Course Description

Fee:

$346 ($277 ASHRAE Member)

Includes course materials, Certificate of Attendance, and course recording.

Course Description

This advanced course is for professional engineers and architects who want to expand their practice to include the design, construction, and operation of zero energy (net zero) buildings. The first principle of zero energy design is to make the building as energy efficient as possible. On-site renewable energy systems will then be added to achieve these efficiency goals. If adequate on-site zero energy is not feasible, then options for off-site renewable energy should be explored. The test for zero energy is at the energy meter, so proper commissioning and operator training are critical to success. The zero energy principles outlined above will be presented with case studies and examples showing how other design professionals have met the zero-energy goal.

Learning Objectives:

• Procedures for assessing carbon emissions.
• CO2e emission rates from Addendum M to Standard 189.1.
• Long-run marginal emission rates in Standard 189.1.
• Consumption and production signatures (hour-month) and how they relate to LRMER carbon emission signatures.
• Strategies for decarbonization, including building electrification.
• How to source energy can be defined in a way that tracks carbon emissions.
• The social cost of GHG emissions and how this can be factored into LCC analysis.
• Primary and secondary energy sources.
• Embodied energy/carbon and GHG effects from refrigerant leaks.

Recommended Publications:

ASHRAE Design Guide for Tall, Supertall, and Megatall Building Systems, 2nd ed.

Design Professional's Guide to Zero Net Energy Buildings

ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides

Course Instructors:

Ghina Annan M.Eng Applied Energy, CEM, LEED® AP, WELL AP

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