CIT 110 - Energy Efficiency Technician

2.0 Credits
Introduction to building science with emphasis on the energy envelope. Become familiar with typical energy auditor’s tools: blower door, infrared camera and CO analyzer to measure and evaluate a building’s energy performance. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in

CIT 103

and

104

ENRGY 102

or instructor permission.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Set up, run and use the results of a blower door test to evaluate a building’s air tightness. [REASON]
Set up, run and use a blower door/manometer to test and evaluate combustion appliance zones, actual performance on ventilation fans and a forced air system’s ductwork for relative air tightness. [REASON]
Use an infrared camera to locate a building’s air exfiltration and verify insulation effectiveness. [REASON]
Analyze and compute a safe level of building air tightness based on industry standards. [REASON]
Inspect, test and evaluate a combustion appliance and conduct a combustion appliance zone worst case test. [REASON]
Write up a typical energy auditor’s test report. [COMMUNICATE]

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CIT 110 - Energy Efficiency Technician

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