Inspecting HVAC Energy Efficiency for Inspectors Course

Welcome to InterNACHI's free, online "Inspecting HVAC Energy Efficiency Course." This course is provided by our accredited at internachi.edu.

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Start the CourseThe typical home buyer purchases a home without first fully understanding what it costs to operate it. Most homeowners do not understand where energy (and, therefore, money) is being wasted in their homes. For the average American homeowner, heating and cooling accounts for over 55% of annual energy usage.

There are many approaches to reducing the heating and cooling costs of the utility bill, including:

  • properly maintaining the existing HVAC system;
  • improving the energy efficiency of a system in need of repair; and
  • picking the right heating and cooling equipment when replacement is needed.

Goal:

The goal of this course is to teach the student what it takes to operate a house, including the energy costs of the HVAC system.

Objectives: 

Upon successful completion of this training course, the individual be able to:

  • identify and describe energy-efficient heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) equipment;
  • understand and provide informative options to help homeowners cut their energy use, reduce their carbon footprint, and increase their homes’ comfort, health, and safety; and 
  • help homeowners make informed decisions about purchasing new HVAC equipment or improving existing equipment for more efficient operation.

Course includes:

  • 8 InterNACHI® CE credit hours;
  • 25,298 words;
  • 5 minutes of instructional video;
  • student book;
  • inspection and writing assignment;
  • research and writing assignment; 
  • 29 quiz questions within 4 quizzes;
  • 60-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool);
  • instant grading; and
  • downloadable, printable Certificate of Completion.    

You will learn the following topics:

Student Verification and Interactivity      

  • Introduction    
  • Learning Objectives   
  • Acknowledgments     
  • Throwing Money Away         

Whole-House Approach     

  • Energy Upgrades       
  • Home Performance Energy Assessment       
  • How to Find a Certified Energy Contractor    
  • Space Heating and Cooling    
  • Federal, State & Utility Incentive Programs    
  • Typical U.S. Homeowner's Energy Bill           
  • Building Permits and Codes    

Heating Systems     

  • Introduction    
  • How Much Does it Cost?       
  • Decision Chart for Replacing Heating System                     
  • Common Heating System Options      

Furnaces       

  • Furnace Efficiency     
  • Furnace and Boiler Equipment Efficiency      
  • Low-Efficiency Furnaces (Less than 78%)  
  • Mid-Efficiency Furnaces (80% to 82%)         
  • High-Efficiency Furnaces (90 to 98%)          
  • Bigger isn't Always Better     
  • Repair or Replace?    
  • A Furnace Tune-Up Checklist
  • ANSI/ACCA HVAC Standards           
  • Ducts  
  • Existing Ducts
  • New Ducts     
  • A Word about Chimneys        
  • Quiz 1     

Electric Heaters       

  • Electric Central Furnaces       
  • Room Heaters slide    
  • Zoning            

Heat Pumps  

  • Heat Pump Heating Efficiency
  • Central-Air-Source Heat Pumps         
  • Central-Air-Source Heat Pump Checklist       
  • Ductless Heat Pumps 
  • Ground-Source Heat Pumps  

Boilers and Hydronic Heating        

  • Introduction    
  • Steam & Hot Water Radiators
  • Radiant Floor Heating 
  • A Boiler Tune-Up        
  • Repair or Replace?    

Wood and Pellet Heating    

  • 2.9 Million        
  • Traditional Open         
  • Pellets             
  • Check Codes  
  • Consider Upgrading

Solar Heating            

  • Introduction    
  • Passive Solar Heating
  • Active Solar Heating  
  • Quiz 2 

Cooling Systems     

  • Introduction    
  • Cooling Efficiency      
  • Decision Flow Chart for New AC System     
  • Common Cooling Systems Options    

Central Air Conditioning    

  • Introduction    
  • Sizing Up Old Air Conditioners           
  • Bigger is Not Always Better  
  • Repair or Replace?    
  • ANSI/ACCA HVAC Standards           

Room Air Conditioning       

  • Room Air Conditioning Information     
  • Efficiency Ratings      

Heat Pumps              

  • Introduction    
  • Central- and Ground-Source Heat Pumps     
  • Ductless Heat Pumps             
  • Absorption Heat Pumps         

Evaporative Coolers           

  • Introduction    
  • Indirect Evaporative Cooler    
  • Water-Cooled 
  • Photovoltaic PV          

