Event Description

Upgrading the thermal and air leakage performance of existing homes exposes a variety of hazards that many professionals either do not know how to address or how to communicate the importance of the issue to the customer. Estimators and installers, including DIY homeowners, take on additional liability when they fail to identify and remediate existing hazards during upgrade projects. In this two-hour class, instructor Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will cover the most common hazards that are regularly uncovered during energy upgrades and provide some practical strategies for resolving those issues. 

 Objective -

• Identify three or more common hazards that may be uncovered during energy upgrades
• List two or more repairs to mitigate common electrical hazards that are uncovered during energy upgrades
• Identify the difference between fixtures which can be safely sealed with conventional air sealing material, and those that require high temperature sealant or treatments
• Learn one or more key differences between combustion appliances that have single wall metal, double wall metal and plastic vent systems

Note: This webinar is part second of a three-part series.

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