Event Type : Scheduled

Course Description:

Successful completion of the course will lead to EPA Certified Renovator certification. HUD requirements are also covered during this training. This class is approved for certification for the Renovator, Repair and Painting Program pursuant to Section 402 of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)(15U.S.C. 2682) and WAC Code 365-230 (Washington State).

Course Requirements:

Technology

• Ability to download documents
• BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• None

Assessments and Grading:

In-progress assessment for hands on activities

One final assessment

• Multiple choice and T/F
• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

CEUs: 6.5

Course Description:

This in-person Home Energy Auditing course is a 1- day training designed to instruct and guide students through the comprehensive process of a weatherization audit. Pre-visit, home visit, and post visit procedures and documentation will be both discussed and practiced on BPC test houses. The class will use individual agency documents to conduct a typical home audit.

Resources:

· ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard

· NREL Standard Work Specifications

Course Content & Objectives:

· Describe the audit process

· Perform a complete weatherization audit

· Identify all components for a home requiring evaluation during an audit

Course Requirements:

Technology

· Ability to download documents or access documents as needed

· BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

· Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

– Familiarity with agency specific work documents
– Knowledge of State specifications

Course Description:

This In-Person Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) course is a 4-day training designed to prepare students for all requirements of a Building Analyst Technician and to prepare them for field work involving energy auditing data collection. All instruction and support will be in accordance with the BPI Building Analyst Technician Certification Scheme Handbook and will prepare candidates for the BA-T field exam. This course covers all of the information in the BA-T Job Task Analysis, instructs on how to conduct residential building science-based blower door and combustion safety testing and other forms of home performance data collection. 

Reference Materials:

• BPI BA-T Certification Scheme Handbook and standards documents referenced therein
• ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard Practice for Basic Analysis of Buildings

Course Content & Objectives:

• BA-T JTA Domain 1: Building Science

  • Describe and identify all basic and complex elements of building science in a home according to BPI JTA

• BA-T JTA Domain 2: Buildings and Their Systems

  • Describe and identify all components of a home including their interactions according to BPI JTA

• BA-T JTA Domain 3: Testing and Data Collection
  • Identify and perform all building and mechanical testing according to BPI JTA

  • Identify and collect appropriate information about building components, mechanicals, baseload, appliances, and health and safety concerns according to BPI JTA

Course Requirements:

• Technology:
  • Access to the internet for each person
  • Ability to download documents

  • BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

• Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites:

• BPI Building Science Principles Certificate of Knowledge

Assessments and Grading:

• All assessments will be multiple choice question style
  • In-progress assessment activities throughout

  • One final assessment

• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

CEUs: 6.5

IMPORTANT: This course is NOT the prerequisite to taking BPI’s Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) Field Exam. If interested in the prerequisite (BPI Building Science Principles (BSP) exam and resulting Certificate of Knowledge), please visit BPI.org/building-science-principles

Course Description:

This Building Science Principles course is a 1-day training designed to introduce weatherization and building science principles. Students will participate in classroom instruction and laboratory work referencing the Building Performance Institute’s Building Science Principles Reference Guide.

It is recommended that a Building Science Principles guide be purchased for each student or for each agency/company. The structure of the course is built around this textbook and is helpful for study and note taking.

Note: this course does NOT include the BSP certificate exam. This is hosted on the BPI website

Resources:

• BPI Building Science Principles Guide – ($$)
• NREL Standard Work Specifications

Course Content & Objectives:

• Describe both the background of weatherization and key aspects of the weatherization process
• Identify the types of energy movement and describe how they operate in the home
• Summarize building science and describe pressure and thermal concepts
• Describe how a house functions as a system of systems
• Identify mechanical systems and describe their purpose and basic operation
• Describe the audit process and recognize the required data for energy modeling
• Identify appropriate weatherization measures based on Washington state guidelines
• Perform a basic blower door test and describe the basics of combustion safety testing

Course Requirements:

