Event Type : Scheduled

**Please bring a laptop computer with you to each day of class**

The five-day Multifamily Energy Auditor/Quality Control Inspector course is an instructor-led classroom course with a final assessment test. This course will meet the requirements of DOE WAP as articulated in QPN 15-4, Section 3:

“Multifamily: Grantee Training Plans must include requirements to ensure that QCIs working in multifamily buildings attend, and receive a successful evaluation from a training program delivering a curriculum based on the NREL Multifamily Quality Control Inspector JTA.”

DOE WAP and State of Washington multifamily requirements and paperwork will be designed into this course. This course will be open for WAP agency field staff and state monitors to attend.

Course Outline:

Day One – March 27, 2023 – 12:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

• Introductions (.25 hours)

• Multifamily WX video (.5 hours)

• DOE and State Multifamily Requirements (1.5 hours)

• Multifamily Housing for Energy Auditors (2 hours)

• Q&A/ Daily course wrap up Day’s total (4.25 instructional/ .5 break=4.75 hours)

Day Two – March 28, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Daily course sign in (.25 hours)

• Tips on Qualifying Multifamily Buildings (.5 hours)

• Engineering, Specifications, RFP, & Managing Subs (1 hour) (boiler plate bid specifications)

• Multifamily Blower Door Testing. (Whole building vs. guarded testing) (.5 hours)

• Air leakage, Air sealing & Insulation Issues (.5 hour)

• Ventilation and IAQ. (Roof top ventilators inspection/ASHRAE 62.2 compliance vs. normal ventilation fans) (1 hour)

• Base Load (.5 hours)

• Domestic Hot Water Systems (add HP DHW) (1 hour)

• Q&A/ Daily course wrap up (5.25 instructional + 1.5 lunch/breaks= 6.75 hours)

Day Three – March 29, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Daily course sign in (.25 hours)

• Heating Systems (add HP) (1 hour)

• Hydronic Distribution Systems (1 hour)

• Health & Safety (1 hour)

• Operations & Maintenance (O&M) (.5 hour)

• Introduction to MF QCI Job Task Analysis (JTA) (.5 hours)

• Introduction to the NREL Multifamily SWS’s (.5 hours)

• JTA Duties and Tasks (A)-Reviewing Project Documents (1 hour)

• Q&A/ Daily course wrap up (.25) (5.75 instructional + 1.5 lunch/breaks= 7.25 hours)

Day Four – March 30, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Daily course sign in (.25 hours)

• JTA Duties and Tasks (B)-Developing a Quality Control Plan (1 hour)

• JTA Duties and Tasks (C)- Conducting Pre-Installation Site Visits (1 hour)

• JTA Duties and Tasks (D)-Conducting Site Visits (1.5 hour)

• JTA Duties and Tasks (D)-Conducting Site Visits (continued) (1.5 hour)

• JTA Duties and Tasks (E), Reporting QCI Observations and Findings (1 hour)

• Q&A/ Daily course wrap up (.25 hours) (6.5 instructional + 1.5 lunch/breaks=8 hours)

Day Five – March 31, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Daily course sign in (.25 hours)

• Final written test (50 question/multiple choice) (1.5 hours)

• Final test scoring and class test review (1 hour)

• Awarding of course completion certificates (.25 hours)

• Course wrap up/Q&A (.25 hours)

• (3.25 instructional + .25 breaks= 3.5 hours)

**Please note – the dates and times for this course are as follows:

Thursday, April 6 (ONLINE): 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Monday, April 10 (IN-PERSON): 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 11 (IN-PERSON): 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 12 (IN-PERSON): 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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Course Description:

This combination ONLINE and IN-PERSON Building Analyst (BA) course is a 3.5 day (24 hour) training. It is designed to provide new and current Building Analysts the knowledge and skills included in the Building Performance Institute (BPI) BA certification. Instruction will include elements from the BPI BA Testing Knowledge List as well as Blower Door and Combustion Safety testing according to ANSI/BPI 1200 standard.

