Director Joe is the co-author of the Homestar Designer Course, which he also teaches for the New Zealand Green Building Council.
The course is 7 sessions across 7 weeks, with homework and group support, and provides an overview of the key principles of building performance, and how to use them successfully.
It will give you an overview of the things that impact the performance of all buildings, and some building science insight
You will learn how to produce an energy model in ECCHO - NZGBC's version of the Passive House Planning package
You will learn how to use the energy model as a design tool, to improve your designs
You will learn how to use HECC - the NZGBC Embodied Carbon Calculator