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
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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.
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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.
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
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ourse Assessments and Evaluations:
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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
Introductions and Course Paperwork
Day 2 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Day 3 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Day 5 - 9:00am - 1:00pm
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Class size; 6
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BPI CEU's; 8
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Instructors;&nb
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$725/person - affili
ate members
$1,450/person
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**Special note - if you wish to become an Affiliate Member and save off the non-member rate, please contact Karen McMahon& nbsp; (315-701-0440 ext. 223, This email address is being protected from spambots. You ne ed JavaScript enabled to view it.) BEFORE YOU REGISTER for the course.< /span>
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BPI Test Fees;
$275/person - 100-question written EA test
$770/person - Field test
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Only those on the wait list will be notifi ed to register for this training. Please email This email address is being protect ed from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for availability or wait list < /span>
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