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East Syracuse DESCRIPTION:HEP Energy Auditor\n  \n Training Location: NYSWDA Training Center – 5869 F isher Road, East Syracuse, NY 13057\n\n\n  \n Please note we are strictly f ollowing the Governor's guidelines.  NYSWDA will now allow vaccinated atten dees to be unmasked at the training center.  All those who who are not vacc inated will be required to wear a mask and to complete a Student Screening Checklist (images/Student_Screening_Checklist.pdf) prior to attending the c lass.\n  \n Who Should Attend:\n Weatherization agency post inspectors and auditors, Home Performance contractors, Program compliance field inspectors \n  \n Course Description:\n The Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Ce rtification is based on the Energy Auditor Job Task Analysis, an industry-l ed collaboration directed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL ) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which defines the knowledge, ski lls and abilities necessary to perform the job of an Energy Auditor working in the Weatherization or Home Performance industries. https://w ww.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/04/f50/HEP-SF-EA-JTA_final.pdf\n  \ n The Home Energy Professional (HEP) - Energy Auditor is a comprehensive 3. 5-day training which covers many topics including fundamentals of home asse ssment, energy auditor math, federal WAP requirements, the NREL Standard Wo rk Specifications (SWS), energy modeling and work scope development, and th e use of diagnostic equipment including Blower Door, Duct Leakage Tester, E xhaust Fan Flow Meter and Combustion Safety Testing equipment.  \n  \n This training prepares students to challenge the written and field examinations required to achieve the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Certif ication.  To achieve the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Certif ication, a student must receive a passing score on both the Written and Fie ld Examinations. Students seeking this Certification must meet additional p rerequisites 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.\n \n Please note that for this course, the cost of each Written and Field 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 . 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 ind ividuals who have had field experience and/or training as an energy auditor or post inspector. Student participation is very important.\n  \n The clas sroom/lab facility has 10 classroom training modules with an 8-hour lab pra ctical review where students can work to enhance some of the basic building science, diagnostic testing, and communication skills needed to be an effe ctive QCI. 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 f ield. Students will take one written 100-question, multiple-choice test at the end of the course.  After passing the written test, attendees have up t o one year to schedule a hands-on field test (4 hours).  Upon successful co mpletion of these tests, each student receives their certification from BPI .\n  \n This course is designed to prepare qualified students to take the B PI HEP Energy Auditor certification exam.\n  \n To see if you qualify to ta ke these exams, please go to BPI:  EA Prerequisites (http://bpi.org/sites/d efault/files/National%20Rollout/2019%20Energy%20Auditor%20Prerequisites.pdf )  and then submit an EA Application\n\n  \n \nCourse Assessments and Evaluations:\nFormative assessments will be co nducted by observation throughout classroom and lab review sessions. Redire ction will be provided as observed. Opportunities for questions and answers are provided routinely throughout all lessons. Successful completion of th e course includes:\n \n - 100% attendance and participation (except in cas es of extenuating circumstances, as determined by the Executive Director on a case-by-case basis, in which case, make-up sessions or performance evalu ations must be approved in advance with the lead trainer) \n - A 70% averag e or above on written exam Students successfully completing the course wil l 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 certification. However, a f ailing grade on this course may not guarantee success on the BPI QCI Inspec tor certification test.)\n   \n Agenda:\n Day 1 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n Introdu ctions and Course Paperwork\n \n - Overview of DOE's Home Energy Professio nal (HEP) Project and WAP's Quality Work Plan (QWP) \n - Introduction to BP I's HEP Energy Auditor Certification Testing Requirements and General Progr am Requirements \n - Introduction to NREL's Energy Auditor Job Task Analysi s (JTA) \n - Domain 1 Collection of visual, materal, dimensional, and appli cance information about the building for an energy 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 Diagnostic testing of the dwelling uni t for any energy audit \n - Training house - simulated audit/field guide re view \n - Introduction to A/C \n - Test Question Parsing Session / Basic Ma th \n Day 3 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n \n - Brief review of Day 2 topics \n - Tr aining house - Morning:  CAZ testing/Heat rise/SSE testing/Fan flow hood / Oven test/Blower door/Gas leakage/ZPD \n - Training house - Afternoon:  Duc t blasting \n - Test Question Parsing session / Basic Math  \n Day 4 - 9:0 0am - 5:00pm\n \n - Brief review of Day 3 topics \n - Domain 4 - Evaluatio n of collected energy audit data to determine the scope of work \n - Review of BPI Standards - BPI 1200, Envelope, Heating, AC/HP \n - Course evaluati on and written test \n - BPI Online test \n \n Dates; Course covers the da tes of August 17-20, 2021\n   \n Prerequisites;\n Experienced energy audito rs or post inspectors only\n \n Class size; 6\n  \n BPI CEU's;  6\n \n Inst ructors; Matt Redmond,  NYSWDA\n \n Course Fees;\n $725/person - NY Weather ization Sub-grantees\n$725/person - affiliate members\n$1,450/person - non- members\n   \n **Special note - if you wish to become an Affiliate Member a nd save off the non-member rate, please contact Drew Ehrlich  (315-701-0440 ext. 225, This email address is being protected from spambots. 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HEP Energy Auditor

