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: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:20250913T090000 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:820e9b59ed6a633068accfe9843a3eb0 CATEGORIES:At Syracuse CREATED:20260709T123553 SUMMARY:HEP Energy Auditor LOCATION:NYSWDA Training Center - East Syracuse DESCRIPTION:HEP Energy Auditor\n  \n Training Location: NYSWDA Training Center – 5869 F isher Road, East Syracuse, NY 13057 \n  \n Who Should Attend:\nWeatherizati on agency post inspectors and auditors, Home Performance contractors, Progr am compliance field inspectors\n  \n  \n Course Description:\nThe Home Ener gy Professional Energy Auditor Certification is based on the Energy Auditor Job Task Analysis (https://docs.nlr.gov/docs/fy23osti/85300.pdf), 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.  \n  \n The Hom e Energy Professional (HEP) - Energy Auditor is a comprehensive 5-day train ing which covers many topics including fundamentals of home assessment, ene rgy auditor math, federal WAP requirements, the NREL Standard Work Specific ations (SWS), energy modeling and work scope development, and the use of di agnostic equipment including Blower Door, Duct Leakage Tester, Exhaust Fan Flow Meter and Combustion Safety Testing equipment.  \n  \n  \n This traini ng prepares students to challenge the written and field examinations requir ed 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 Exam inations. Students seeking this Certification must meet additional prerequi sites in order to qualify to challenge the exams (see Prerequisites section below) and must provide proof of approval from BPI in order to take the ex ams.\n  \n Please note that for this course, the cost of each Written and F ield Exams is NOT included in the price and must be paid for and that field tests are scheduled separately. \n   \n This is a lecture-lab course. Topi cs will be presented in a classroom setting and then followed up with stude nt involvement in the lab. The class will be geared towards those individua ls who have had field experience and/or training as an energy auditor or po st inspector. Student participation is very important.\n  \n The classroom/ lab facility has 10 classroom training modules with an 8-hour lab practical review where students can work to enhance some of the basic building scien ce, diagnostic testing, and communication skills needed to be an effective QCI. These modules and various props will allow the students hands on use o f 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 en d 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 completi on of these tests, each student receives their certification from BPI.\n  \ n This course is designed to prepare qualified students to take the BPI HEP Energy Auditor certification exam. \n  \n To see if you qualify to take th ese exams, please go to BPI:  EA Prerequisites (https://www.bpi.org/__cms/d ocs/Energy-Auditor-Prerequisites_Updated-22326.pdf)  and then submit an EA Application (https://www.bpi.org/application/energy-auditor/)\n   \n Course Assessments and Evaluations:\nFormative assessments will be conducted by o bservation throughout classroom and lab review sessions. Redirection will b e provided as observed. Opportunities for questions and answers are provide d routinely throughout all lessons. Successful completion of the course inc ludes:\n \n - 100% attendance and participation (except in cases of extenu ating circumstances, as determined by the Executive Director on a case-by-c ase basis, in which case, make-up sessions or performance evaluations must be approved in advance with the lead trainer) \n - A 70% average or above o n written exam Students successfully completing the course will receive a certificate of completion from NYSWDA's Weatherization Training Center. (St udents who are not successful in completing this course are not excluded fr om testing in the BPI QCI Inspector certification. However, a failing grade on this course may not guarantee success on the BPI QCI Inspector certific ation test.)\n    \n Agenda:\n Day 1 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n Introductions and Course Paperwork\n \n - Introductions and course paperwork \n - Overview o f DOE's Home Energy Professional (HEP) Project and WAP's Quality Work Plan (QWP) \n - Introduction to BPI's HEP Energy Auditor Certification Testing R equirements \n - The SWS's, State Field Manuals and General Program Require ments \n - Introduction to BPI's HEP Energy Auditor Certification Testing R equirements and General Program Requirements \n - Introduction to NREL's En ergy Auditor Job Task Analysis (JTA) \n - Domain 1 Collection of visual, ma teral, dimensional, and applicance information about the building for an en ergy audit \n - Test Question Parsing Session / Basic Math\n  \n Day 2 - 9 :00am - 5:00pm\n \n - Brief review of Day 1 topics \n - Domain 2 Diagnosti c testing of the dwelling unit for any energy audit \n - Training house - s imulated audit/field guide review \n - Auditor's Toolbox \n - Domain 3 Test ing the building for an Energy Audit \n - Introduction to A/C \n - Test Que stion Parsing Session / Basic Math  \n Day 3 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n \n - Bri ef review 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 sess ion / Basic Math  \n Day 4 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n \n - Brief review of Day 3 topics \n - Domain 4 - Evaluation of collected energy audit data to determ ine the scope of work \n - Review of BPI Standards - BPI 1200, Envelope, He ating, AC/HP \n - Course evaluations  \n Day 5 - 9:00am - 1:00pm\n \n - R eview session - overall \n - BPI HEP Energy Auditor online test - 100 quest ions  \n  \n Dates; Course covers the dates of September 14-18, 2026\n   \ n Prerequisites;\nExperienced energy auditors or post inspectors only\n  \n  \n Class size; 6\n  \n  \n BPI CEU's;  32\n  \n  \n Instructors; Al McMah on,  NYSWDA\n  \n  \n Course Fees;\n$725/person - NY Weatherization Sub-gra ntees \n$725/person - affiliate members \n$1,450/person - 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  (315-701-0440 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 Syrac use, NY 13057 

