Owner Balance Point Home Performance, Inc. Grass Valley, California
This workshop will cover the key factors to installing high efficiency heat pump systems. No more energy audits: We meld the necessary load calculation and inspections into our sales process. We will cover how to get the details you need to do a solid mechanical and enclosure improvement design without having invest time in an energy audit. Simple and advanced path design options for contractors wanting to do high performance design/build installs with happy customers.
Refrigerant leaks and how to minimize them: We will describe the problems with refrigerant leakage in both service and install scenarios. We will give an overview of the tools and procedures that we have instituted to dramatically reduce leakage in our systems. This section will include an out line of the commissioning steps and targets necessary for other contractors to implement low leakage practices today.
Airflow and power: What do we have to do to make heat pump systems work at their design efficiency? We will go over the parameters we use for duct design and commissioning and review both complete system change outs and strategies for partial system upgrades.