Technology

• Ability to download documents or access documents as needed

• BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• None necessary

Assessments and Grading:

All assessments will be multiple choice question style

• In-progress assessment activities throughout

• One final assessment

• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

Course Description:

The Blower Door and Pressure Diagnostics course is a 1-day training designed to provide new and current Building Analysts with the information needed to complete building envelope diagnostics in accordance with the Building Performance Institute (BPI) Building Analyst Technical Standards and the Washington State Department of Commerce Weatherization Specifications. Instruction will include introduction and review of building science concepts, use of required equipment, and procedures required for proper diagnostic testing.

Reference Material:

• WA State Diagnostic Results Form

• WA State Department of Commerce Specs

Course Content & Objectives:

• Building Science: Driving forces and air flow

  • Name and describe building science concepts relating to BD and PD

• Blower Door Equipment and Operation

  • Identify and describe operation of BD equipment

• Diagnostic Test Procedures

  • List all BD testing procedures and describe how to complete each

• Understanding and interpreting results

  • Read and interpret all results gained from BD and Pressure testing

Course Requirements:

• Technology

  • Ability to download documents
  • BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

• Expectation of attendance and class participation
• Equipment (recommended)

  • Manometer – DG700 preferred

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• 12-24 months field experience recommended
• Familiarity with Reference Materials

  • Washington State Dept. of Commerce WX Specifications
  • WA State Diagnostic Test Report
  • Current BPI 1200 Standard

Assessments and Grading:

• All assessments will be multiple choice question style

  • In-progress assessment activities throughout
  • One final assessment

• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

Course Description:

This Combustion Safety (CS) for Weatherization course is a 1-day training focusing on basic safety testing of combustion appliances. It is designed to provide new and current Building Analysts the knowledge of and procedures included in the Building Performance Institute (BPI) 1200 standard and Washington State Department of Commerce Weatherization Specifications.  Instruction will include introduction and review of CS concepts, identification of combustion appliances and parts, use of required equipment, and procedures required for proper combustion safety testing.

Reference Material:

• ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard – with focus on Section 7
• WA State Combustion Safety Form and Technical Support Doc – WA DOC Specs 9.4A and B
• WA State Department of Commerce Specs

Course Content & Objectives

• Combustion Appliances

  • Identify and describe different combustion appliances and their important feature

• Combustion Safety Testing Equipment

  • Identify and describe equipment used during CS testing and their function

• Combustion Safety Testing Procedures

  • List all CS testing procedures and describe how to complete each
  • Interpret results of testing correctly and identify applicable limits and corrections based on BPI 1200 standard

Course Requirements:

• Technology

  • Ability to download documents
  • BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

• Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• 12-24 months field experience recommended
• Familiarity with Reference Materials

  • Washington State Dept. of Commerce WX Specifications
  • Current BPI 1200 Standard

Assessments and Grading:

• All assessments will be multiple choice question style

  • In-progress assessment activities throughout
  • One final assessment

• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

Course Description:

Successful completion of the course will lead to EPA Certified Renovator certification. HUD requirements are also covered during this training. This class is approved for certification for the Renovator, Repair and Painting Program pursuant to Section 402 of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)(15U.S.C. 2682) and WAC Code 365-230 (Washington State).

Course Requirements:

Technology

• Ability to download documents
• BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• None

Assessments and Grading:

In-progress assessment for hands on activities

One final assessment

• Multiple choice and T/F
• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

Course Description:

The Online Healthy Housing Principles Course prepares energy auditors and other home energy professionals to assess and characterize home based environmental health and safety hazards by integrating qualitative observations with quantitative diagnostics to determine and prioritize recommendations that address existing and potential hazards. The course also covers how to communicate the identified risks and hazards to the occupant with the goal of improving health and quality of life.

It is recommended that a Healthy Housing Principles guide be purchased for each student or for each agency/company. The structure of the course is built around this textbook and is helpful for study and note taking.

