ONLINE Combustion Safety and Building Analyst Training*

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you.

Cost:  $350.00

Instructor: Jake Nuckolls

The Building Analyst Written Exam Preparation class is designed to prepare currently certified Building Analysts and future Building Analysts for the BPI Building Analyst Professional Written exam. In an online classroom setting, attendees will review the most recent BPI Building Analyst standard and review and practice basic Residential Energy concepts.

Tasks in the classroom will include:

Review the most recent BPI Building Analyst standard.

Review area and volume calculations.

Review principles of energy.

Review basic building science principles of heat flow, air flow and moisture flow.

Review of heating and cooling systems.

Review of the ASHRAE 62.2013 standard.

Review water heating principles.

Review baseload concepts and measures.

Review R-values, U-values calculations.

Review health and safety concepts.

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

This workshop focuses on basic safety testing of combustion appliances. Procedures to determine appliance drafts will be reviewed. Proper use of the digital manometer, draft gauges, chemical smoke and techniques for resolving pressure problems will be emphasized. This is not a combustion appliance repair course, this course is about identifying existing problems and predicting how house tightening or duct repair will cause problems, or make existing problems worse.

Learning Objectives

1. Review products of complete combustion and incomplete combustion.
2. Understand the effects of carbon monoxide and other products of combustion on home and occupants.
3. Know where to reference carbon monoxide levels and the appropriate action to take for protection of technician and occupant health.
4. Be able to inspect and identify problems with exhaust pipe: corrosion, configuration etc.
5. Be able to inspect and identify problems with the wiring of the appliance: melted, corroded etc.
6. Be able to identify the combustion appliance zone.
7. Be able to identify the type of combustion appliance (furnace, water heater, space heater etc.) and it’s venting type (atmospheric, induced, direct).
8. Understand the effects of building tightness, exhaust ventilation, and duct leakage on the ability of an appliance to draft.
9. Obtain a working knowledge of solutions available to correct to pressure-induced drafting problems.
10. Obtain a working knowledge of methods used to lower carbon monoxide levels in the exhaust of appliances.
11. Be able to make appropriate recommendations from information gathered according to established standards. 

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you.

The Blower Door and Pressure Diagnostics one day online class is designed to provide new and current Building Analysts with the information needed to complete building envelope diagnostics in accordance with, the BPI Building Analyst Technical Standards and the Washington State Department of Commerce Weatherization Specifications.

Specific tasks in the classroom will include:

1. Review Basic Building Science Principles

2. Review the use of manometers and pressure.

3. Learn about what information a blower door can provide.

4. Understand how the blower door relates to the ventilation standards, ASHRAE 62.89 and 62.2010.

5. Be able to turn a CFM50 into ACH@50, ALA and CFM”n”.

6. Be introduced to the house depressurization chart and learn how to use it for predicting outcomes of house tightening.

Instructor: Chris Clay

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you.

BPI CEUs: TBD

Class size: 8

Instructors: Jake Nuckolls

Targeted Retrofit Energy Analysis Tool (TREAT) is the DOE approved application the State of Washington has chosen for use by its Low-Income Weatherization Network. This TREAT live stream 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, and how to justify and prioritize energy conservation measures as outlined in Commerce Policy 5.2.5.
Learning Objectives:
• Develop and complete full TREAT audit
• Demonstrate correct data entry
• Comply with all proper procedures for individual measures and improvements
• Generate reports and achieve prioritized SIRs that will satisfy Department of Commerce requirements
The focus of this live stream training will be modeling single family and mobile home residences. This is a two-day course, around six hours each day, and requires that participants have access to a computer pre-loaded with TREAT software.

Additionally, the training will be completed through Zoom Meeting and thus each trainee should have a Zoom account.

Learning how to run a TREAT energy model can be challenging for those new to it. Participants are encouraged to attend the live stream with some familiarity with this software. Performance Systems Development offers good introductory training videos you are encouraged to watch.

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you.

BPI CEUs: TBD

Class size: 6

Instructors: Allen Carbert

The Healthy Home Evaluator assesses and characterizes 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 Healthy Home Evaluator communicates the identified risks and hazards to the occupant with the goal of improving health and quality of life.

For more information regarding Healthy Home Evaluator, please visit the following links:

Building Performance Institute

Class topics to include:

8 Principles of a Healthy Home
Data Collection
Analysis and interpretation
Recommendations and scope of work
Communication and client education
Personal safety, Insurance and Liability

ONLINE Energy Auditor Written Exam Preparation*

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

The 1- day training is designed to prepare exam candidates for the written portion of the Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor exam. All classroom and laboratory work will be in accordance with the ANSI/ BPI-1200-S-2017 standard and the BPI Energy Auditor Field Guide.

