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Residential Energy Code | Wisconsin

3 Hour Text Course | Approval #13032
This online course describes the details regarding building features and equipment systems as they pertain to Wisconsin code.

Description

Instructor:  J. MacDowell

All permit holders (builders, remodelers and homeowners) are required to comply with the Wisconsin Energy Code.  It sets the baseline for the building envelope, systems, and equipment.  This course will describe the details regarding building features and equipment systems as they pertain to Wisconsin Code, and help contractors recognize how these codes can ultimately reduce and conserve energy consumption.

Learning objectives are provided to facilitate student understanding and progress.  Informal progress checks throughout the  module help students review and measure their understanding of the material.  The final assessment accurately reflects the information covered. 

Learning Objectives:  1)  Describe the details regarding the building features and equipment systems as they pertain to the Wisconsin Energy code.  2)  Recognize how the energy code can ultimately reduce and conserve energy consumption. 

This Course Covers:

  • Introduction
  • Administrative Code:  Chapter Comm 22 of the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code.
  • Subchapter I-Scope and Application
  •  Subchapter III- Insulation Materials and Equipment
  • Subchapter IV-The Dwelling Thermal Envelope 
  • Air Leakage
  • Subchapter V-Systems
  • Definitions