Event Type : Scheduled

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 – ($$ – provided at no cost to WA State Wx Agency staff during training)
• 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

*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.

Quality Control Inspector

Course Description

This QCI course is a 2-day (13 hour) training designed to provide students instruction and hands on experience 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.

Course Description:

This In-Person Building Analyst Technician (BA-T) course is a 3.5-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

*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 (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:

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 – ($$ – provided at no cost to WA State Wx Agency staff during training)
• 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 Building Analyst Professional (BA-P) course is a 2.5-day training designed to prepare students for all requirements of a Building Analyst Professional and to prepare them for field work involving home energy evaluation, energy modeling, and workscope creation. All instruction and support will be in accordance with the BPI Building Analyst Professional Certification Scheme Handbook and will prepare candidates for the BA-P written exam.

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 Analyst Technician (BA-T) certification

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

Agenda:

Day 1:

8:30AM – 12:00PM – breaks included

· Introductions and Documents

· Module 1: The Home: A Review

· Module 2: Health and Safety

12:00PM – 1:00PM – Lunch on your own

1:00PM – 5:00PM – breaks included

· Module 3: Mechanicals and Ventilation

· Module 4: Baseload

· End of Day

Day 2:

8:30AM – 12:00PM – breaks included

· Module 5: Diagnostics

12:00PM – 1:00PM – Lunch on your own

1:00PM – 5:00PM – breaks included

· Module 6: Energy Modeling

· Module 7: Workscope Development

Day 3:

8:30AM – 12:00PM – breaks included

· Module 7: Workscope Development Continued

· Q&A

· Final Assessment

· Evaluation

-End of training

*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 Intro to TREAT (Targeted Retrofit Energy Analysis Tool) for Single 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:

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.

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 – ($$ – provided at no cost to WA State Wx Agency staff during training)
• 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 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:

Healthy Housing Principles 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.