BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240127T090000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271107T010000 RDATE:20280312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20281105T010000 RDATE:20290311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20291104T010000 RDATE:20300310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20301103T010000 RDATE:20310309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 RDATE:20271107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20280312T030000 RDATE:20281105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20290311T030000 RDATE:20291104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20300310T030000 RDATE:20301103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42c31fa448bc8922f96a5630422d6c1f CATEGORIES:At Syracuse CREATED:20241211T133750 SUMMARY:HEP Energy Auditor LOCATION:NYSWDA Training Center - East Syracuse DESCRIPTION:HEP Energy Auditor\n \nTraining Location: NYSWDA Training Center – 5869 Fis her Road, East Syracuse, NY 13057 \n \nWho Should Attend:\nWeatherization a gency post inspectors and auditors, Home Performance contractors, Program c ompliance field inspectors\n \n\nCourse Description:\nThe Home Energy Profe ssional Energy Auditor Certification is based on the Energy Auditor Job Tas k Analysis, an industry-led collaboration directed by the National Renewabl e Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which d efines the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the job of an Energy Auditor working in the Weatherization or Home Performance industr ies.  https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/04/f50/HEP-SF-EA-JTA_fin al.pdf\n \nThe Home Energy Professional (HEP) - Energy Auditor is a compreh ensive 5-day training which covers many topics including fundamentals of ho me assessment, energy auditor math, federal WAP requirements, the NREL Stan dard Work Specifications (SWS), energy modeling and work scope development, and the use of diagnostic equipment including Blower Door, Duct Leakage Te ster, Exhaust Fan Flow Meter and Combustion Safety Testing equipment.  \n \ n\nThis training prepares students to challenge the written and field exami nations required to achieve the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Certification.  To achieve the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Certification, a student must receive a passing score on both the Written and Field Examinations. Students seeking this Certification must meet addit ional prerequisites in order to qualify to challenge the exams (see Prerequ isites section below) and must provide proof of approval from BPI in order to take the exams.\n\nPlease note that for this course, the cost of each Wr itten and Field Exams is NOT included in the price and must be paid for and that field tests are scheduled separately. \n  \nThis is a lecture-lab cou rse. Topics will be presented in a classroom setting and then followed up w ith student involvement in the lab. The class will be geared towards those individuals who have had field experience and/or training as an energy audi tor or post inspector. Student participation is very important.\n \nThe cla ssroom/lab facility has 10 classroom training modules with an 8-hour lab pr actical review where students can work to enhance some of the basic buildin g science, diagnostic testing, and communication skills needed to be an eff ective QCI. These modules and various props will allow the students hands o n use of the diagnostic tools and equipment that they will be using in the field. Students will take one written 100-question, multiple-choice test at the end of the course.  After passing the written test, attendees have up to one year to schedule a hands-on field test (4 hours).  Upon successful c ompletion of these tests, each student receives their certification from BP I.\n \nThis course is designed to prepare qualified students to take the BP I HEP Energy Auditor certification exam. \n \nTo see if you qualify to take these exams, please go to BPI:  EA Prerequisites (http://www.bpi.org/sites /default/files/Energy_Auditor_Prerequisites.pdf)  and then submit an EA App lication (http://www.bpi.org/sites/default/files/Application%20for%20Energy %20Auditor_1.pdf)\n  \nCourse Assessments and Evaluations:\nFormative asses sments will be conducted by observation throughout classroom and lab review sessions. Redirection will be provided as observed. Opportunities for ques tions and answers are provided routinely throughout all lessons. Successful completion of the course includes:\n\n - 100% attendance and participation (except in cases of extenuating circumstances, as determined by the Execut ive Director on a case-by-case basis, in which case, make-up sessions or pe rformance evaluations must be approved in advance with the lead trainer)\n - A 70% average or above on written examStudents successfully completing th e course will receive a certificate of completion from NYSWDA's Weatherizat ion Training Center. (Students who are not successful in completing this co urse are not excluded from testing in the BPI QCI Inspector certification. However, a failing grade on this course may not guarantee success on the BP I QCI Inspector certification test.)\n   \nAgenda:\nDay 1 - 9:00am - 5:00pm \nIntroductions and Course Paperwork\n\n - Introductions and course paperwo rk\n - Overview of DOE's Home Energy Professional (HEP) Project and WAP's Q uality Work Plan (QWP)\n - Introduction to BPI's HEP Energy Auditor Certifi cation Testing Requirements\n - The SWS's, State Field Manuals and General Program Requirements\n - Introduction to BPI's HEP Energy Auditor Certifica tion Testing Requirements and General Program Requirements\n - Introduction to NREL's Energy Auditor Job Task Analysis (JTA)\n - Domain 1 Collection o f visual, materal, dimensional, and applicance information about the buildi ng for an energy audit\n - Test Question Parsing Session / Basic Math\n\nDa y 2 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n\n - Brief review of Day 1 topics\n - Domain 2 Diagn ostic testing of the dwelling unit for any energy audit\n - Training house - simulated audit/field guide review\n - Auditor's Toolbox\n - Domain 3 Tes ting the building for an Energy Audit\n - Introduction to A/C\n - Test Ques tion Parsing Session / Basic Math\nDay 3 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n\n - Brief revi ew of Day 2 topics\n - Training house - Morning:  CAZ testing/Heat rise/SSE testing/Fan flow hood / Oven test/Blower door/Gas leakage/ZPD\n - Training house - Afternoon:  Duct blasting\n - Test Question Parsing session / Basi c Math\nDay 4 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n\n - Brief review of Day 3 topics\n - Doma in 4 - Evaluation of collected energy audit data to determine the scope of work\n - Review of BPI Standards - BPI 1200, Envelope, Heating, AC/HP\n - C ourse evaluations\nDay 5 - 9:00am - 1:00pm\n\n - Review session - overall\n - BPI HEP Energy Auditor online test - 100 questions\n \nDates; Course cov ers the dates of January 27-31, 2025\n  \nPrerequisites;\nExperienced energ y auditors or post inspectors only\n \n\nClass size; 6\n\n \nBPI CEU's;  8\ n\n \nInstructors; Al McMahon,  NYSWDA\n\n \nCourse Fees;\n$725/person - NY Weatherization Sub-grantees \n$725/person - affiliate members \n$1,450/per son - non-members\n   \n**Special note - if you wish to become an Affiliate Member and save off the non-member rate, please contact Karen McMahon  (31 5-701-0440 ext. 223, This email address is being protected from spambots. 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HEP Energy Auditor