Note: this course does NOT include the HHP certificate exam. This is hosted on the BPI website

References:

BPI Healthy Housing Principles Reference Guide

Course Requirements:

• Technology

  • Ability to download documents
  • BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

• Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• None

Assessments and Grading:

• All assessments will be multiple choice question style

  • In-progress assessment activities throughout

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom and you will be enrolled in a Moodle Learning Management System (LMS). After registration, a link to the Zoom event, as well as a link to the Moodle LMS, will be emailed to you approximately one week prior to training start date.

REQUIRED: You must have MULTIFAMILY TREAT installed on the computer or laptop you will be using during the training (see below)

If your computer or laptop you plan to use is somehow controlled by your IT for security, then you will need to do the following before the training:

– It is REQUIRED you have MULTIFAMILY (MF) TREAT installed on your computer or laptop and you must test running MF TREAT (can you open MF TREAT without encountering an error message that stops the application?) in some location where you do not have access to your work network. This will ensure that you can run TREAT correctly at the training location.

Course Description:

The ONLINE Intro to TREAT (Targeted Retrofit Energy Analysis Tool) for Multi-Family course is a 2-day training followed up with another collaborative meeting (2.5 hour) a week later. This course is designed to prepare students to use the Washington State Department of Energy (DOE) approved energy auditing tool TREAT. This training will cover how to model existing homes, create improvement packages (including weatherization related repairs, ancillary measures, and leveraged funding), determine Savings to Investment Ratios (SIRs), and how to justify and prioritize energy conservation measures as outlined in Washington State Department of Commerce (DOC) Policy.

Reference Materials:

• ANSI/BPI 1100 and 1200 Standards

• WA State DOC Weatherization Policy Manual

CEUs: 6.5

IMPORTANT: This course is NOT the prerequisite to taking BPI’s Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) Field Exam. If interested in the prerequisite (BPI Building Science Principles (BSP) exam and resulting Certificate of Knowledge), please visit BPI.org/building-science-principles

Course Description:

This Building Science Principles course is a 1-day training designed to introduce weatherization and building science principles. Students will participate in classroom instruction referencing the Building Performance Institute’s Building Science Principles Reference Guide.

It is recommended that a Building Science Principles guide be purchased for each student or for each agency/company. The structure of the course is built around this textbook and is helpful for study and note taking.

Note: this course does NOT include the BSP certificate exam. This is hosted on the BPI website

Resources:

• BPI Building Science Principles Guide – ($$)
• NREL Standard Work Specifications

Course Content & Objectives:

• Describe both the background of weatherization and key aspects of the weatherization process
• Identify the types of energy movement and describe how they operate in the home
• Summarize building science and describe pressure and thermal concepts
• Describe how a house functions as a system of systems
• Identify mechanical systems and describe their purpose and basic operation
• Describe the audit process and recognize the required data for energy modeling
• Identify appropriate weatherization measures based on Washington state guidelines
• Perform a basic blower door test and describe the basics of combustion safety testing

Course Description:

The Energy Auditor Field Procedures Review course is a 1-day training designed to review the Building Performance Institute Energy Auditor (BPI EA) field guide contents and procedures for candidates preparing for the Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor field test. Attendees will use the BPI Energy Auditor Field Guide, BPI Energy Auditor Certification Scheme Handbook, and combustion standards associated BPI ANSI/BPI-1200-2017.

Course contains aspects of BPI Energy Auditor Job Task Analyses, but it is not intended to be a comprehensive training on all individual items. 

Reference Materials:

• ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard Practice for Basic Analysis of Buildings

• BPI Energy Auditor 2019 Field Guide

• BPI Energy Auditor Certification Scheme Handbook

• BPI Combustion Appliance Safety Inspection for Vented Appliances

CEUs: 3.25

Course Description:

Successful completion of the course will lead to EPA Certified Renovator certification. HUD requirements are also covered during this training. This class is approved for certification for the Renovator, Repair and Painting Program pursuant to Section 402 of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)(15U.S.C. 2682) and WAC Code 365-230 (Washington State).

