Join Southface Institute for a live, instructor-led online training to maintain or expand your ENERGY STAR service offerings and expertise. Over the course of three four-hour sessions, you’ll learn how…
This three-day online course is designed to introduce the skills necessary to become a Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verifier, certified to perform the diagnostic testing required for new homes…
This comprehensive training teaches the necessary skills and abilities to perform comprehensive whole-home assessments to optimize comfort, durability, and performance by identifying problems at the root cause and prescribing prioritized solutions based on building science.
The BPI Energy Auditor certification is offered by the Building Performance Institute and is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Once…
How do we reduce building energy use while improving tenant comfort and health? Join our GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials training course to find out and earn your GPRO Certificate!…
How do we build efficient, healthy, and resilient buildings? Join our GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green training to find out and earn your GPRO Certificate. You’ll learn the foundational strategies…
This EarthCraft Builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design.
Learn how 16 best practices for sustainable operations and maintenance function as a set of industry standards that, when implemented, result directly in performance improvements for building operations.
With Southface, you can become a Certified Home Energy Rater, one of the highest residential energy credentials that can be earned by an individual.
These trainings are designed to expand on the New Alabama Energy Code sessions and offer in-depth information on new residential and commercial code requirements and compliance pathways for the new Alabama Energy Codes.
Learn key concepts and strategies around ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ), including an overview of the science behind the strategies and emphasis on pollutant control.
This course focuses on the application of ventilation concepts, as well as differences in strategies and needs within various climate zones.
Learn best practices for applying building science concepts to crawlspace design.
Learn the best practices for duct design, including recommended materials and methods for installing, sealing, and insulating ductwork, as well as diagnosing duct problems and applying code requirements and ACCA standards to sizing, design, and selection of HVAC equipment.
Learn the advantage of proper HVAC equipment sizing, best practices for ensuring proper sizing, and procedures for proper application of the Manual J protocol and related software.
Southface experts explain best practices and recommended materials for insulating the roofline and bringing the attic into the home’s conditioned space.
Outline the key issues and challenges that affect insulation performance.
Southface experts describe best practices and procedures for assessing and resolving combustion safety issues in various contexts within the residential setting.
The one-day ASHRAE 62.2-2013 Ventilation for Existing Homes Training introduces participants to the concepts behind the development of the ASHRAE 62.2-2013 standard.
Southface experts present basic principles of building science, with emphasis on heat transfer (the conversion and exchange of thermal energy between objects, materials, or systems).
In this training, Southface experts explain the fundamentals of air movement in, out, and through a building.
Southface experts present fundamentals of moisture flow within a house.
This presentation provides a basic overview of building science including the climate factors that affect buildings, an understanding of the thermal envelope, and the physical movement of heat, air and moisture in buildings.
This course introduces participants to the components of safe combustion and combustion safety testing and inspection techniques for residential combustion appliances.
The BPI Healthy Home Evaluator Study Course prepares students to identify and evaluate health-related hazards in a client’s home. This course provides opportunities for students to practice skills in interviewing…
The course is a comprehensive training designed to prepare students to apply good practices in working with residents, identify housing-related health hazards, use tools to measure hazardous conditions, prioritize hazards, and identify and communicate solutions to residents.
This comprehensive training prepares participants to be able to perform comprehensive whole-home energy assessments, employ advanced diagnostic testing techniques, evaluate building systems performance, diagnose problems, and provide cost-effective solutions that increase energy efficiency and improve the health and safety qualities of the home.
The Home Energy Professional (HEP) Quality Control Inspector (QCI) course is a comprehensive training designed to prepare students to conduct in-process and post-work quality assurance inspections, conduct diagnostic and health and safety tests, assess worker professionalism, verify compliance with common Home Performance and Weatherization program requirements, and evaluate client satisfaction.
The Home Energy Professional (HEP) Retrofit Installer Technician (RIT) course is a comprehensive training designed to prepare students to: identify worker/client safety hazards such as mold, lead, asbestos, electrical and…
Don’t get left behind as the energy industry transforms. Invest in your education and training with CEU-bearing courses developed by experts in their respective fields and designed to be engaging…
This online module provides code officials and construction professionals with a brief overview of the code requirements and their benefits. It also lays out key items to observe when inspecting…
Southface Institute, in partnership with Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) and the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), has developed comprehensive trainings to help building professionals comply with the new codes.
Southface is offering this training in the new GI Stormwater protocols to help you avoid any installation missteps as you expand your business offerings.
This course provides an introduction to green infrastructure (GI) and teaches best practices for identifying and solving issues related to poor maintenance of GI practices.
This online module provides code officials and construction professionals with a brief overview of these code requirements and their benefits, and lays out key items to observe when inspecting residential…
Join Southface for an introductory workshop detailing the most important home weatherization improvements that homeowners can use to protect their home and save energy. This training will equip homeowners and…
In this course, Southface Technical Principal Mike Barcik provides a video demonstration of the Southface “House of Pressure” (HoP) simulator.
Attendees learn how to properly work within the RRP Rule on pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities that have tested positive for lead-based paint.
Attendees learn how to properly work within the RRP Rule on pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities that have tested positive for lead-based paint.
This one-day workshop introduces students to the LEED rating systems and core concepts of green building while preparing students for success on the LEED Green Associate Exam.