For a limited time, CIET is offering its suite of Residential Energy Advisor (REA) courses at significant discounts thanks to a contribution agreement with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). CIET can provide discounts of 60% or more to all participants.
Since NRCan wishes to increase the number of energy advisors available to support the Canada Greener Homes Grant Initiative, particularly in underserved areas and/or with underserved groups, discounts of 80% off regular course prices are offered for participants who qualify under one of the underserved groups or reside in one of the underserved areas as defined by NRCan (see below). Other participants receive 60% off regular course fees.
CIET is reserving up to 25% of all course registration spots to participants from underserved groups and areas.
NRCan defines underserved groups and/or areas as follows:
This course builds on the Introduction to HOT2000 course and provides a more in-depth understanding of the software
The aim of the Advanced HOT2000 program is to ensure the proficiency of participants in utilizing it to its full extent for more complicated and extensive projects, including:
This course also allows for a more detailed understanding and review of the reports with their specific outputs and how these are to be interpreted. Additionally, we will be reviewing and learn to understand multiple foundation types, modelling of MURB buildings, renewable energy systems, complex building envelopes, and non-typical mechanical systems.
Note: This course is highly recommended for those who have already used and understand HOT2000 but want to gain a more detailed knowledge and understanding of the software.
By taking this training, students will have acquired knowledge of:
CIET Virtual Real-Time Classroom training
This training will be offered virtually through Microsoft Teams. Upon enrollment, you will receive the information you will need to enjoy a great training experience.
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CIET’s Pan-Canadian Virtual Course Schedule
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|Course starts!||9:00 AM||7:00 AM||8:00 AM||10:00 AM||11;00 AM||11:30 AM|
|Training||9:00 AM - 10:30 AM||7:00 AM - 8:30 AM||8:00 AM - 9:30 AM||10:00 AM - 11:30 AM||11:00 AM - 12:30 PM||11:30 AM - 1:00 PM|
|Morning Break||10:30 AM - 11:00 AM||8:30 AM - 9:00 AM||9:30 AM - 10:00 AM||11:30 AM - 12:00 PM||12:30 PM - 1:00 PM||1:00 PM - 1:30 PM|
|Training||11:00 AM - 12:30 PM||9:00 AM - 10:30 AM||10:00 AM - 11:30 AM||12:00 PM - 1:30 PM||1:00 PM - 2:30 PM||1:30 PM - 3:00 PM|
|Lunch Break||12:30 PM - 1:00 PM||10:30 AM - 11:00 AM||11:30 AM - 12:00 PM||1:30 PM - 2:00 PM||2:30 PM - 3:00 PM||3:00 PM - 3:30 PM|
|Training||1:00 PM - 2:30 PM||11:00 AM - 12:30 PM||12:00 PM - 1:30 PM||2:00 PM - 3:30 PM||3:00 PM - 4:30 PM||3:30 PM - 5:00 PM|
|Afternoon Break||2:30 PM - 3:00 PM||12:30 PM - 1:00 PM||1:30 PM - 2:00 PM||3:30 PM - 4:00 PM||4:30 PM - 5:00 PM||5:00 PM - 5:30 PM|
|Training||3:00 PM - 4:30 PM||1:00 PM - 2:30 PM||2:00 PM - 3:30 PM||4:00 PM - 5:30 PM||5:00 PM - 6:30 PM||5:30 PM - 7:00 PM|
|Course Ends/ Trainer Help Desk Opens!||4:30 PM||2:30 PM||3:30 PM||5:30 PM||6:30 PM||7:00 PM|
|Optional Help Desk (Q&As)||4:30 PM - 5:15 PM||2:30 PM - 3:15 PM||3:30 PM - 4:15 PM||5:30 PM - 6:15 PM||6:30 PM - 7:15 PM||7:00 PM - 7:45 PM|
Stephen Farrell, P.L. (Eng.) – Mechanical Engineering, CEM; with 25 years in residential and commercial energy management consulting and mechanical engineering design. He currently owns and operates two companies: Acacia Engineering Ltd. and VerdaTech Energy Management and Consulting Inc. Acacia Engineering is a mechanical engineering consulting firm specializing in HVAC and plumbing design, with a strong focus on energy efficiency where applicable.
Stephen has extensive experience in energy management and consulting and has been actively involved with Natural Resources Canada in consulting on and managing various energy efficiency programs. His company VerdaTech has completed over 45,000 residential energy assessments and is a licensed service organization for NRCan’s ERS version 15, and EnergyStar for New Homes.
He has actively trained EnerGuide advisors across Canada for multiple programs including, but not limited to, EnerGuide for houses 0-100 rating for both new and existing construction, EnerGuide for houses MURB (0-100 rating), EnergyStar and the most current EnerGuide version 15. Over the last 18 years, has trained in excess of 100 advisors. He also has presented various energy efficiency seminars for numerous organizations, including the City of Medicine Hat, the Town of Banff, and the City of Calgary. Stephen is also currently serving on the Metro Vancouver “Rate Our Home & Labelling” steering committee for energy labelling, labelling disclosure, and integration with the BC Energy Step Code.
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