Course Requirements:

Technology

• Ability to download documents
• BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• None

Assessments and Grading:

In-progress assessment for hands on activities

One final assessment

• Multiple choice and T/F
• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

CEUs: 5.81

Course Description:

This In-Person Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) course is a 4-day training designed to prepare students for all requirements of a Building Analyst Technician and to prepare them for field work involving energy auditing data collection. All instruction and support will be in accordance with the BPI Building Analyst Technician Certification Scheme Handbook and will prepare candidates for the BA-T field exam. This course covers all of the information in the BA-T Job Task Analysis, instructs on how to conduct residential building science-based blower door and combustion safety testing and other forms of home performance data collection. 

Reference Materials:

• BPI BA-T Certification Scheme Handbook and standards documents referenced therein
• ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard Practice for Basic Analysis of Buildings

Course Content & Objectives:

• BA-T JTA Domain 1: Building Science

  • Describe and identify all basic and complex elements of building science in a home according to BPI JTA

• BA-T JTA Domain 2: Buildings and Their Systems

  • Describe and identify all components of a home including their interactions according to BPI JTA

• BA-T JTA Domain 3: Testing and Data Collection
  • Identify and perform all building and mechanical testing according to BPI JTA

  • Identify and collect appropriate information about building components, mechanicals, baseload, appliances, and health and safety concerns according to BPI JTA

Course Requirements:

• Technology:
  • Access to the internet for each person
  • Ability to download documents

  • BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

• Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites:

• BPI Building Science Principles Certificate of Knowledge

Assessments and Grading:

• All assessments will be multiple choice question style
  • In-progress assessment activities throughout

  • One final assessment

• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

CEUs: 3.25

IMPORTANT: This course is NOT the prerequisite to taking BPI’s Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) Field Exam. If interested in the prerequisite (BPI Building Science Principles (BSP) exam and resulting Certificate of Knowledge), please visit BPI.org/building-science-principles

Course Description:

This Building Science Principles course is a 1-day training designed to introduce weatherization and building science principles. Students will participate in classroom instruction and laboratory work referencing the Building Performance Institute’s Building Science Principles Reference Guide.

It is recommended that a Building Science Principles guide be purchased for each student or for each agency/company. The structure of the course is built around this textbook and is helpful for study and note taking.

Note: this course does NOT include the BSP certificate exam. This is hosted on the BPI website

Resources:

• BPI Building Science Principles Guide – ($$)
• NREL Standard Work Specifications

Course Content & Objectives:

• Describe both the background of weatherization and key aspects of the weatherization process
• Identify the types of energy movement and describe how they operate in the home
• Summarize building science and describe pressure and thermal concepts
• Describe how a house functions as a system of systems
• Identify mechanical systems and describe their purpose and basic operation
• Describe the audit process and recognize the required data for energy modeling
• Identify appropriate weatherization measures based on Washington state guidelines
• Perform a basic blower door test and describe the basics of combustion safety testing

Course Requirements:

Technology

• Ability to download documents or access documents as needed

• BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• None necessary

Assessments and Grading:

All assessments will be multiple choice question style

• In-progress assessment activities throughout

• One final assessment

• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

CEUs: 3.25

Course Description:

The Blower Door and Pressure Diagnostics course is a 1-day training designed to provide new and current Building Analysts with the information needed to complete building envelope diagnostics in accordance with the Building Performance Institute (BPI) Building Analyst Technical Standards and the Washington State Department of Commerce Weatherization Specifications. Instruction will include introduction and review of building science concepts, use of required equipment, and procedures required for proper diagnostic testing.

