REGISTRATION OPEN for Studio HPDC’s High-Performance Building for Carpenters
April 3 - April 24, 2025
Thursday afternoons, 1pm - 6pm
Studio HPDC’s 2025 Training Workshop
186 Riverview Ave
Waltham, MA 02453
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. Participants 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 speakers 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.
Course Fees: $2,800 per participant
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 Assistance: Studio HPDC is happy to announce that this course has been approved for the state of Massachusetts’ Workforce Training Program Express Program. Employers must pay for the courses up front, and then are reimbursed by the state at the completion of the course. For more information about whether you or your employees are eligible for tuition reimbursement, please click on the “Tuition Grant Info” button for more information, or contact Amy Lieb at amy@studiohpdc.org.