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Free Webinar: Hot Water - Time to Tap, June 24, 9 am - 12 pm PT
Event Description
Waiting one to two minutes for hot water is excruciating. Yet we don't design our homes around this important goal of minimizing the time to get hot water at the tap. This intermediate level webinar covers the science of hot water distribution with guidelines to get Hot Water Time to Tap (TtT) down to 10 seconds, 20 seconds flat. This webinar will cover architectural compactness, pipe sizing, strategies for recirculation loop systems, and compare the energy efficiency of various systems. Participants will develop the capacity to specify faster TtT hot water systems that your clients will want to show off to their friends and neighbors. These TtT optimized systems are ideal for heat pump water heaters, help with Title 24 compliance, but most of all are a delight to live with.
Learning Objectives -
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Hot water distribution basics
Key metrics: wasted water, wasted energy, time to tap
Common hot water system layouts
Right sizing plumbing
Minimizing distance to fixtures
Minimizing pressure drop
Calculating Time to Tap
Typical hot water layouts in homes, 60 sec or more
Typical hot water layouts with recirc pumps, 30 sec
Smart hot water layouts in homes, 15 sec
How to specify a smart hot water distribution system
Why heat pump water heaters need smart hot water distribution systems
Energy code requirements for direct hot water distribution system
Energy code credits for direct hot water distribution system
Case studies with typical residential homes
Energy use
How to specify optimal systems
Nick Brown of Build Smart Group is an experienced educator on energy efficiency, electrification, and energy code. He is a member of the statewide energy code training team (Energy Code Ace), a Board Member of CABEC, a Certified Energy Analyst (CEA), and a frequent instructor for AIA, PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E on topics including All electric Homes, Heat Pumps, and Title 24. His training is targeted at specific audiences and engaging with clear explanation of key topics and application to the real world. He lives in an all electric home and managed the construction process to ensure it met ZNE goals and added an all electric ZNC ADU above the garage. Both homes produce data that is used in all of his courses to demonstrate the all electric low carbon lifestyle.
Gary Klein
Gary Klein, President of Gary Klein & Associates, Inc. has been intimately involved in energy efficiency and renewable energy since 1974. One fifth of his career was spent in the Kingdom of Lesotho, the rest in the United States. Mr. Klein has a passion for hot water: getting into it, getting out of it and efficiently delivering it to meet customer's needs. After serving 19 years with the California Energy Commission, he has provided consulting on sustainability since 2008, with an emphasis on the water-energy-carbon connection. Mr. Klein received a BA from Cornell University in 1975 with an Independent Major in Technology and Society with an emphasis on energy conservation and renewable energy. The International Association of Plumber and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) recognized his efforts in 2014 presenting him their Green Professional of the Year award. In 2015 the Department of Energy awarded him the Jeffrey A. Johnson Award for Excellence in in the Advancement of Building Energy Codes.
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