Title: HET 290 Building Insulation

HET 290 Building Insulation
  HET 290 Building Insulation Introduction
  Student INTAKE Form
  Dropbox
    Dropbox Introduction
  Course Glossary
  Week 1
    Week 1 Introduction
    Lecture PowerPoints and Videos
    Reading Assignments
      Fire extinguisher
      Lock-out-tag-out
      Weatherization
    Vocabulary Review
    Lab Assignment
    Assignments
    Vocabulary Quiz
  Week 2
    Week 2 Introduction
    Lecture PowerPoint and Videos
    Reading Assignments
      Air Sealing Your Home
      Blower Door Tests
      Blower-door
      Building science
      Combustion Appliance Backdrafting
      Duct leakage testing
      Manometers
    Vocabulary Review
    Lab Assignment
    Assignment
  Week 3
    Week 3 Introduction
    PowerPoints and Videos
    Reading Assignments
      Building Envelope
      Building Material
      Building Science
      Conduction
      Convection Heat Transfer
      Heat Transfer
      How to Reduce Thermal Bridging in Walls
      Infiltration (HVAC)
      R-value
      Radiation
      Stack Effect
      Thermal Break
      Thermal Breaks in Windows
      Thermal Bridge
      U-Value
      What is a Thermal Break
      What is the Definition of a Building Envelope?
    Vocabulary Review
    Lab Assignment
    Assignment
  Week 4
    Week 4 Introduction
    PowerPoints and Videos
    Reading Assignments
      Blower door
      Blower Door Test
      Detecting Air Leaks
      Diagnostic Tools
      Diagnostic Tools
      Energy Audit
      Home Energy Rating
      PFT Air Infiltration Measurement Technique
    Vocabulary Review
    Lab Assignment
    Assignment
  Week 5
    Week 5 Introduction
    Reading Assignment
      Reading Assignment
    Videos
    Lab Assignment
    Assignment
  Week 6
    Week 6 Introduction
    Reading Assignments
      Air Sealing for New Home Construction
      Air Sealing Your Home
      How to check a house for air leaks
      Insulation and Air Sealing Products and Services
      Read More: How to check a house for air leaks
      Sealing Air Leaks: Basement
      Tips: Sealing Air Leaks
      Why Seal and Insulate?
    Videos
      Air Sealing and Caulking Walls
      Air Sealing Attics
      How to do Air Sealing: The Expert Energy Show
      Installing a Ten Mat recessed light cover over a non-IC recessed can light
      Spraying a flash coat of foam on a tongue and groove ceiling
      The Importance of Air Sealing and Insulating Attics
      What are the best places to air seal my house?
    Vocabulary Review
  Week 7
    Week 7 Introduction
    PowerPoint
    Reading Assignments
      Air Sealing (CC BY 3.0 US)
      Video: Installing a Ten Mat recessed light cover over a non-IC recessed light
    Vocabulary Review
    Assignment
    Lab Assignment
  Week 8
    Week 8 Introduction
    Reading Assignment
    Additional Reading Assignments
      Adding Attic Insulation
      Adding Insulating to an existing home
      Building insulation materials
      Cellulose insulation
      Energy Audit
      Energy conservation in the United States
      Energy Star
      Estimating the Payback Period of Additional Insulation
      Heat Transfer
      Housewrap
      How to Cut Insulation Board
      How to Estimate Insulation
      How to Install Fiberglass Insulation
      Insulating and Air Sealing Products
      Insulation
      Insulation Materials
      Insulation Tips
      Joist
      R-value (insulation)
      Recommended Levels of Insulation
      Spray foams (insulation)
      Structural insulated panels
      Types of insulation
      Where to insulate a home?
    Videos
      Adding Wall Insulation Video
      Home Insulation: Insulation Effectiveness
      How to Buy Insulation
      Intro and Attic Insulation
      NDSU Energy: Foundation and Basement Insulation in Homes
      Problems with knee wall insulation that was partially insulated
      Retro-Foam - Spray Foam Insulation - Home Insulation
      What is Insulation
    Vocabulary Review
  Week 9
    Week 9 Introduction
    Reading Assignments
      Building Insulation
      Insulation
      Insulation Materials
      Spray foams (insulation)
      Tips: Insulation
      Types of Insulation
    Videos
      Foam Insulation Toledo Ohio - 888-750-3626
      Home Insulation: Insulation Effectiveness
      Insulating and Air Sealing an Attic with Spray Foam
      Insulation
      Intro and Attic Insulation
      NDSU Energy: Foundation and Basement Insulation in Homes
      Problems with knee wall insulation that was partially insulated
      RetroFoam - Spray Foam Insulation - Home Insulation
      The Start of the Foam Insulation in my Attic
      Wall Insulation
      What is Insulation
    Lab Assignment
    Assignment
  Week 10
    Week 10 Introduction
    Reading Assignments
      Do air ducts make a difference in my home’s energy use?
      Duct (HVAC)
      Duct Leakage Testing
      Duct Sealing
      Duct Sealing (b)
      Ducts that Don't Leak
      How Do You Ensure Your Ducts Aren't Leaky?
      How to Seal AC Ducts
      How to Seal Air Ducts
      How to Seal HVAC Ducts
      How to Seal Leaking AC Ducts
      How to use Duct Sealer
      Minimizing Energy Losses in Ducts
      Tips: Air Ducts
      Tools for Homeowners: Diagnosing Your Ducts
    Videos
      Aeroseal-Duct Sealing
      Attic Duct Insulation Repair and Sealing
      Duct Sealing
      Home Performance 101 - In 5 Minutes
      How to Seal an HVAC Duct with Mastic - Duct Sealant
      How to seal home air ducts and save money!
      Spray Mastic Duct Sealer
      Webinar: What you may not know about duct testing methods
      Zonal Pressure Testing with a ThermalStar Pressure Pan
    Vocabulary Review
    Assignment
  Week 11
    Week 11 Introduction
    Lecture PowerPoint and Videos
    Reading Assignments
      Auto-defrosting
      Cupronickel
      Defrosting
      Evaporator
      Freezer-burn
      Heat exchanger
      Heat transfer
      Latent heat
      Refrigerator
      Shell and tube heat exchanger
      Superheat
    Vocabulary Review
    Lab Assignment
    Assignment
  Week 12
    Week 12 Introduction
    Reading Assignments
      BPI Health & Safety Testing Checklist
      Building Codes and Indoor Air Quality (EPA)
      Combustion Appliance Backdrafting
      Combustion Appliance Zone (CAZ) Testing Worksheet
      Combustion Equipment Safety
      Home Energy Rating
      Preventing Problems with Combustion Equipment
      RESNET Interim Guidelines for Combustion Appliance Testing and Writing Work Scope
    Vocabulary Review
    Assignment
  Week 13
    Week 13 Introduction
    Assignment
    Lab Assignment
  Week 14
    Week 14 Introduction
    Assignment
  Week 15
    Week 15 Introduction
    Lab Assignment
    Assignment
  Week16
    Week16 Introduction
    Final Exam