Training Schedule:
- One hour online pre-requisite training course (on your own schedule, but must be completed by 9/30/2025.)
- Tuesday, September 30, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Virtual Kick-off Meeting
- Friday, October 3, 2025: Training session one – all day
- Friday, October 10: Training session two – all day
- Friday, October 17: Training session three – all day, includes certification exam
Location:
In-Person: Royal River Heat Pumps Training Room, 262 U.S. Route 1, Freeport, ME
On-line: A limited number of virtual registrations are available
Fees:
- MIAQC Members: $1050/$525 with Alfond Scholarship*
- Nonmembers: $1250/$625 with Alfond Scholarship*
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*Maine residents can access up to $1200 in scholarship support to attend professional development courses like this one through December 31, 2025. See our registration page for how to apply.
Why Attend This Course
ERVs are coming: Maine’s building codes currently require the installation of mechanical ventilation in all new Maine homes. Ducted/balanced ERVs/HRVs are already required in Aroostook County, and it won’t be long before Maine’s codes extend this requirement to all of Maine. By attending this certification course, you can get ahead of the curve by learning how to properly design and install ducted/balanced systems in both new and existing homes.
New ventilation code option: This training course will teach you the scope, content, and practical application of the CSA F-326–a residential ventilation installation standard required throughout Canada. (Note: There is no similar U.S.-based residential ventilation installation standard). Recognizing that ASHRAE 62.2 does not provide users with guidance for how and where to deliver required minimum fresh air, Maine has adopted the CSA F-326 residential ventilation standard as an alternative to meet Maine’s residential ventilation code. The CSA F-326 not only meets or exceeds the minimum fresh air requirements of the ASHRAE 62.2 standard, it provides contractors with specific, easy-to-use guidance for where and how to deliver ventilation around a new or existing home. Using the CSA F-326 also makes it easier for code enforcement officers to verify that your installations actually meet Maine code.
Add a meaningful accreditation to your professional resume: This course provides you with a well-supported certification in residential ventilation from the Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (essentially Canada’s ASHRAE). Click here for FAQs regarding this certification.
“The CSA F326 training offered through MIAQC was an excellent immersion into the world of fresh air ventilation and strategies for delivering the same. I learned an amazing amount about codes, SOPs for ductwork design, sizing fans, as well as the most important things to be mindful of when developing and implementing fresh air strategies for clients with new or existing homes.”
-Darius Salko, Rabbit Run Builders LLC, Brunswick, Maine
Learning Objectives
Attendees will learn how to:
- Calculate the required ventilation and exhaust requirements for residential ventilation systems
- Assess the risk from depressurization and size make-up air systems to suit
- Describe the distribution requirements
- Select ventilation equipment to meet the requirements of both ASHRAE 62.2 and CSA F326
- Size ducting according to good engineering practice without the limitations of building code-based tables
- Describe the controls required under CSA F326
- Calculate delivered and mixed air temperatures to ensure occupant comfort
- Specify installation and control details necessary to design systems that satisfy the Maine Uniform Building & Energy Code.
Who Should Attend This Course and Seek Certification?
HVAC Designers, HVAC Installers, Residential Builders, Architectural Designers, Energy Advisors, Building Inspectors, Plans Examiners, Code Enforcement Officials.
Thank you to our program host:
About the Presenter:
Kurt Johnson, HRAI-Certified Ventilation Installer and Approved HRAI CSA F326 Trainer:
Kurt Johnson has been the owner of Fresh Air Ventilation Systems, LLC for the last 16 years. While selling Canadian Modular homes he became aware of the need for a professional air exchange company. He went to Heating Refrigeration Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) and earned his certification in Residential Mechanical Ventilation Design and Installation (the same certification offered through this upcoming course). 750 air exchangers and installed over 1000 systems in stick built, modular, and existing homes. About 50% of those installs were in existing homes.
Kurt has been on Board of Directors of the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council for 11 years and has served as the President and Treasurer. He has also attended many building science seminars around the country and has presented both at the annual MIAQC and IAQA conferences. He also has presented at various ventilation seminars for many different groups including Breathe Easy Coalition, MECHIPS, MABEP, BPI and the Maine Building Officials and Inspectors Association conference.
Course Schedule:
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.: A one-hour virtual Kick-Off Meeting via Zoom (attendees should complete the brief on-line introduction prior to kick-off)
October 3, 10, and 17, 2025: All Day
8:00 a.m.. – Coffee, Refreshments, and Conversations (on-line portal opens)
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon – Presentation (includes one or two breaks)
12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch Break (lunch included for on-site attendees)
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Presentation (includes one or two breaks)
Friday, October 17 Only: Afternoon session includes the four-hour certification exam. (bring a laptop)
Continuing Education Credits
| Type of Credit | # Credits for In-Person Attendance | # Credits for On-Line Attendance via Zoom |
|---|---|---|
| BPI | Approved for 21 credits Course #18027 | Approved for 21 credits Course #18033 |
| Code Enforcement | Approved for 21 hours of credit | Approved for 21 hours of credit |
| USGBC | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance |
| Engineers | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance |
| ACAC | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance |
| CSI | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance |
| Cert. Energy Auditors | Use BPI credits. Approved for 21 credits | Use BPI credits. Approved for 21 credits |
| AIA (Architects) | Pending for 21 HSW credits – Program # | Pending for 21 HSW credits – Program # |
Questions?
Questions about this training opportunity can be addressed to the office of the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council. Call 207-626-8115 or e-mail christy@maineindoorair.org.
