HVAC
Introduce and define a healthy home
Introduce and define indoor air quality
Define important factors for discussing Green HVAC
Set context for HVAC within the scope of overall green
building
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Green building, also referred to as
sustainable construction, refers to a set of
design, construction, and operations &
maintenance strategies that:
 Protect the natural environment
 Preserve and protect water quality
 Improve and enhance indoor air quality
 Improve and enhance energy efficiency