Join for an informative 90-minute virtual seminar designed for residential HVAC salespeople working across New England. With the implementation of the 2021 IRC, IMC, and IECC codes, understanding the evolving landscape of HVAC regulations is crucial for success.
In this session, we’ll clarify the complexities of the new building code being enforced starting 2025 in Massachusetts and beyond.
You'll gain insights into key changes impacting HVAC contractors, including mechanical system requirements, duct sealing, ventilation, heating & cooling equipment, and energy conservation.
Learn how to confidently communicate compliance to homeowners and improve your sales strategies by understanding the 2021 code requirements, ensuring your customers stay comfortable and compliant in their homes.
Drawing from my experience teaching HVAC design principles across hundreds of contractor training sessions, this intensive 4-hour course tackles the critical fundamentals of Manual J load calculations and Manual S equipment selection - two areas where I've seen even veteran companies struggle to get right.
The program expertly balances classroom theory with practice, walking participants through real-world scenarios I've encountered in the field, from analyzing building envelopes to avoiding the common pitfalls that can lead to oversized equipment and customer comfort issues.
Through practical exercises like annotating floor plans and evaluating case studies of miscalculated loads, technicians learn the proper techniques for conducting thorough site surveys and why using modern software tools is required to generate accurate load calculations - skills I've found essential for delivering optimal system designs to keep callbacks to a minimum.
The course wraps up with a deep dive into Manual S Equipment Selection, where we tackle the nuances of matching equipment to loads across various system types (including the increasingly popular heat pump applications), ensuring participants walk away with actionable knowledge they can apply immediately on their next project.
Having spent countless hours both designing duct systems and teaching technicians how to avoid the common pitfalls that lead to comfort complaints, I can tell you this 4-hour Manual D course hits all the critical points contractors need to master.
The program kicks off with the fundamentals of available static pressure and total equivalent length - concepts I've seen trip up even seasoned pros - before diving into hands-on exercises with duct calculators and friction loss worksheets that give techs the practical tools they need in the field.
Working through real-world scenarios and actual system designs, participants learn the crucial rules of both rigid and flexible duct design - trust me, I've seen enough sagging flex duct in crawl spaces to know why this matters - while getting valuable practice with trunk sizing and velocity calculations.
The course wraps up by tackling best practices for energy-efficient, whisper-quiet duct systems, with plenty of time for participants to share their own field experiences and get answers to those tricky design questions that keep coming up on their jobs.
