STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Demonstrate how to properly interview the client to make sure that both the client and the contractor have the same vision.

 2. Discuss and demonstrate how to calculate the 6 main factors needed to provide comfortable conditions for the client.

 3. Discuss and demonstrate a basic understanding of the principles of heat gain and loss calculations.

 4. Demonstrate an understanding of calculation worksheets and software calculation procedures.

 5. Perform proper and accurate heating and cooling load calculations on residential structures.

 6. Demonstrate the proper steps to selecting a furnace and/or air conditioner for a residential structure based on the heat gain and loss calculations.

 7. Discuss and demonstrate the basic fundamentals of grill and register selection.

 8. Discuss and demonstrate a basic understanding of the principles of air movement and duct design.

 9. Perform proper and accurate design of a constant volume rigid duct system for a residential single-family structure using worksheets, duct calculator and a pocket calculator.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Introduction

 a. Interview skills to be able to get correct information from the client.

 b. Importance of learning system capability with negotiated list of performance criteria.

 c. Benefits produced by a detailed and accurate load calculation and the consequences of not making a detailed and accurate load calculation.

 II. Comfort

 a. System design process.

 b. Six ingredients of forced air comfort.

 i. Even Temperature

 ii. Filtration

 iii. Quietness

 iv. Outdoor Air

 v. Humidity Control

 vi. Air Circulation

 c. Different types of residential single zone systems.

 d. Characteristics of common residential comfort systems.

 III. Residential Load Calculation

 a. Issues and concept needed for load calculations.

 b. Residential load calculation survey and different types of heating and cooling loads.

 c. Residential load calculation component heat loss & gain calculations.

 IV. Equipment Selection

 a. Troubleshoot system design problems.

 b. Residential equipment selections, both heating and air conditioning.

 V. Designing Residential Duct Systems

 a. Basic principle of duct design.

 b. Designing residential air distribution systems.

 c. Different types of equipment and air-side devices.

 d. How to properly design common residential duct systems.

 VI. Lab Hands on Projects

 a. Residential load calculation projects.

 b. Residential duct sizing projects.