How Your House Works: Building Systems

Operating, Maintaining + Updating Your Heating/Cooling, Electrical, Lighting + Plumbing Systems

We're presenting our How Your House Works series focused on building systems: heating/cooling, electrical, lighting and plumbing systems.

 

Each of these systems has a significant impact on your life. Don't think so? Try living without just one of them.

 

It's important to understand how these impactful systems work so we'll walk you through how to maximize your health, comfort and efficiency by making informed decisions and planning ahead.

 

To make it easier to join us, we've created a bundle of the four courses. You'll get more courses for less cost through a single registration.

  • $99.00

    Access to all four courses, recordings, live office hours and additional content.

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Access to the Presentation + Recording

Each person who views the presentation and has access to the recording must purchase (or have purchased for them) their own access to this course. Learners are not permitted to share access to courses.

What Happens After the Live Presentation?

We'll publish a recording of the live presentation in this learning management system. We'll notify you by email when the recording is available.

You may view the recording any time you choose and as many times as you wish within your enrollment period.

Your enrollment period (your access to the recording) is 60 days from the date of the live presentation. It typically takes three business days for the recording to be published.

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If you're not currently signed in yet have an account, click the "Enroll Now" button and enter the email address you used for your account. The LMS will recognize your email address, prompt you for a password. Enter your password, click "Continue". The LMS will add the course to your account and open your dashboard to display all of your available courses.

If you're signed into the LMS, clicking the "Enroll Now" button will launch the course.

Give This Course as a Gift

You can give this course to a person using the gifting feature at checkout: Click the "Enroll Now" button and then check the box to the left of the text "This is a gift". 

You'll be prompted to provide the recipient's email and name plus a personalized message. The recipient will receive an introductory message with your personalized note. You'll receive an email with a link to the gift.

Our courses are a transformative gift of education: we teach people how to enjoy more healthy, comfortable and efficient homes and communities. Our courses are appropriate for all ages and backgrounds: homeowners, students, professionals, etc.

Terms of Service

Your participation in this course and all other RTA events is subject to RTA's Terms of Service.

Course Instructor

Advocate + Collaborator Ryan Taylor

Ryan Taylor is a registered architect. He’s also earned certifications in energy rating/performance verification, site design, disaster response, distance learning, etc. Ryan is active in community, legislative and building code issues. He’s been speaking/teaching since 2008 and is frequently invited to speak at community and industry events. His comments have been widely published.