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ABOUT COURSE
Earn 4 PDH | .4 CEU
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For Home Heating and Cooling Comfort, Efficiency, Electrification, and Sustainability
This course is for anyone interested in knowing how residential heat pump systems operate and how they save energy and reduce fossil fuel carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Heat pumps now play a significant role in our federal, state, and local government’s plans as part of a world-wide strategy for decarbonization. The instructor will provide information on how to select the best heat pump system for your needs, including the costs, energy savings, environmental impact, and incentives.
Course objectives:
- About traditional residential constant volume fossil fuel heating systems and electrical cooling systems (HVAC).
- Consumer terminology to select the best heat pump system for you.
- The types and operation of residential heat pump systems.
- What factors should be considered to determine the best heat pump system for you.
- The upfront cost and operating cost for traditional heating and cooling (HVAC) systems
- The upfront cost and operating cost for heat pump systems.
- Positives and negatives of heat pump and HVAC systems.
Topics:
- Consumer terminology such as AFUE, AHRI, BTU, BTUH, EER, HSPF, KW, KWH, SEER, THM, W, WH.
- Heat pump Energy Guide labels.
- Heat pump energy and power.
- Heat pump efficiency.
- Reversible heating and cooling heat pumps.
- Air source heat pump (ASHP) systems.
- Mini-spit ductless ASHP system.
- Split ducted or ductless ASHP system.
- Package ducted ASHP system.
- Ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems.
- Water source heat pump (WSHP) systems.
- Incentives to install heat pump systems from utility companies and federal or local governments.
- Energy efficiency opportunities to enhance heat pumps and HVAC heating and cooling systems
- Heat Pump considerations and selection such as residence size and location, single story or multi-story, single zone or multi-zone. number of occupants, seasonal temperatures, secondary heating system, location of indoor unit(s) and outdoor unit(s), and optional equipment such as desuperheaters and energy or heat recovery equipment.
- Heat pump and HVAC initial and operation cost calculations.
- Lifetime savings for efficient residential air source heat pumps
Who should attend:
Homeowners and owners, representatives or maintenance technicians for apartment buildings, senior citizen complexes, hotels, motels, home rentals, vacation resorts, time shares and public facilities such as libraries, community centers, activities clubs, etc.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
SAMUEL C. SUGARMAN, C.T.A.B., C.E.M., C.D.S.M., C.I.A.Q.M., is an internationally recognized HVAC and TAB consultant, instructor and author. He has consulted on projects for testing and balancing, performance evaluation, design, retrofit and commissioning of HVAC systems for cleanroom facilities, corporate headquarters, government facilities, office complexes, hotels, hospitals, fume hood labs, major retail establishments, military installations, nuclear power plants, private and public schools, colleges and universities. Mr. Sugarman was an adjunct professor at San Diego City College, and has also instructed over 250 HVAC, TAB and energy management training programs and seminars for various organizations, including AEE, ASHRAE, and the National Energy Management Institute. He has authored several books and training manuals on topics in the areas of his expertise and has received numerous awards and special recognition for his accomplishments. He currently serves as Board Chairman of the International Registry of CTAB Professionals.
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