Best Practices for Hot Water Distribution

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Event Description

Do you want higher performance at lower costs? Every decision that increases pipe length decreases efficiency and adds costs. Right-sizing pipes and water heaters is essential. Integrating air source heat pump water heaters into high performance homes can be challenging. This session will do a deep dive into the essentials. Bring the key questions you would like to have answered!

Learning Objectives

• Understand energy code requirements and compliance credits applicable to hot water distribution systems.
• Explain why time-to-tap and volume-until-hot are goals set during the schematic design process.
• Discuss the benefits of architectural compactness.
• Specify pressure independent flow regulators for faucets and showerheads.
• Appreciate the decisions that need to be made to minimize pressure loss in the building’s water distribution system.
• Understand the best ways to integrate air-source heat pump water heaters into a high-performance home.
• Incorporate right-sizing into the plumbing design process via the IAPMO Water Demand Calculator.

Learning Units

• 1.5 AIA LUs pending for this course
• 0.15 ICC LUs pending for this course

Instructors

Nick Brown, Build Smart Group

Gary Klein, Gary Klein & Associates

Course Location

Zoom link provided upon registration