Build A High-Performance Team
Empower your staff and project partners to be on the leading edge of home design and construction. Provide this training to help elevate your business and distinguish your team's design and construction services.
3 Areas Of Focus
Design
Take an in-depth look at Pretty Good House principles around site location and layout, and how to engineer an energy-efficient home while staying within a budget.
SECTION INCLUDES:
- Understanding your climate
- Regulatory and infrastructure constraints
- Building a design and construction team
- Designing for function, comfort, resilience, and security
- Calculating the economics of performance
Building Envelope
Study ways to build a resilient, comfortable home using cutting-edge foundation and framing options and modern products and materials that are durable and resource-efficient.
SECTION INCLUDES:
- Foundation and framing options that maximize efficiency
- What goes in the walls: Insulation, electric, plumbing, HVAC ducting
- Air sealing and air barriers
- Water and vapor control above and below ground
- Window and door options and installation details
Mechanicals & Air Quality
Learn about preferred mechanical options, how to select the right-sized systems for a project and how to incorporate renewable energy sources to achieve long term comfort and savings.
SECTION INCLUDES:
- Heating and cooling: demands and options
- How to right-size equipment to maximize performance
- Ventilation choices and design
- Dehumidification systems
- Water heating and distribution
- Renewable energy sources
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
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.
