Course Description

This course is NOT a qualification requirement for New Residential Builders as set out by the Licensing and Consumer Services Branch of BC Housing.

The goal of this course is to provide Energy Advisors information needed to successfully work with Builders in building compliant Part 9 New Homes in British Columbia.

The course covers the following topics:

• Module 1: Understanding the BC Energy Step Code, its purpose, and how it can be implemented;
• Module 2: Identifying the different BC Energy Step Code performance metrics, and how new home components affect home performance values;
• Module 3: Reviewing design considerations that may be required when building a new home, and how they affect the performance metrics listed in the Step Code;
• Module 4: Identifying the administrative and onsite procedures Energy Advisors are required to complete for new home builds;
• Module 5:  Discuss how builders, energy advisors, and building officials work together, and review common issues and best practices.

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