To view and register for upcoming Mobile Home courses, visit the Academic Technology and Outreach's Mobile Home Courses page. 

Course Description

Mobile Home Weatherization covers issues specific to manufactured housing. After an introduction to mobile home construction, students are shown how to conduct duct-work diagnostics and repairs, retrofit a mobile home belly with insulation, insulate sidewalls and roofs, and check heating systems. The course follows the Department for Energy’s standardized curriculum for Weatherization Installer/Technician Mobile Homes and has been modified to align with the NREL Job Task Analysis for Retrofit Installer Technician. The structure of the course includes lecture, dialogue and practical experience through hands-on skill sets.

CEUs

FIELD EDITION: This course has 26 contact hours and can qualify as 26 continuing education units (CEUs) toward Home Energy Professional Recertification.

CLASSROOM EDITION: This course has 15 contact hours and can qualify as 15 continuing education units (CEUs) toward Home Energy Professional Recertification.

Course Objectives

  • Understand pressure diagnostics with regard to mobile homes
  • Comprehend the importance of duct and boot connections
  • Detail the anatomy of mobile homes
  • Understand methods for insulating walls, bellies, and roofs of a mobile home
  • Calculate insulation quantities needed for a job
  • Identify common Weatherization measures for mobile homes
  • Demonstrate mobile home evaluation techniques

Organization of Course

This is a lecture-lab course. Lecture topics are presented in the classroom setting followed by hands-on practice at a mobile home in the field (Field Edition) or the indoor training lab (Classroom Edition). The training lab houses multiple mobile-home-specific props used to practice basic mobile home weatherization skills. Student participation in discussions in the classroom and in the field or lab exercises is crucial. 

Grading Criteria and Passing Score

The final exam is a group participation exam taken electronically. Group exams better engage students and allow students the opportunity to discuss questions and answers with each other and instructors. Exams are not graded but rather instructors ensure each student leaves with an understanding of course content. 

Students receive course credit through attendance and group participation throughout class. 

Audience

  • Private Contractors
  • Weatherization Professionals
  • Property Managers
  • Mobile Home Park Managers
  • Energy Auditors

Course Fees

  • FIELD EDITION: $900 for the public
  • CLASSROOM EDITION: $575 for the public
  • Free for associates of the Montana Weatherization Workforce

For additional information contact the Center at [email protected] or you can call (406) 586-0070.

To view and register for ALL upcoming courses, visit this Academic Technology and Outreach page.