Heat3 Modelling
As building codes across North America gradually tighten requirements on the building envelope performance, the importance of mitigating thermal bridging is increasing. For instance, in the soon to be released update to the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB), the thermal bridge effect of structural penetrations, shelf angles, anchors, and ties, among other elements, can no longer be ignored.
Heat3 is a 3D thermal modelling tool that lets users calculate the impact of 3D thermal bridges. The tool is gradually becoming the standard tool used for calculating thermal will thus be an invaluable tool for building energy modellers and envelope consultants to understand. For more information on Heat3: https://buildingphysics.com/heat3-3/
In this 6 week online course, participants will learn the fundamentals of thermal bridging calculations. Common 2D and 3D details and their modelling conventions will be examined. Modelling techniques will be taught using Heat3.
Learning Objectives:
- Gain better understanding of heat loss in buildings due to thermal bridging
- Understand what comprises a high quality junction detail
- Assess degree of thermal bridging in a junction qualitatively
- Learn basic commands in the steady state numerical analysis software Heat3
- Create 2D and 3D thermal models of junction details
- Set up the steady state models to output correct results
- Calculate heat flows in Heat3
- Analyse the calculation results to ensure accuracy
- Learn and apply correct thermal bridging modelling conventions
- Quantify the degree of thermal bridging at junctions
- Gain practical experience in the calculation of thermal bridging heat loss
- Account for thermal bridging in building energy modelling software
Prerequisites: Participants must have a familiarity with Excel and basic building heat loss calculations.
Peel Passive House is an official training partner of BLOCON. Participants who take our course are eligible for a 20% discount on the Heat3 software.
Course Requirements: Laptop with Heat3 v8.0 (or newer) preloaded; MS Excel (or equivalent); calculator, pencil and notepad for sketching.
Schedule:The course is structured into 2 sessions over the course of 6 weeks. Each session requires about 8-10 hours of commitment. You are invited to complete the sessions at your own pace but it is recommended to keep a schedule of 3 weeks per session. Access to the online platform will begin upon enrollment and will end 6 weeks after, however, all student resources including lecture slides will be available for download for future reference.The course is currently open for continuous enrollment.
Further Education Training: The Heat3 is recognized by PHI as further education training for Certified Passive House Designers/Consultants with 16 CPs under the ID: K114-2018-CA. If you require a confirmation of completion please email: [email protected]
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iPHA affiliated members discount: A 10% discount is available for iPHA affiliated members. Please email: [email protected] for coupon code.
Testimonial: The heat3 training session provided by Andrew Peel to our group of technical specialists was well organized, thorough, and directly focused to our practice. Andrew exceeded our expectations and we look forward to working with him again in the future.
--- Kevin Pickwick, Read Jones Christoffersen
Testimonials
"Andrew's training in Heat3 provided our firm with a strong knowledge
base of the software and its capabilities. He took this one step
further by walking through real time examples of 3D thermal bridges;
allowing us to familiarize ourselves with the software's intricacies
that we now work with on a day-to-day basis. Andrew's knowledge of
thermal bridge modeling is first-rate, and I highly recommmend him to
anyone interested in his training courses."
--- Dylan Martello, Stephen Winter Associates, Inc.
"The Heat 3 training course provided by Peel Passive House was very well presented and organized. The lessons were all supported with hands-on exercises that helped to ensure that I was able to apply what I had learned. The student resources provided by Peel Passive House included a number of files that will be very useful to me going forward."
--- Jennifer Hogan, Pretium Anderson
"Course was well structured, logically sequenced in terms of thermal bridging principles and a palatable introduction to 3D modelling. Good balance of coursework with hands-on exercises, making it much easier to grasp the detailed concepts and software nuances."
--- Alice Gibson, Kearns Mancini Architects
"Andrew was a very thorough instructor which is required for this type
of intensive course. The provided course material can be easily
followed. He was able to provide all technical answers to student
questions. I would not think twice about using Andrew again for the
other tutorials Peel Passive House Consulting offers."
--- Cory Brun, EXP
Your Instructor
Andrew provides Passive House and sustainability consultancy, certification, and training services to the building sector. Prior to forging out on his own, Andrew worked in a variety of capacities in Europe. These included managing the UK Government’s innovative carbon saving technologies scheme and the Energy Saving Trust’s Best Practice Helpline. He also managed and delivered Passive House, Code for Sustainable Homes, wind turbine development, and thermal modelling projects as well as organizing Passive House study tours. Further activities included contributing to the development of the UK Government’s housing energy calculation methodology (SAP) and the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP).
Andrew’s previous career was as an electrical engineer. The leap into sustainability came with the completion of a MSc in Renewable Energy. While writing his Master’s thesis, Andrew worked at the Passivhaus Institut in Germany, where the foundations of his Passive House and energy efficiency expertise were laid. Andrew is one of only a handful of Canadian-based Passive House certifiers accredited by the German Passivhaus Institut.