Crushing the Code NYS: Commercial Envelope [FULL]

This 2-hour, online training prepares building and design professionals in NYS to comply with the commercial mechanical, hot water, and lighting requirements in the 2020 ECCCNYS.

February 13, 2024
12:00 – 2:00 pm

Online/Webinar

Event Cost

Non Member & Member: Free Admission

Continuing Education Credits

2 GBCI, 2 AIA LU-HSW, 2 PDH, 0.2 ICC

This class is now FULL. Please look at our event page for all other course offerings, this class will be offered again on a monthly basis.

Course Overview

The building envelope will outlive all other building systems, so it’s critical that it is designed and built to code. Crushing the Code NYS: Commercial Envelope prepares building and design professionals in New York State to comply with the commercial envelope requirements in the 2020 Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State (ECCCNYS).

In this session, students will examine what makes a building envelope code compliant under the 2020 ECCCNYS commercial provisions.

What you’ll learn

By the end of this 2-hour course, participants will be able to:

Understand how to identify the building thermal envelope and the different components that impact code compliance.
Recognize the importance of the air barrier and the latest industry strategies to create a tight building envelope for improved efficiency and occupant comfort.
Describe the ways that heat flows through the building envelope and learn how to find or calculate the needed thermal resistance for code compliance.
Explain code criteria that limits energy losses from windows.

FAQs

Who is this for?

This training is recommended for architects, engineers, code enforcement officials, contractors, building owners and operators and students working towards a career in the building industry. Learn more about the Energy Code and if this training is right for you.

How it works

Each Crushing the Code training is live, taught remotely on Zoom, and led by a certified instructor with more than seven years of professional experience. Register for an upcoming class and put your energy code confusion to rest!

If you have previously taken an 8-hour Crushing the Code NYS training, this 2-hour training contains similar content, reformatted into a shorter module.

Not sure where to start? Here’s how our newly restructured 2-hour trainings fit together. Take one standalone training, or take an entire series at your convenience.

Instructors

James A D’Aloisio

Principal, Klepper, Hahn, and Hyatt

Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt is a multi-disciplinary design firm that specializes in structural engineering, landscape architecture, and building envelope systems. Jim is a certified Professional Engineer, LEED AP, and is certified by the Structural Engineering Certification Board. Jim has published and presented many times concerning green building, and previously taught 25+ Conquering the Code courses with Urban Green Council.

Registration for this training is full. Subscribe here to be updated when the next Crushing the Code NYS series is posted. See more upcoming events here.