The EPA is now allowing the RRP REFRESHER course to be taken 100% online every other recertification.

On February 17, 2016 EPA completed changes to the Lead-based Paint Program. The Lead Renovation, Repair & Painting (RRP) Refresher Course, will no longer require a hands-on component and can be completed 100% online every other recertification. Renovators who take the online training will be certified for three years, while renovators who take the class room with hands-on training will be certified for five years.

Benefits:

– If allowed to expire you will have to take an 8-hour course to regain your certification.
>> It’s Convenient
– Take the class in the comfort of your own home.
– May start and stop as you wish.
>> Saves you time and money
– Train without losing production time. Cost is just $124, less than the classroom version, and includes the $25 WA State Department of Commerce fee.

The accreditation is good for 3 years. WA and OR residents and any EPA regulated state may use this course. To qualify for EPA RRP Re-certification using this method, the following criteria must be met:
Must not live in any of the following states: AL, DE, GA, IA, KS, MA, MS, NC, OK, RI, UT, or WI.
Your current RRP Renovator Certification must be valid.
You must COMPLETE the online course before it expires.
You must provide a copy of your most recent RRP Certificate (PDF files only)
You must provide an uploaded photo of yourself (JPG files only)

The cost is $124.

Our trusted training partner (ProTech) is working with us to provide you access to this course.

Prerequisites: Must not live in any of the following states: AL, DE, GA, IA, KS, MA, MS, NC, OK, RI, UT, or WI. Your current RRP Renovator Certification must be valid.

Materials: Computer with internet connection.

BPI CEUs: tbd

Instructor: Online

Location: Online Anytime

 

**For Washington State Weatherization Agency Staff ONLY**

*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.

BPI CEUs: TBD

Class size: 6

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.

**For Washington State Weatherization Agency Staff ONLY**

*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.

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

**For Washington State Weatherization Agency Staff ONLY**

**Only one person per agency, please. If you have additional staff wishing to attend, please notify the BPC at info@bpctrain.org and will will place them on a waiting list**

**This course is offered through CHP. Please register to save your spot through Eventbrite. We will email the official registration form on April 14**

BPI CEUs: TBD

Class size: 12

Instructor: Anthony Cox

Students will be exposed to and practice the skills needed to become a successful small MF QCI. These skills include: conducting a precise audit of the building, verifying the work performed against the work plan, observing the retrofit work, understanding specifications and standards, performing building and safety diagnostics, recording/reporting findings and concerns, specifying corrective actions, communicating effectively with the client, and determining the final pass/fail of the work performed. This course is designed to prepare qualified students to inspect small multifamily buildings per Weatherization Program Notice (WPN) 15-4.

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

Agenda

8:30AM – 12:00PM Classroom
• Introductions, Course Outline, IREC Paperwork, Safety Orientation
• Math Basics
• Health and Safety
• House a System
• Building Science Principles
• Insulation and Heat Loss
• Construction Types
• Electrical
• Attics/ Attic Ventilation
• Units of Energy
• Baseload
• Water Heating
• Refrigeration
• Blower Doors Diagnostics
• Infrared Cameras

12:00PM – 1:00PM Lunch On your own

1:00PM – 5:30PM Classroom
• Formative Assessment of Mornings Topics

• Ducts and Duct Testing
• ASHRAE 2013 and Ventilation Testing
• Cooling Measures
• Combustion appliance Diagnostics
• Appliance and Venting Identification
• Safety Controls
• Worst Case Procedure
• ANSI/BPI-1200-S-2017 Compliant Combustion Safety Testing
• Standard Work Specifications
• Rule 440 and Appendix A
• Energy Audit Software and SIR calculations

• Practice Exam

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

 

Energy Auditor Field Exam Preparation – Training Agenda

 

Day One

8:30AM – 12:00PM Classroom

• Introductions, Course Outline, IREC Paperwork, Safety Orientation
• Building Science Principles
• Health and Safety
• Appliance and Venting Identification
• Safety Controls
• Worst Case Procedure
• Combustion Safety Testing Form, ANSI/BPI-1200-S-2017 Compliant

 

12:00PM – 1:00PM Lunch On your own

 

1:00PM – 5:30PM Lab

• Combustion Appliance and Venting Identification (wall of furnaces)
• Combustion Appliance Safety Controls (wall of furnaces)
• Diagnostic Tools for Combustion Testing
• Combustion Safety Testing Practice
• Combustion Testing Paperwork

 

Day Two

8:30AM – 9:00AM Classroom

• Housekeeping
• Review Day One

 

9:00AM – 10:00AM Lab

• Practice Combustion Safety Test

 

10:00PM – 12:00PM Classroom

• Energy Auditor Scheme Handbook
• Review Energy Auditor Field Guide
• Gated Items

 

12:00PM – 1:00PM Lunch On your own

 

1:00PM – 5:30PM  Lab

• Practice Diagnostic Testing
• Practice Using the 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)

 

Schedule:

 

FIELD Exam

 

7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

 

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)

 

Schedule:

 

WRITTEN Exam

 

8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

 

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 DATES:

This is a two-week course: May 18 – 21, 2020 & June 1 – 4, 2020 – There is NO TRAINING the week of May 25, 2020**

 

Energy Auditor is based on a National Renewable Energy Laboratory/U.S. Department of Energy Job Task Analysis (JTA) of the same name. This two-week course provides the student with a comprehensive understanding of the auditing process from diagnosing basic energy-related issues to combustion safety testing and developing a work-scope. Students will study how the house works as a system, and learn how to apply building science principles to identify, prioritize, and correct energy-related issues within the building envelope, as well as health and safety concerns associated with these issues. This course is designed to prepare qualified students to take the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor 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 take one written test, delivered through our Learning Management System (LMS), and three hands-on tests of energy assessment skills. Upon successful completion of these tests, each student receives a certificate of completion.