Topics covered in the classroom will include:
• Math Basics
• Health and Safety
• House as a System
• Building Science Principles
• Insulation and Heat Loss
• Construction types
• Electrical Systems
• Attics
• Floors Walls
• Units of Energy
• Baseload
• Water Heating
• Furnaces
• Boilers
• ANSI/BPI-1200-S-2017 combustion safety standard
• Refrigeration
• Blower Door Diagnostics
• NREL Standards Work Specifications
• ANSI/BPI-1200-S-2017 Standard

Specific tasks in the laboratory will include:
• Review Furnace operation
• Review Water Heater operation

ONLINE Energy Auditor Field Exam Preparation*

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

The 2-day training is designed to prepare exam candidates for the field portion of the Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor exam. Day one is for review and practice of the ANSI/BPI-1200-S-2017 combustion safety standard and related testing. Day two is for review and practice of the Energy Auditor Field guide. Each attendee will participate in classroom and laboratory work. All classroom and laboratory work will be in accordance with the ANSI/ BPI-1200-S-2017 standard and the BPI Energy Auditor Field Guide.

Topics covered in the classroom will include:
• Safe environment testing
• Diagnostic tools
• Gas Leakage Testing
• Carbon Monoxide Testing
• Efficiency testing
• Visual inspection of the combustion appliance zone
• Combustion appliance identification
• Combustion appliance vent categorization
• Visual inspection of combustion appliances
• Safety controls for combustion appliances
• Procedure for setting up worst case scenario
• Oven testing
• Standards and action required for combustion testing
• Knowledge and Abilities required for the field exam
• The five gated items for the field exam
• BPI Energy Auditor Scheme Handbook
• BPI Energy Auditor Field Guide

Specific tasks in the laboratory will include:
• Identify health and safety issues
• Execute a combustion safety test
• Execute a blower door test
• Execute a duct leakage test
• Execute a zonal pressure test
• Execute a fan flow measurement
• Analyze information from all diagnostic testing
• Use the Energy Auditor Field Guide

**Please note: Prior to taking the exam, you will need an approval letter from BPI. Please see below for more information**

Building Performance Institute

Prerequisites required: Candidates must meet certain education and experience prerequisites prior to taking the online and/or field certification exams. Please read the Prerequisites document for Energy Auditor certification.

Preparing for the EA Exam(s) (from www.bpi.org):

Energy Auditor Certification

Field Exam ONLY – $650.00 (Written exam is a separate registration. Please see www.bpctrain.org for dates)

Cancellation: In the event of cancellation the following fees apply:

• Fourteen (14) calendar days or more prior to date: 25% of fees
• Thirteen (13) calendar days to 72 hours prior to date: 50% of fees
• Less than 72 hours prior to exam date: 75% of fees

Please note: Circumstances beyond control of the candidate will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

**Please note: Prior to taking the exam, you will need an approval letter from BPI. Please see below for more information**

Building Performance Institute

Prerequisites required: Candidates must meet certain education and experience prerequisites prior to taking the online and/or field certification exams. Please read the Prerequisites document for Energy Auditor certification.

Preparing for the EA Exam(s) (from www.bpi.org):

Energy Auditor Certification

Written Exam ONLY – $325.00 (Field exam is a separate registration. Please see www.bpctrain.org for dates)

Cancellation: In the event of cancellation the following fees apply:

• Fourteen (14) calendar days or more prior to date: 25% of fees
• Thirteen (13) calendar days to 72 hours prior to date: 50% of fees
• Less than 72 hours prior to exam date: 75% of fees

Please note: Circumstances beyond control of the candidate will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

ONLINE Combustion Safety and Building Analyst Training*

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you.

Cost:  $350.00

Instructor: Jake Nuckolls

The Building Analyst Written Exam Preparation class is designed to prepare currently certified Building Analysts and future Building Analysts for the BPI Building Analyst Professional Written exam. In an online classroom setting, attendees will review the most recent BPI Building Analyst standard and review and practice basic Residential Energy concepts.

Tasks in the classroom will include:

Review the most recent BPI Building Analyst standard.

Review area and volume calculations.

Review principles of energy.

Review basic building science principles of heat flow, air flow and moisture flow.

Review of heating and cooling systems.

Review of the ASHRAE 62.2013 standard.

Review water heating principles.

Review baseload concepts and measures.

Review R-values, U-values calculations.

Review health and safety concepts.

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you.

This workshop focuses on basic safety testing of combustion appliances. Procedures to determine appliance drafts will be reviewed. Proper use of the digital manometer, draft gauges, chemical smoke and techniques for resolving pressure problems will be emphasized. This is not a combustion appliance repair course, this course is about identifying existing problems and predicting how house tightening or duct repair will cause problems, or make existing problems worse.

