Fine Homebuilding Online Courses: Bundle & Save
LEARN FROM EMILY MOTTRAM, BRIAN PONTOLILO, GARY STRIEGLER, JORDAN GOLDMAN, AND JUSTIN FINK
Access to the below courses:
- The Sustainable Home Building Accelerator
- Home Insulation
- Finish Carpentry Basics
- Making the Most of Minisplit Heat Pumps
- Build a Custom Deck Start-to-Finish
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The Sustainable Home Building Accelerator
This intensive, interactive online series of courses is designed to rapidly advance your knowledge of sustainable home design and construction. Whether you’re an architect, builder, or a homeowner, we'll give you the information and confidence to design and build well-crafted, practical homes that maximize performance and comfort.
Home Insulation
The 2021 International Residential Code requires the highest insulating standards our industry has ever seen, putting new pressure on architects and builders to change the way they design and construct houses.
This course will teach you how to interpret the new code and how to select the right insulation for your project based on budget and performance goals.
Finish Carpentry
In this comprehensive learning collection, craftsman Gary Striegler shares his 40 years of trim carpentry experience and explains how to effectively install doors, window and door trim, crown molding, chair rail, and wainscotting. Whether you're looking to quickly and competently train new members of your crew or to hone your own finish carpentry skills, this course will increase the efficiency and enduring quality of your work.
Making the Most of Minisplit Heat Pumps
This intensive, interactive online series of courses is designed to rapidly advance your knowledge of sustainable home design and construction. Whether you’re an architect, builder, or a homeowner, we'll give you the information and confidence to design and build well-crafted, practical homes that maximize performance and comfort.
Build a Custom Deck Start-to-Finish with Justin Fink
Whether you're looking to deliver more value for your clients or you're looking to build a pro-level deck for your own family or friends, this three-week intensive course will ensure you walk away from your next deck project with pride, knowing it was done right, that your time and money was well-spent, and that your project will endure.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Emily Mottram
Emily is an architect and principal of Mottram Architecture. She developed an interest in building science and sustainable design in college, where she was inspired to design healthy, durable and energy efficient homes that are also comfortable and beautiful. She is a building science educator, co-host on “The BS & Beer Show” and hosts a monthly podcast “E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily,” where she focuses on building science, architecture, and female entrepreneurship.
She collaborated with Dan Kolbert, Michael Maines, and Christopher Briley on a recently released book The Pretty Good House. The book illustrates a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focuses on its inhabitants and the environment while keeping a manageable budget in mind. This course is built around those core PGH principles.
Gary Striegler
Second-generation builder Gary Striegler owns Craftsman Builders, a Fayetteville, Ark., company specializing in millwork and interior details. A frequent Fine Homebuilding contributor, Gary also teaches at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking (marcadams.com) where he focuses on the execution of custom architectural woodworking, presents at some of the industry's most prominent trade-show seminars, and volunteers for Mercy International in Honduras.
Brian Pontolilo
Brian Pontolilo is a sustainable home building expert, and has spent the better part of the last 20 years as a journalist, writer, and editor covering residential design and construction at Fine Homebuilding magazine and GreenBuildingAdvisor.com.
Brian has a degree in professional writing, and has worked in landscape construction, as a painter, and as a carpenter—unique experiences that he has harnessed to educate and train designers, builders and homeowners throughout his career. Most recently, Brian has put all he has learned and taught into practice by designing and building his own practical zero-energy ready home in northwest Connecticut.
Jordan Goldman
Jordan Goldman is a specialist in energy modeling and mechanical engineering, and he manages the HVAC design practice for ZeroEnergy Design. He is fluent in building envelope strategies and energy-efficient construction systems, building science design principles, and mechanical system design, specification, and sizing for enhanced energy performance. Jordan is a Certified Passive House Consultant, has been recognized by the EPA for his achievement in systems design for green buildings, and has been featured on NPR. Jordan studied Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, where he received both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering.
Justin Fink
Justin Fink has more than 16 years of experience in home building, restoration, and woodworking. In March of 2020, he welcomed his first child and founded Fink & Son Carpentry and Woodworking. A Connecticut native, Justin has a soft spot for historic New England buildings. He is committed to constant learning and incorporates modern building practices and environmentally friendly materials into his work. In addition to historic buildings, Justin has worked on more modern structures, building additions and decks, adding upgrades, and creating customized built-ins. He has tackled a wide range of projects, including bars, bathrooms, furniture, cabinetry, and doors, and has helped clients create building layouts that work. Prior to starting his own business, Justin was the editorial director of Fine Homebuilding.