· Recognize the different heating systems and fuel types being used
· Properly perform combustion testing (SSE and WC Draft)
· Calculate combustion air needed
· Measure exhaust flow and perform ASHRAE 62.2 calculations
· Perform duct diagnostic testing
· Inspect and assess the building envelope
· Perform basic math calculations
· Properly gather infiltration data (Blower Door)
· Use lab experience to give students a practical understanding of the lessons being taught
· Blower door testing

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. 

Be able to conduct the following tests

1. Combustion Appliance Zone (CAZ), worst-case set up
2. Measurement of depressurization in the CAZ
3. Measurement of draft in the exhaust pipe or flue under worst-case and best-case conditions
4. Measure carbon monoxide levels in ppm in ambient air and undiluted exhaust
5. Know where and how to test for spillage
6. Know where and how to test for gas leaks

Prerequisites: none

Materials: pen and paper suggested

BPI CEUs: 3.25

Instructor: Allen Carbert

Location: Bellingham, WA

 

The Blower Door and Pressure Diagnostics one day 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.

Each attendee will participate in classroom work and hands on work in the lab using blower doors and manometers to complete building envelope diagnostic testing. Each attendee will participate in the diagnostic testing in order to complete a Diagnostic Test Report (required by Washington State Dept of Commerce) for the test house.

Attendees must come prepared for classroom work and for crawling and climbing in confined spaces. Please bring your calculator and flashlights.

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.

Specific tasks in the Lab will include:

1. Using a manometer to measure pressure.

2. Using a blower door to measure house leakage.

3.Using zonal pressures to determine zone connectedness to inside and outside.

4. Use a pressure pan to determine duct system connectedness to outside.

5. Take dominant duct leak test and all doors closed effect test to determine HVAC interaction with the building envelope.

6. Measure fan flows to determine ventilation effectiveness in relation to building tightness.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Some previous experience using the blower door.

Materials: Bring a calculator

BPI CEUs: 3.25

Instructor: Allen Carbert

Location: Bellingham, WA

 

Re-Certifying for Building Analyst*?

BPI recently introduced a NEW Renewal Policy for Certified Home Performance Professionals.  Please click here for more information.

*Building Performance Institute recently announced the Standard and Field Guide for Building Analyst has been updated.  The new Standard is titled, BPI-1200-S-201x Standard Practice for Basic Analysis of Buidlings.  This Standard can be viewed and downloaded on the BPI website here.  The new Field Guide can be found here.

!! Please Note:  The Ticket Type, “Building Analyst Initial Exam – Wx Staff ONLY” is reserved for those currently employed at one of the 26 Washington State Weatherization Agencies (as recognized by the Washington State Department of Commerce).  The list of Weatherization Agencies can be found here !!

Building Analyst 1 (1200 – Auditor) Initial Certification

Initial Exam (Field and Written) – $850.00

Initial Exam (Field and Written) – Weatherization Agency Staff – $412.50

Re-Test Initial Exam – Written – $275.00

Re-Test Initial Exam – Field – $575.00

Building Analyst 1 (1200 – Auditor) Certification – Re-Certification

Field Exam Only (30+ CEU Credits) – $575.00

Short Exam (Field AND Written – Between 10 – 29 CEU Credits) – $750.00

Short Exam (Written ONLY – Between 10 – 29 CEU Credits) – $175.00

Full Exam (Field AND Written – Less than 10 CEU Credits) – $850.00

Knowledge and Skill Area Testing for Building Analyst 1200 Testing

• Health and Safety Diagnostics: health and safety of client and crews, familiarity with indoor air contaminants and moisture-induced problems, knowledge of building codes and OSHA standards and National Fuel Gas Code venting standards, must perform comprehensive combustion safety tests ( CO, spillage, draft, CAZ depressurization, and identify IAQ/moisture issues and recommend remediation strategies
• Intermediate Building Science: building construction, materials, and knowledge of interaction of zones found within the structure, basic math, determination of R- and U-values of building components.
• Air Flow Diagnostics: use of blower doors to determine air leakage locations in the thermal envelope, pressure pan tests for duct leakage evaluation, calculation of air-tightness limits and appropriate applications, basic pressure diagnostics
• Construction Management: client education and management skills, ability to accurately document measurements and diagnostic results, specification of appropriate shell and heating measures for subcontractors, work-scope development including prioritization of measures.

Cancellations: 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.

***IMPORTANT:  Once you are registered for the Building Analyst, you will be emailed Study Packet documents, including the BPI technical standards, sample test questions and recommended study materials for the Building Analyst certification. The orientation packet will provide you with the information you need to prepare for the certification exam and an overview of BPI’s standards and code of conduct. It is strongly recommended candidates review combustion safety testing and action levels before the exam.***

Prerequisites:

Materials:

BPI CEUs: N/A

Cost: See Description

Instructor: N/A

Location: Bellingham, WA