Reference Material:

• WA State Diagnostic Results Form

• WA State Department of Commerce Specs

Course Content & Objectives:

• Building Science: Driving forces and air flow

  • Name and describe building science concepts relating to BD and PD

• Blower Door Equipment and Operation

  • Identify and describe operation of BD equipment

• Diagnostic Test Procedures

  • List all BD testing procedures and describe how to complete each

• Understanding and interpreting results

  • Read and interpret all results gained from BD and Pressure testing

Course Requirements:

• Technology

  • Ability to download documents
  • BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

• Expectation of attendance and class participation
• Equipment (recommended)

  • Manometer – DG700 preferred

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• 12-24 months field experience recommended
• Familiarity with Reference Materials

  • Washington State Dept. of Commerce WX Specifications
  • WA State Diagnostic Test Report
  • Current BPI 1200 Standard

Assessments and Grading:

• All assessments will be multiple choice question style

  • In-progress assessment activities throughout
  • One final assessment

• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

Course Description:

This Combustion Safety (CS) for Weatherization course is a 1-day training focusing on basic safety testing of combustion appliances. It is designed to provide new and current Building Analysts the knowledge of and procedures included in the Building Performance Institute (BPI) 1200 standard and Washington State Department of Commerce Weatherization Specifications.  Instruction will include introduction and review of CS concepts, identification of combustion appliances and parts, use of required equipment, and procedures required for proper combustion safety testing.

Reference Material:

• ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard – with focus on Section 7
• WA State Combustion Safety Form and Technical Support Doc – WA DOC Specs 9.4A and B
• WA State Department of Commerce Specs

Course Content & Objectives

• Combustion Appliances

  • Identify and describe different combustion appliances and their important feature

• Combustion Safety Testing Equipment

  • Identify and describe equipment used during CS testing and their function

• Combustion Safety Testing Procedures

  • List all CS testing procedures and describe how to complete each
  • Interpret results of testing correctly and identify applicable limits and corrections based on BPI 1200 standard

Course Requirements:

• Technology

  • Ability to download documents
  • BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

• Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• 12-24 months field experience recommended
• Familiarity with Reference Materials

  • Washington State Dept. of Commerce WX Specifications
  • Current BPI 1200 Standard

Assessments and Grading:

• All assessments will be multiple choice question style

  • In-progress assessment activities throughout
  • One final assessment

• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

Course Description:

The Online Healthy Housing Principles Course prepares energy auditors and other home energy professionals to assess and characterize home based environmental health and safety hazards by integrating qualitative observations with quantitative diagnostics to determine and prioritize recommendations that address existing and potential hazards. The course also covers how to communicate the identified risks and hazards to the occupant with the goal of improving health and quality of life.

It is recommended that a Healthy Housing Principles guide be purchased for each student or for each agency/company. The structure of the course is built around this textbook and is helpful for study and note taking.

Note: this course does NOT include the HHP certificate exam. This is hosted on the BPI website

References:

BPI Healthy Housing Principles Reference Guide

Course Requirements:

• Technology

  • Ability to download documents
  • BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

• Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• None

Assessments and Grading:

• All assessments will be multiple choice question style

  • In-progress assessment activities throughout

*Note: The BPI Quality Control Inspector certification is a separate test (written / online – can be taken remotely via Zoom) with an additional fee. Please find all of our training and exam registrations here.

*Pre-requisite: to enroll in this course: students must be 18 years or older and possess an active BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor certification*

Course Description:

This QCI course is a 2-day training designed to provide students instruction relating to the QCI certification. All instruction and support will be in accordance with the Building Performance Institute (BPI) QCI Certification Scheme Handbook. Instruction reviews concepts and calculations included in the ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard, associated National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) QCI Job Task Analyses (JTA), and other standards referenced in the Handbook.

Course contains aspects of BPI QCI Job Task Analyses, but it is not intended to be a comprehensive training on all individual items.

