Event Type : Scheduled

This in-person Intro to Home Energy Auditing course is a 1- day (6 hour) 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:

· None necessary

*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 TREAT installed on the computer or laptop you will be using during the training

The ONLINE TREAT (Targeted Retrofit Energy Analysis Tool) for Multi-Family course is a 2-day (12 hour) training 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

Course Description:

This Introduction to Weatherization and Building Science 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.

Resources:

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

Course Content & Objectives:

• Describe both the background and major principles of weatherization
• Identify all ways of energy movement and the basics of each
• Summarize building science and describe pressure and thermal concepts
• Describe interrelation and affects of “house as a system”
• Identify mechanical systems and their main purposes
• Describe the audit process and recognize the required importance and 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

Course Description:

This in-person Intro to Home Energy Auditing course is a 1- day (6 hour) 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:

· None necessary

*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.

**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**

Quality Control Inspector

This ONLINE Quality Control Inspector (QCI) course is based on a U.S. Department of Energy Job Task Analysis (JTA) of the same name. The course is broken down into two days of instruction focusing on the job description/duties outlined in the JTA. Students will be exposed to and practice the skills needed to become a successful QCI. These skills include: conducting a review of required documentation, verifying the work performed against the work plan, observing in-process retrofit work, understanding specifications and standards, performing building and safety diagnostics, recording/reporting findings and concerns, and specifying corrective actions. This course is designed to prepare qualified students to take the BPI Home Energy Professional Quality Control Inspector certification exam. State-of-the-art technology is used in both the classroom and the labs to provide students with a high quality learning environment. Students will get feedback about learning progress by taking online quizzes via our Learning Management System (LMS) throughout the course.

UPDATED COVID PROCEDURES AT BPC

• Learners shall review COVID-19 Daily Screening Questions located here
• For learners who can attest to being vaccinated, masks are not required
• For learners who cannot attest to being vaccinated, social distancing and the use of N-95 or KN-95 masks are required
• Classroom seating arrangements will maintain 4 feet of distance between seats
• BPC kitchen is closed to non-employees
• At their discretion, trainers may implement a mask requirement at any time during a training

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. 

*This online class, though covering hands on elements, is not a substitute for in-person hands on training.

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