Radiant Cooling        

  • Information     

Dehumidifiers          

  • Dehumidifiers

Natural Cooling Strategies            

  • Introduction    
  • Fans & Ventilation for Cooling
  • Central Fan-Integrated Night Cooling  
  • Natural Draft   
  • Window Fans 
  • Attic Vents     
  • Whole House Fans     
  • Passive Cooling          
  • Windows        
  • Window Rating           
  • Shading          
  • Replace Roof with a Cool One           
  • Radiant Barriers         

Ventilation    

  • Introduction    
  • How Much Ventilation?          
  • Exhaust-Only Ventilation        
  • Supply-Only Ventilation          
  • Balanced Systems     
  • Semi-Balanced System          
  • Ventilation System Types, Cost & Performance                    
  • Quiz 3 

The Home Performance Energy Assessment  

  • Introduction    
  • Certified Energy Contractors 
  • The Energy Assessment Process     
  • Step 1: Assessment  
  • Step 2: Making Energy-Efficiency Upgrades 
  • Step 3: Testing           
  • Quiz 4 
Inspecting HVAC Energy Efficiency for Inspectors Course
Course #3804, Student Catalog
www.nachi.org/inspecting-hvac-energy-efficiency-online-course 



Student WorkTime CalculationEstimated Clock Hour Time for the Average Student
Attendance for "Seat Time" 1# of minutes of student attendance / 505.0
Participation in Learning Activities 2# of minutes of online student participation / 501.0
Interactivity 3# of minutes of student interactivity / 500.5
Reading the Course Text 4# of words in the course / 100 words per minute / 505.0
Reading the Course Textbook 5# of words in the book / 100 words per minute / 502.5
Academic Engagement 6# of words in the course / 100 / 501.0
Direct Communication 7# of minutes of communication / 500.5
Instructional Video Learning 8# of minutes of video / 500.1
Reinforcement Q & A  9# of questions X 1.85 / 501.1
Writing Assignment of the Inspection  104.0 hours per assignment4.0
Writing Assignment of the Research  114.0 hours per assignment4.0
Academic Activities for an Inspection  128.0 hours for each inspection assignment8.0
Performing an Inspection  138.0 hours for each inspection8.0
* nachi.org/catalog-credit-hour-calculation
35.7
Total clock hours
36.0 clock hours
36.0 InterNACHI CE Hours
3.6 CEU


                                                                        


And, in keeping with InterNACHI's commitment to Continuing Education, this online training course is open and free to all InterNACHI members, and can be taken again and again, without limit.

Reminder to members:  InterNACHI's Code of Ethics 1.10 requires that you comply with all government rules and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction where you conduct business.  InterNACHI's courses and Standards generally exceed the Standards of Practice that you are required to abide by locally.  

This course has been approved by:

Upon completion of this course and passing the 60-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool), the student can download and print his/her own Certificate of Completion, which is auto-generated in the inspector's name. 

The student-member's information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log. 

Non-members may view only the first page of the course.

Members will need their username and password.  If you have forgotten your password, CLICK HERE (instant response) or email fastreply@internachi.org and request it (don't forget your name). 

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Some features which make InterNACHI's courses superior to existing continuing education options:

  • The course is free for all InterNACHI members.
  • The course is written in pure XHTML code for quick loading.  The course loads fine on old computers and loads fast, even with dial-up.
  • The course is designed using a hierarchal menu coupled with a sequential page navigation.  This provides the student with the option to easily repeat areas of weakness.
  • The course permits the student to start, stop and restart any part of the course as often as desired.
  • There are a variety of images within the course, including diagrams, illustrations and photos. 
  • The illustrations can be enlarged for clearer viewing by clicking on them.
  • The text is integrated into InterNACHI's Inspector Glossary.  Rolling over blue-colored terms provides their definition.
  • The final exam uses multiple-choice questions that reference the images. 
  • The course's quizzes and final exam have numerous advantages over traditional exam systems:
    1. The course, quizzes and final exam incorporate built-in intelligence which identifies and strengthens each student's unique subject weaknesses.
    2. Not only is each question weighted with regard to score, but each answer is weighted, as well as the correctness of each answer being weighted.
      1. Answers to easy questions are weighted such that the student is penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly, but rewarded modestly for answering correctly.
      2. Answers to difficult questions are weighted such that the student is rewarded, in terms of score, for answering correctly, but not penalized for answering incorrectly.
      3. Answers to questions regarding basic safety, or questions every inspector should know the answer to, are weighted such that the student is severely penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly.
  • Upon passing the final exam, the student can print out a Certificate of Completion, which is auto-generated in the student-inspector's name.

The student-member's information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log. 

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