Reference Materials:

• BPI QCI Certification Scheme Handbook and standards documents referenced therein

• ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard Practice for Basic Analysis of Buildings

Course Content & Objectives:

QCI JTA Domain 1: In-Process Evaluation

• Evaluate and verify quality, worker compliance, and documentation on site

QCI JTA Domain 2: Post-Work Evaluation

• Verify and Evaluate installed measures according to applicable standards

QCI JTA Domain 3: Project Compliance and Completion

• Verify compliance and completion of project

• Additional: Navigation of Reference Documents

• Discover and specify Standard Work Specifications (SWS) related to elements of a work scope quickly and accurately

*Note: The BPI Quality Control Inspector certification is a separate test with an additional fee.

CEUs: 3.25

Course Description:

Successful completion of the course will lead to EPA Certified Renovator certification. HUD requirements are also covered during this training. This class is approved for certification for the Renovator, Repair and Painting Program pursuant to Section 402 of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)(15U.S.C. 2682) and WAC Code 365-230 (Washington State).

Course Requirements:

Technology

• Ability to download documents
• BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• None

Assessments and Grading:

In-progress assessment for hands on activities

One final assessment

• Multiple choice and T/F
• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

CEUs: 6.5

IMPORTANT: This course is NOT the prerequisite to taking BPI’s Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) Field Exam. If interested in the prerequisite (BPI Building Science Principles (BSP) exam and resulting Certificate of Knowledge), please visit BPI.org/building-science-principles

Course Description:

This Building Science Principles course is a 1-day training designed to introduce weatherization and building science principles. Students will participate in classroom instruction referencing the Building Performance Institute’s Building Science Principles Reference Guide.

It is recommended that a Building Science Principles guide be purchased for each student or for each agency/company. The structure of the course is built around this textbook and is helpful for study and note taking.

Note: this course does NOT include the BSP certificate exam. This is hosted on the BPI website

Resources:

• BPI Building Science Principles Guide – ($$)
• NREL Standard Work Specifications

Course Content & Objectives:

• Describe both the background of weatherization and key aspects of the weatherization process
• Identify the types of energy movement and describe how they operate in the home
• Summarize building science and describe pressure and thermal concepts
• Describe how a house functions as a system of systems
• Identify mechanical systems and describe their purpose and basic operation
• Describe the audit process and recognize the required data for energy modeling
• Identify appropriate weatherization measures based on Washington state guidelines
• Perform a basic blower door test and describe the basics of combustion safety testing

CEUs: 6.5

Course Description:

This in-person Home Energy Auditing course is a 1- day training designed to instruct and guide students through the comprehensive process of a weatherization audit. Pre-visit, home visit, and post visit procedures and documentation will be both discussed and practiced on BPC test houses. The class will use individual agency documents to conduct a typical home audit.

Resources:

· ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard

· NREL Standard Work Specifications

Course Content & Objectives:

· Describe the audit process

· Perform a complete weatherization audit

· Identify all components for a home requiring evaluation during an audit

Course Requirements:

Technology

· Ability to download documents or access documents as needed

· BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

· Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

– Familiarity with agency specific work documents
– Knowledge of State specifications

Course Description:

The class is designed to provide Weatherization Technicians the information and practice to complete high-quality energy retrofit work. Each attendee will participate in classroom work and laboratory work that will align with the Washington State Department of Commerce Policies and Procedures Manual and the Standard Work Specifications Field Guide for Single Family and Manufactured Homes created by Washington Department of Commerce.

Attendees must come prepared for classroom work and laboratory work. Please be prepared to work, bring your calculator, coveralls, respirator, hand tools and flashlights.

Specific tasks in the classroom will include:

• Review Health and Safety responsibilities.

• Review EPA RRP jobsite requirements.

• Review OSHA jobsite safety requirements.

• Learn Building Science concepts.

• Practice area and volume calculations.

• Practice estimating for weatherization projects.

• Practice reading work-scopes.

• Practice using relevant field guide or operations manual.

• Learn and understand the importance of communication with the homeowner.

• Learn and understand the importance of communication between Energy Auditors, Crew Chiefs and Quality Control Inspectors.