Agenda:

4/6/23 – ONLINE – Day 1:

8:30AM – 12:00PM – breaks included

• Introductions and course orientation

• Building Science and Systems

• Diagnostics and Analysis

12:00PM – 1:00PM – lunch on your own

1:00PM – 5:00PM – breaks included

• Standards

• Modeling and Workscopes

• Reference Documents

• Assessment

4/10/23 – IN-PERSON Day 2:

12:30PM – 5:00PM – breaks included

• Building Science Review

• HVAC System Review

• Documents Review

• Q&A

4/11/23 – IN-PERSON Day 3:

8:30AM – 12:00PM – breaks included

• Manometer and Testing Theory

• Blower Door Equipment and Operation

12:00PM – 1:00PM – lunch on your own

1:00PM – 5:00PM – breaks included

• Diagnostic Test Procedures

• Understanding and Interpreting Results

4/12/23 – IN-PERSON Day 4:

8:30AM – 12:30PM – breaks included

• Combustion Appliances

• Combustion Safety Testing Equipment

12:00PM – 1:00PM – lunch on your own

1:00PM – 5:00PM – breaks included

• Combustion Safety Testing Procedures

• Final Assessment

• Evaluation

End of Training

Course Description:

This Building Science Principles (formerly 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 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:

This in-person 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.

This ONLINE Energy Auditor Written Knowledge Review course is a 1- day (6 hour) 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:

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

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).

Module 1 – Objectives for Lead Safe Work Practices TrainingModule 2 – Objectives for Lead Safe Worker Protection

Module 1

Objectives for Lead Safe Work Practices Training

1) To understand why it is important to minimize and control the generation of lead dust when doing Renovation, Remodeling, Rehabilitation and Maintenance work.

2) To gain a working knowledge of tools and techniques required to achieve those objectives.

3) To understand the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development , Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, and Washington State Department of Commerce rules and regulations regarding the disturbance of lead-based painted surfaces during renovation, remodeling, and rehabilitation in target housing.

4) To gain a working knowledge of the regulations governing worker protection from hazards created by the disturbance of lead based painted surfaces.

Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to perform renovation, remodeling, and rehabilitation in a manner that minimizes creation and dispersal of lead contaminated dust and protects residents, especially children, from possible lead exposure.

This module will show contractors how to perform their work in a manner that creates the least amount of dust possible, and how to contain and clean up dust that they do create so that it does not spread throughout the house or to neighboring properties.

The techniques discussed in this module apply to work performed by a variety of contractors and employees, including plumbers, electricians, residential renovators, remodelers, and painters.

Module 2

Objectives for Lead Safe Worker Protection

1) To gain a thorough understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (insert Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act for Washington State trainings) standards and requirements for protecting workers from harmful levels of lead in construction.

2) To gain familiarity with the use of equipment used to monitor and protect workers from exposure to harmful levels of lead in construction.

3) To understand what is needed to implement a worker protection program that complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (insert Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act for Washington State trainings).

Upon completion of this module, participants will have been provided with the information necessary to able to implement a Lead Safe Worker program that complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration standards and requirements to prevent lead exposure in construction.

This ONLINE Building Analyst Written Knowledge Review course is a 1- day (6 hour) training designed to prepare exam candidates for the written portion of the Building Performance Institute (BPI) Building Analyst (BA) exam. All instruction and support will be in accordance with the BPI Core Certification Scheme Handbook and the BPI BA Testing Knowledge List. Course includes concepts and calculations included in the ANSI/BPI 1200 Standard and other standards referenced in the Handbook. 

Course contains aspects of each section in the BPI Testing Knowledge List, but it is not intended to be a comprehensive training on all individual items.

Reference Documents:

• BPI Core Certification Scheme Handbook

• BPI Building Analyst Testing Knowledge List

Course Description:

This ONLINE Blower Door and Pressure Diagnostics* course is a 1-day (6 hour) 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 Description:

This Combustion Safety (CS) for Weatherization* course is a 1-day (6 hour) 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 Description:

This Building Science Principles (formerly 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 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:

This in-person 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