High-Performance Building for Carpenters - April 2025

About the Class

This in-person training teaches carpenters how to apply fundamental building skills to High Performance Construction projects. Topics focus on the four layers of a High Performance house: water, air, vapor, and thermal. Students will learn high-performance essentials through building science lessons, hands-on practice with mock-up assemblies, and project management training. The multi-faceted learning approach provides carpenters with a holistic understanding of High Performance construction from building science to install. This training is taught by two sustainable building experts accompanied by guest professionals representing materials manufacturers and vendors.

Participants will:

• Begin to see how vapor, air, heat, and water will behave in potential problem spots in a structure or from plans before starting installation,
• Install and check the use of high-performance construction materials to manage vapor, air, heat, and water in residential construction, and
• Communicate with site leads, PMs, architects, clients, or other tradespeople about ways to handle control layer issues during a project to contribute to the long-term success of a high-performance building.

Session Calendar for April 2025

Session 1: Foundations of High Performance Building: Vapor and the 21st Century Carpenter

Thursday, April 3 – 1:00-6:00pm

Session 2: Air In, Air Out: Air Sealing, Insulation, and Sheathing

Thursday, April 10 – 1:00-6:00pm

Session 3: Water, Windows, & Rain Screens

Thursday, April 17 – 1:00-6:00pm

Session 4: Putting It All Together through the Attic & Roof

Thursday, April 24 – 1:00-6:00pm

Tuition Grants Available: Submit by March 12, 2025

Tuition reimbursement grants from the Common Weath Workforce Express grant program are available for Studio HPDC's course: https://commcorp.org/subprogram/wtfp-express-program/

About Studio HPDC

Housed in a state-of-the-art Passive House facility, Studio HPDC is a classroom and educational center for sustainable design & construction. We develop and host training courses for trades people, students, and consumers in all experience levels ranging from introductory sessions and overviews to hands-on workshops and certification programs. In addition to training courses, we host regular networking and discussion group events and provide resources for all those interested in sustainable construction.

The Studio for High Performance Design & Construction is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Host or Publisher Studio HPDC