 

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

 

Please note we are strictly following the Governor's guidelines.  NYSW DA will now allow vaccinated attendees to be unmasked at the training cente r.  All those who who are not vaccinated will be required to wear a ma sk and to complete a  Student Screening Checklist  ;prior to attending the class.

 

Who Should Attend:

Weatherization agency post inspectors and au ditors, Home Performance contractors, Program compliance field inspectors

 

Course Description:

The Home Energy Professional Energy Aud itor Certification is based on the Energy Auditor Job Task Analysis, an ind ustry-led collaboration directed by the National Renewable Energy Laborator y (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which defines the knowled ge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the job of an Energy Auditor working in the Weatherization or Home Performance industries. https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod /files/2018/04/f50/HEP-SF-EA-JTA_final.pdf

 

The Home Energy Professional (HEP) - Energy Auditor is a comprehensi ve 3.5-day training which covers many topics including fundamentals of home assessment, energy auditor math, federal WAP requirements, the NREL Standa rd Work Specifications (SWS), energy modeling and work scope development, a nd the use of diagnostic equipment including Blower Door, Duct Leakage Test er, Exhaust Fan Flow Meter and Combustion Safety Testing equipment.  < /span>

 

Th is training prepares students to challenge the written and field examinatio ns required to achieve the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Cert ification.  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.

Please note that for this course, the cost of each Written an d Field Exams is NOT included in the price and must be paid for and that fi eld tests are scheduled separately.

  

This is a lecture-lab cours e. Topics will be presented in a classroom setting and then followed up wit h student involvement in the lab. The class will be geared towards those in dividuals who have had field experience and/or training as an energy audito r 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 students can work to enhance some of t he basic building science, diagnostic testing, and communication skills nee ded to be an effective QCI. 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 tak e one written 100-question, multiple-choice test at the end of the course.& nbsp; After passing the written test, attendees have up to o ne year to schedule a hands-on field test (4 hours).  Upon successful completion of these tests, each student receives their certification from B PI.

 

This course is designed to prepare qualified students to take the BPI HEP Energy Aud itor certification exam.

 

To see if you qualify to take these exams, please go to BPI:  EA Prerequisites  and then submit an EA Applic ation

 


Course Assessments and Evaluation s:
Formati ve assessments will be conducted by observation throughout classroom and la b review sessions. Redirection will be provided as observed. Opportunities for questions and answers are provided routinely throughout all lessons. Su ccessful completion of the course includes:

< span style="color: #000000; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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 Q CI Inspector certification. However, a failing grade on this course may not guarantee success on the BPI QCI Inspector certification test.)

  

Agenda:

Day 1 - 9:0 0am - 5:00pm

Introductions and Course Paperwork

 

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

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

 

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

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< span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt ;"> Dates; < /span>< span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt ;"> Course covers the dates of August 17-20, 2021< /span>

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$725/person - NY W eatherization Sub-grantees
$725/person - affiliate members
$1,450 /person - non-members

  

**Special note - if you wish to become an Affiliate Mem ber and save off the non-member rate, please contact Drew Ehrlich &nbs p;(315-701-0440 ext. 225, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need J avaScript enabled to view it.) BEFORE YOU REGISTER&nb sp;for the course.

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BPI Fees;
$250/person - 100-question written  QCI test
$ 700/person - Field test

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Through the support of a grant from NYSERDA, and NYS HCR funding, we are able to provide quality training at discounted rates to NYSWDA members for thi s course.

 

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