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Course Overview

Achieving airtightness is critical for energy efficiency, durability, and occupant comfort—but diagnosing and fixing air leakage issues in real-world conditions can be a challenge. This full-day, hands-on workshop goes beyond theory to give you the practical skills needed to identify and resolve airtightness problems with confidence.

Start with expert-led classroom sessions covering the fundamentals, then the class will literally go to a local build site for real-world troubleshooting.

Wrap up the day by reinforcing key learnings and strategies to improve airtightness in your projects.

🔹 Who Should Attend? Builders, site supervisors, energy advisors, and trades looking to enhance their airtightness knowledge and problem-solving skills.

🔹 What’s Included? Course materials (hard copy & PDF), hands-on site training, continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments.

Don't miss this opportunity to level up your expertise and build better, tighter, high-performance homes. Register today as limited seats are available

Construction Site: To be announced when class begins (the venue is within a 15-20min drive)

General Registration

$499 +HST

Includes: course materials, breakfast, lunch, and refreshments.

Venue: Mississauga Golf & CC - 1725 Mississauga Road L5H 2

Speaker: Andy Oding, Jack Zhou

Date: 28 May - 28 May 2025

Time: 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM

Why Register?

This full-day training blends classroom learning with hands-on, real-world application to ensure you leave with practical, actionable skills.

🔹 In-Class Session – Dive into the fundamentals of airtightness and its impact on energy efficiency and building performance. Learn about industry standards, tools, and measurement techniques through expert-led discussions.

🔹 Onsite Learning Experience – Go beyond theory with a guided site visit to diagnose and troubleshoot airtightness issues in real-world conditions. Get hands-on experience using diagnostic equipment and proven troubleshooting techniques under the mentorship of industry professionals.

Key Takeaways:

✔️ Identify and resolve common airtightness challenges
✔️ Hands-on training with diagnostic equipment
✔️ Best practices for improving airtightness in the field
✔️ Expert Q&A and real-world case studies
✔️ Valuable networking with industry peers

Who Should Attend

This workshop is designed for professionals involved in the design, construction, and performance of high-performance buildings, including:
  • Designers
  • Builders
  • Contractors
  • Architects
  • Project Managers
  • HVAC Technicians
  • Developers
  • Foremen
  • Site Supervisors
  • Manufacturers and distributors of high performance building products
  • Engineers
  • Building Inspectors

Prerequisites

Safety Equipment Required: All registrants MUST bring appropriate CSA-approved safety shoes/boots, a safety vest, and safety hard hat, as we will be on a construction site for a portion of the course.

Instructor

Andy Oding

Andy Oding

Vice President, Building Knowledge Canada

With an extensive background as a builder for 20+ years Andrew brings an insightful and real-life practicality to building science principles and their in-field applications.

As a recognized building science trainer by the government of Canada-Office of Energy Efficiency, Building Science Specialist (University of Toronto), and HVAC designer and commissioner, Andrew is working closely with the development of new building codes, advanced building programs (i.e. ENERGY STAR®, Net Zero, LEED for HomesTM, etc.) across North America.

Jack Zhou

Jack Zhou

MEA, QAS, Net Zero EA & Trainer – President, AJEC

With a background in building science, Jack Zhou has worked in low-rise residential construction since 2004. Early in his career, Jack worked as a framer, insulator, drywaller, installed Hi-Velocity ductwork, and performed energy simulation. He later earned the HRAI Residential Air System Design Technician and Residential Hydronics Design Technician Designation and started designing HVAC systems and performing energy audits for existing homes.

Jack teaches energy-efficient housing techniques through both private and public sector organizations, colleges and universities in Ontario, British Columbia, the Republic of China, and South Korea. He also works as a Technical Committee member for the OHBA, CHBA, EnerQuality Corp, NRCan, ENERGY STAR® for New Homes Standard, and CACEA.

Jack enjoys cost-effectively accelerating the transition to sustainable housing!

Contact

For more information, contact the EnerQuality Training team, training@enerquality.ca

Cancellation Policy

ENERQUALITY endeavours to be as flexible as possible with our cancellation policy. In the event you are unable to personally attend a workshop, you may, with prior notice, substitute another representative from your company. A refund (less $50 administration fee) will be issued for cancellations made up to 14 days in advance of the workshop. Contractual obligations and agreements with third parties may require for the policy to be amended or revised from time to time. ENERQUALITY reserves the right to reschedule, relocate, or cancel events. Should this be required, we will provide prior notice to all registrants.

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