How the Most Impactful Systems in Your Home Work: Heating, Cooling, Filtration, Dehumidification, Ventilation + Make-Up Air Systems

This course will be delivered with live instruction via Zoom

Thursday November 21, 2024, from 10 AM to 1 PM Eastern

This course has been approved by the Georgia Real Estate Commission for three hours of continuing education, #73049.

We invite you to attend whether you're seeking continuing education credit or not.

Course Description

There are five (six if you have a large cooktop) systems upon which we rely for indoor environmental health + comfort… though most people are only aware of two or three. Two of these systems account for more than half of the energy consumed in the typical American home.

Learning how these systems work and should work together can be transformative for a homeowner. We spend the vast majority of our lives indoors - we’re heavily reliant on these systems for our health.

Your health is a big part of your personal wealth. You can improve your health through better indoor air quality and indoor humidity management: reducing mold, mildew, dust mites, etc. that thrive in humid environments.

The systems also have an outsized impact on our annual household budgets because they can be expensive to install, operate and maintain. Saving money through better-performing systems grows your wealth too!

Join us to answer:

• What are the building code requirements (minimum standard) for heating, cooling and related systems?

• What are the components of central heating systems and how do they work?

• What safety concerns should be addressed with combustion (natural gas or propane) appliances?

• Do gas furnaces cause (uncomfortably) dry indoor air?

• What supplementary heating strategies can we use for greater comfort?

• What air filtration options are available and which are effective at reducing smog, pollen, fine particles, mold, pet dander, etc.?

• What are the components of central cooling (air conditioning) systems and how do they work?

• How do cooling systems deal with indoor humidity?

• Should you have a separate system to address indoor humidity?

• How do passive systems like air sealing, insulation and windows impact heating/cooling loads?

• What methods of ventilation are available to improve indoor air quality and how do those methods work?

• What is make-up air for cooktops; how do the systems work and when are they required?

• What common maintenance issues should we plan to address each year?

This course will show you how to make the most of your opportunities so you can focus on other issues. We've designed this course to give you just enough information to ask questions that will help you qualify the people with whom you’ll work and the standards/performance you wish to achieve.

As always, we’ll make our review in terms you can understand and use when speaking with contractors, home inspectors, etc. We invite your questions as we go so we can be sure you get the most value out of this course.

You agree to RTA’s Terms of Service by attending this event.

How do I access the course?

You’ll receive an automated email upon registration plus separate reminder emails twenty-four hours and one hour before the presentation. Your registration confirmation email will include your unique link to join the meeting. Your meeting link is unique to you – please do not share it with anyone.

Please use the link to join the presentation a few minutes before it’s scheduled. You can also use the links in the confirmation email to add the event to your online calendar.

What if I can’t attend?

You may transfer your registration to another person by giving them your attendee link so they may attend in your place. Your attendee link is unique to you so please safeguard it.

Please alert us via our contact page to let us know you’ve given your registration to another party. We need their contact information (and license details if they are seeking continuing education credit). The original registrant is responsible for providing notice of RTA’s Terms of Service to any party to whom the registration is transferred.

Should you share this course with others?

Our goal is to help you enjoy a more healthy, comfortable and efficient home in a thriving community. Our courses are often approved for continuing education credit though they’re open to all who wish to attend - even if you’re not seeking continuing education credit.

We’d be delighted if you’d share this course with a family member, friend or colleague who might benefit!

Have a Question or a Suggestion?

Use our contact page to share your questions or suggestions whenever it’s convenient. You can also contact Kecia Brown, RTA’s Education Coordinator, at (770) 436-9802.