• Learn air sealing and duct sealing principles.

• Learn about loose fill insulation.

• Learn about dense pack insulation.

Specific tasks in the laboratory will include:

• The proper treatment of attic access panels.

• The proper treatment of combustion appliance vents in attics.

• Installation of weather-stripping for doors.

• Installation of air sealing materials to seal a recessed light, a dropped soffit, an open wall plate and typical plumbing, electrical and heating penetrations.

• Properly install a roof vent for attic ventilation or an exhaust fan.

• Properly install ducting for an exhaust fan in an attic space.

• Properly install and support dryer exhaust ducting in a crawlspace.

• Properly install insulation batts in a floor over a crawlspace.

• Properly install pipe insulation.

• Properly install water heater insulation.

• Properly install duct insulation.

• Properly install duct mastic on heating/cooling ducts.

• Properly identify the pressure and thermal envelope.

• Execute the blower door test.

• Execute a pressure pan test.

• Evaluate existing insulation levels.

• Install dense pack insulation.

• Identify relevant Standard Work Specifications from the field guide for the tasks in the laboratory.

CEUs: 6.5

Course Description:

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom and you will be enrolled in a Moodle Learning Management System (LMS). After registration, a link to the Zoom event, as well as a link to the Moodle LMS, will be emailed to you.

This ONLINE Energy Auditor Written Knowledge Review course is a 1- day training designed to prepare exam candidates for the written portion of the Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor (EA) exam. All instruction and support will be in accordance with the Building Performance Institute (BPI) Energy Auditor Certification Scheme Handbook. Instruction reviews concepts and calculations included in the ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard, associated National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Energy Auditor Job Task Analysis (JTA), and other standards referenced in the Handbook. 

*Course contains aspects of BPI Energy Auditor Job Task Analyses, but it is not intended to be a comprehensive training on all individual items.

Reference Materials:

• BPI EA Certification Scheme Handbook and standards documents referenced therein

• ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard Practice for Basic Analysis of Buildings

Course Description:

CEUs: 13

This three (3) day course is designed to provide Weatherization staff the background and foundation of information to understand how to weatherize a mobile home. Each attendee will participate in hands-on training, participate in discussions, and complete written assessments. All training will be in accordance with relevant State Standards, Standard Work Specifications Field Guide for Single Family and Manufactured Homes and industry best practice.

Attendees must come prepared to do hand-on work on a Mobile Home.

Course Objectives:

Course Requirements:

Assessments:

• Final Assessment – 25 question test of knowledge at the end of the class

Course Description:

Successful completion of the course will lead to EPA Certified Lead Renovator certification. HUD requirements are also covered during this training. This class is approved for certification for the Renovator, Repair and Painting Program pursuant to Section 402 of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)(15U.S.C. 2682) and WAC Code 365-230 (Washington State).

Course Requirements:

Technology

• Ability to download documents
• BPC provided online Learning Management System – Moodle link to be sent by BPC

Expectation of attendance and class participation

Prerequisites and Work Experience:

• None

Assessments and Grading:

In-progress assessment for hands on activities

One final assessment

• Multiple choice and T/F
• Candidate must achieve a 70% or higher to pass the final assessment

Course Description:

The Energy Auditor Field Procedures Review course is a 1-day training designed to review the Building Performance Institute Energy Auditor (BPI EA) field guide contents and procedures for candidates preparing for the Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor field test. Attendees will use the BPI Energy Auditor Field Guide, BPI Energy Auditor Certification Scheme Handbook, and combustion standards associated BPI ANSI/BPI-1200-2017.

Course contains aspects of BPI Energy Auditor Job Task Analyses, but it is not intended to be a comprehensive training on all individual items. 

Reference Materials:

• ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard Practice for Basic Analysis of Buildings

• BPI Energy Auditor 2019 Field Guide

• BPI Energy Auditor Certification Scheme Handbook

• BPI Combustion Appliance Safety Inspection for Vented Appliances