 

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

 

 

C ourse Description:
The Home Energy Professiona l Energy Auditor Certification is based on the Energy Auditor Job Task Analysis, an industr y-led collaboration directed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (N REL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which defines the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the job of an Energy Auditor work ing in the Weatherization or Home Performance industries.  

 

The Home Energy Professional (HEP) - Energy Auditor is a comprehensive 5-day training which covers many topics includi ng fundamentals of home assessment, energy auditor math, federal WAP requir ements, the NREL Standard Work Specifications (SWS), energy modeling and wo rk scope development, and the use of diagnostic equipment including Blower Door, Duct Leakage Tester, Exhaust Fan Flow Meter and Combustion Safety Tes ting equipment.  

 

 

< span style="color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-ser if; font-size: 12pt;">This training prepares students to challenge the writ ten and field examinations required to achieve the BPI Home Energy Professi onal Energy Auditor Certification.  To achieve the BPI Home Energy Professi onal Energy Auditor Certification, a student must receive a passing score o n both the Written and Field Examinations. Students seeking this Certificat ion must meet additional prerequisites in order to qualify to challenge the exams (see Prerequisites section below) and must provide proof of approval from BPI in order to take the exams.

 

Please note that for this course, the cost of each Written and Fie ld Exams is NOT included in the price and must be paid for and that field t ests 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 class will be geared towards those individuals who have had field experience and/or training as an energy auditor or post inspector. Student participation is very important.

 

The classroom/la b facility has 10 classroom training modules with an 8-hour lab practical r eview where students can work to enhance some of the basic building science , diagnostic testing, and communication skills needed to be an effective QC I. These modules 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-questio n, multiple-choice test at the end of the course.  After passing the writte n test, attendees have up to one year to schedule a hands-on field test (4 hours).  Upon successful completion of these tests, each student receives t heir certification from BPI.

 

This course is designed to prepar e qualified students to ta ke the BPI HEP Energy Auditor certification exam. 

 

To see if you qual ify to take these exams, please go to BPI:  < a style="color: #10704d;" href="https://www.bpi.org/__cms/docs/Energy-Audit or-Prerequisites_Updated-22326.pdf">EA Prerequisites  and then s ubmit an EA Application

  

Course Asse ssments and Evaluations:
Formative assessmen ts will be conducted by observation throughout classroom and lab review ses sions. Redirection will be provided as observed. Opportunities for question s and answers are provided routinely throughout all lessons. Successful com pletion of the course includes:

Students successfully completing the course 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 testing in the BPI QCI Inspector c ertification. However, a failing grade on this course may not guarantee suc cess on the BPI QCI Inspector certification test.)

   

Agenda:

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

Introductions and Course Paper work

 

Day 2 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

  • Brief review of Day 1 topics
  • Domain 2 Diagno stic testing of the dwelling unit for any energy audit
  • Training house - simulated audit/field guide review
  • Aud itor's Toolbox
  • Domain 3 Testing the building for an Ene rgy Audit
  • Introduction to A/C
  • Test Question Parsing Session / Basic Math

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

     

    Day 4 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

     

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    < /span>         < /span>$725/person - NY Weatherization Su b-grantees 
    $725/person - affili ate members 
    $1,450/person - non -members

       

    < span style="background: white; color: #02613f; font-family: Georgia, 'serif ';">**Special note - if you wish to become an Affiliate Member and save off the non-member rate, please contact Karen Mc Mahon  (315-701-0440 ext. 223, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need J avaScript enabled to view it.) BEFORE YOU REGISTER < /strong>for the course.

      

     

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    $275/person - 100-question written EA test
    $770/person - Fie ld test
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    Click here to register 

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