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LEARN FROM BRIAN PONTOLILO, GARY STRIEGLER, AND JORDAN GOLDMAN
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- Home Insulation, Finish Carpentry Basics, and Making the Most of Minisplit Heat Pumps
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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.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS
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.