Learning Objectives

1. Review products of complete combustion and incomplete combustion.
2. Understand the effects of carbon monoxide and other products of combustion on home and occupants.
3. Know where to reference carbon monoxide levels and the appropriate action to take for protection of technician and occupant health.
4. Be able to inspect and identify problems with exhaust pipe: corrosion, configuration etc.
5. Be able to inspect and identify problems with the wiring of the appliance: melted, corroded etc.
6. Be able to identify the combustion appliance zone.
7. Be able to identify the type of combustion appliance (furnace, water heater, space heater etc.) and it’s venting type (atmospheric, induced, direct).
8. Understand the effects of building tightness, exhaust ventilation, and duct leakage on the ability of an appliance to draft.
9. Obtain a working knowledge of solutions available to correct to pressure-induced drafting problems.
10. Obtain a working knowledge of methods used to lower carbon monoxide levels in the exhaust of appliances.
11. Be able to make appropriate recommendations from information gathered according to established standards. 

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you.

The Blower Door and Pressure Diagnostics one day online class is designed to provide new and current Building Analysts with the information needed to complete building envelope diagnostics in accordance with, the BPI Building Analyst Technical Standards and the Washington State Department of Commerce Weatherization Specifications.

Specific tasks in the classroom will include:

1. Review Basic Building Science Principles

2. Review the use of manometers and pressure.

3. Learn about what information a blower door can provide.

4. Understand how the blower door relates to the ventilation standards, ASHRAE 62.89 and 62.2010.

5. Be able to turn a CFM50 into ACH@50, ALA and CFM”n”.

6. Be introduced to the house depressurization chart and learn how to use it for predicting outcomes of house tightening.

ONLINE Energy Auditor Written Exam Preparation*

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you.

The 1- day training is designed to prepare exam candidates for the written portion of the Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor exam. All classroom and laboratory work will be in accordance with the ANSI/ BPI-1200-S-2017 standard and the BPI Energy Auditor Field Guide.

Topics covered in the classroom will include:
• Math Basics
• Health and Safety
• House as a System
• Building Science Principles
• Insulation and Heat Loss
• Construction types
• Electrical Systems
• Attics
• Floors Walls
• Units of Energy
• Baseload
• Water Heating
• Furnaces
• Boilers
• ANSI/BPI-1200-S-2017 combustion safety standard
• Refrigeration
• Blower Door Diagnostics
• NREL Standards Work Specifications
• ANSI/BPI-1200-S-2017 Standard

Specific tasks in the laboratory will include:
• Review Furnace operation
• Review Water Heater operation

ONLINE Energy Auditor Field Exam Preparation*

*This online event will be live streamed on Zoom. Upon registration, a link to both the Zoom event and Dropbox (for downloadable training documents and forms) will be emailed to you.

The 2-day training is designed to prepare exam candidates for the field portion of the Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor exam. Day one is for review and practice of the ANSI/BPI-1200-S-2017 combustion safety standard and related testing. Day two is for review and practice of the Energy Auditor Field guide. Each attendee will participate in classroom and laboratory work. All classroom and laboratory work will be in accordance with the ANSI/ BPI-1200-S-2017 standard and the BPI Energy Auditor Field Guide.

Topics covered in the classroom will include:
• Safe environment testing
• Diagnostic tools
• Gas Leakage Testing
• Carbon Monoxide Testing
• Efficiency testing
• Visual inspection of the combustion appliance zone
• Combustion appliance identification
• Combustion appliance vent categorization
• Visual inspection of combustion appliances
• Safety controls for combustion appliances
• Procedure for setting up worst case scenario
• Oven testing
• Standards and action required for combustion testing
• Knowledge and Abilities required for the field exam
• The five gated items for the field exam
• BPI Energy Auditor Scheme Handbook
• BPI Energy Auditor Field Guide

Specific tasks in the laboratory will include:
• Identify health and safety issues
• Execute a combustion safety test
• Execute a blower door test
• Execute a duct leakage test
• Execute a zonal pressure test
• Execute a fan flow measurement
• Analyze information from all diagnostic testing
• Use the Energy Auditor Field Guide

**Please note: Prior to taking the exam, you will need an approval letter from BPI. Please see below for more information**

Building Performance Institute

Prerequisites required: Candidates must meet certain education and experience prerequisites prior to taking the online and/or field certification exams. Please read the Prerequisites document for Energy Auditor certification.

Preparing for the EA Exam(s) (from www.bpi.org):

Energy Auditor Certification

Field Exam ONLY – $650.00 (Written exam is a separate registration. Please see www.bpctrain.org for dates)

Cancellation: In the event of cancellation the following fees apply:

• Fourteen (14) calendar days or more prior to date: 25% of fees
• Thirteen (13) calendar days to 72 hours prior to date: 50% of fees
• Less than 72 hours prior to exam date: 75% of fees

Please note: Circumstances beyond control of the candidate will be evaluated on a case by case basis.