Total Credits: 6 including 6 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 6 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Peter Kulczyk
- Duration:
- 6 Hours
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- This course is based on the 2020 Minnesota Residential Code and portions of the 2020 Minnesota Energy Code (that addresses insulated sheathing options). It covers both the basics of the code and provides a deep dive where needed. From the point of view of the Building Inspector out in the field, this course addresses the framing of new single-family homes, additions, remodel projects and fire-damaged structures. It focuses on both conventional framing and engineered components, submittal documents, live and dead loading, framing limitations, alterations, notching and boring, treated lumber, fasteners, bracing and both the energy and building code criteria for insulated exterior wall sheathing. This course also covers foundation wall connections to floor systems and pan flashing.
- Price:
- $84.00 - $96.00
Total Credits: 3 including 3 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 3 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Peter Kulczyk
- Duration:
- 3 Hours
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- This course is an overview of the State of Minnesota amendments for the 2020 Residential Code. It will focus on administrative process and specific code sections throughout the International Residential Code (IRC) that have been amended by the State of Minnesota. It will not address all of the IRC specific amendments nor any amendments related to electrical, HVAC, or plumbing.
- Price:
- $42.00 - $48.00
Total Credits: 6 including 6 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 6 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit
- Faculty:
- Peter Kulczyk
- Duration:
- 6 Hours
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- Presented in a question-and-answer format, this course combines issues that should be addressed during a design or plan review stage with those that take place during the actual construction or inspection stage in the project. The instructor will use building plans of single-family homes from various sources and photographs taken of the same during the construction process. Code references will be made from the 2020 Minnesota Residential Code and 2015 Minnesota Residential Energy Code. Generally, the course will be from the point of view of the building inspector during regular inspections of different phases of construction.
- Price:
- $84.00 - $96.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Contractor Credit | MN Building Official Credit
- Faculty:
- Rick Cobbs
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- Blower door testing in Minnesota has been required since 2015. Today it is still challenging for some Contractors. Common air sealing problems include unsealed poly vapor barriers, multi-family common walls, bonus rooms framing and ductwork penetrations, and mechanical systems without dampers. This course will view real life pictures of these problems and offer solutions.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Energy Credit
- Faculty:
- Michael Anschel
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- This course looks at two of the more complicated components of basement construction including problems with how many basements are built today and how to build them better with proper capillary, air, water, and thermal control layers. Finishing an existing basement is even more challenging, and we’ve all seen examples of how badly it can fail. This course provides a best practice solution to finishing existing spaces, so they are as durable and efficient as possible.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 4 including 4 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 4 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Greg Karow
- Duration:
- 4 Hours
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- In accordance with the 2020 Minnesota Residential Code, this course covers code administration for contractors; investigate specific and details of framing in accordance with the International Residential Code; window, siding and roofing installation including flashing details, and more.
- Price:
- $56.00 - $64.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | MN Building Official Credit | WI Contractor Credit | MN Energy Credit
- Faculty:
- Michael Anschel
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- The course takes a close look at continuous insulation, explains critical construction details and options, discusses what not to do, and reviews each of the control layers.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit | MN Energy Credit
- Faculty:
- Peter Kulczyk
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- This course is a refresher course on the Residential Exterior Energy Envelope Provisions of the 2020 Minnesota Residential Energy Code.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit | MN Energy Credit
- Faculty:
- Peter Kulczyk
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- This is a refresher course on the Foam Plastic (Insulation) Provisions of the 2020 Minnesota Residential Energy Code addressing the materials, design, application, construction and installation of foam plastic (insulation) materials.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 2 including 2 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 2 Minnesota Building Official, 2 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Patrick Huelman
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- High-performance enclosure systems are fundamental to efficient, durable, healthy, and sustainable homes. In this course we will dive into the critical functions and attributes of the four key control layers: thermal, water, air, and vapor. Then using these principles, we will look at leading high-performance enclosure strategies and applications for Zero Energy Ready Homes. The session will highlight robust, efficient, and affordable slab, foundation, and roof assemblies along with case studies of three high-performance wall systems.
- Price:
- $28.00 - $32.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Lisa Render
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- This course geared toward residential and multifamily homes and covers the basic evolution in insulation practices, discusses why we insulate, the critical areas to insulate, and various insulation materials available.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 6 including 6 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 6 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Peter Kulczyk
- Duration:
- 6 hours
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- This course focuses on the construction process for a single family home in Minnesota under the provisions of the 2020 Minnesota Residential Code and 2015 Minnesota Energy Code. Learn the permit process, plan review, alternative materials and the inspection of the footings, foundations, waterproofing, foundation insulation options, framing, water-resistive barriers, exterior envelope, wall and attic insulation materials, vapor retarders, interior air barriers, thermal barriers, unvented roofs, emergency escape and rescue, roofing materials, guards, means of egress, emergency escape and rescue, wood-plastic composite materials and interior finishes.
- Price:
- $84.00 - $96.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Paul Morin
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- Even many normal homes have severe problems during weather extremes; a wet summer, a cold winter, a snowy winter, a snowy cold winter. In other homes, a problem appears when something changed; added a furnace humidifier, a lawn sprinkler system, a set-back thermostat, or insulated the attic. Sometimes the problem is obvious, other times it is more subtle. This room is cold is colder than the others. Learn about what tools and techniques and building science are used to troubleshoot a variety of issues in homes.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Energy Credit
- Faculty:
- Michael Anschel
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- Wall assembly details like corners, deck connections, fastening schedules, tapes, window bucks, furring strips and cladding attachment present challenges. Michael Anschel is a nationally recognized green design and building expert who set out to determine if there was a simple high-performance wall system to resolve these challenges in new construction, remodeling and retrofit situations. Learn the results of his extensive pursuit. Michael will walk through each layer of wall assembly and share lessons learned, as well as the strategies and materials behind this new approach he’s dubbed the “awesome wall.”
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Ross Anderson
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- This course focuses on why energy codes continue to push exterior insulation as the next step in making buildings more energy efficient. The building science behind adding insulation to the exterior and how it can be practically achieved are discussed.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 2 including 2 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 2 Minnesota Building Official, 2 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit | MN Building Official Credit
- Faculty:
- Patrick Huelman
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- For high-performance, net zero energy homes, it is critical to get the building enclosure and mechanical systems right. While renewable energy can be added or acquired later, it is not as easy to change the overall efficiency of the building enclosure or HVAC system. It is critical to identify cost-effective approaches to get the loads low and efficiencies high. The last segment of this course will explore specific design and technologies strategies that the instructor would select for a Net Zero energy Home today. It all comes down to systems optimization—not spending too much in one area or too little in another—with the goal of keeping the cost of a renewable energy system more accessible and affordable today and in the future.
- Price:
- $28.00 - $32.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | MN Energy Credit | WI Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Ross Anderson
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- This course will give a basic overview of building science and then discuss projects where poor attention to building science has caused unintended consequences for the builder and the homeowner.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00