 

Training Location: NYSWDA Training Center – 5869 Fisher Road, East Syracuse, NY 13057 

 

Who Should Attend:
Weatherization agency post inspectors and auditors, Home Performance contractors, Program compliance field inspectors

 

Course Descript ion:
The Home Energy Professional Energy Audit or Certification is based on the Energy Auditor Job Task Analysis, an indus try-led collaboration directed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which defines the knowledge , skills and abilities necessary to perform the job of an Energy Auditor wo rking in the Weatherization or Home Performance industries.  https://www. energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/04/f50/HEP-SF-EA-JTA_final.pdf< /span>

 

The Home Energy Professional (HEP) - Energy Auditor is a comprehensive 5-day training which covers many topics including fundamentals of home assessment, energy audit or math, federal WAP requirements, the NREL Standard Work Specifications (S WS), energy modeling and work scope development, and the use of diagnostic equipment including Blower Door, Duct Leakage Tester, Exhaust Fan Flow Mete r and Combustion Safety Testing equipment.  

 

This training prepares students to challenge the writte n and field examinations required to achieve the BPI Home Energy Profession al Energy Auditor Certification.  To achieve the BPI Home Energy Profe ssional Energy Auditor Certification, a student must receive a passing scor e on both the Written and Field Examinations. Students seeking this Certifi cation must meet additional prerequisites in order to qualify to challenge the exams (see Prerequisites section below) and must provide proof of appro val from BPI in order to take the exams.

Please note that for this course, the cost of each Written and Field Exams is NOT included in the price and m ust be paid for and that field tests are scheduled separately.

  

This is a lecture-lab course. Topics will be presented in a classroom setting and then followed up with student involvement in the lab. The clas s will be geared towards those individuals who have had field experience an d/or training as an energy auditor or post inspector. Student participation is very important.

 

The classroom/lab facility has 10 classroom training modules with an 8-hour lab practical review where st udents can work to enhance some of the basic building science, diagnostic t esting, and communication skills needed to be an effective QCI. These modul es and various props will allow the students hands on use of the diagnostic tools and equipment that they will be using in the field. Students will take one written 100-question, multiple-ch oice test at the end of the course.  After passing the  written test, attendees have up to one year to schedule a hands-on field te st (4 hours).  Upon successful completion of these tests, each student receives their certification from BPI.

 

Thi s course is designed to prepare q ualified students to take the BPI HEP Energy Auditor certi fication exam. 

 

To see if you qualify to take these exams, please go to BPI:  EA Prerequisites  and then sub mit an EA Application

  

C ourse Assessments and Evaluations:
Fo rmative assessments will be conducted by observation throughout classroom a nd lab review sessions. Redirection will be provided as observed. Opportuni ties for questions and answers are provided routinely throughout all lesson s. Successful completion of the course includes:

Students successfully completing the co urse will receive a certificate of completion from NYSWDA's Weatherization Training Center. (Students who are not successful in completing this course are not excluded from tes ting in the BPI QCI Inspector certification. However, a failing grade on th is course may not guarantee success on the BPI QCI Inspector certification test.)

   

Agenda:

Day 1 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

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Day 3 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

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