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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://www.energy.g ov/sites/prod/files/2018/04/f50/HEP-SF-EA-JTA_final.pdf\n  \n The Home Ener gy Professional (HEP) - Energy Auditor is a comprehensive 5-day training wh ich covers many topics including fundamentals of home assessment, energy au ditor math, federal WAP requirements, the NREL Standard Work Specifications (SWS), energy modeling and work scope development, and the use of diagnost ic equipment including Blower Door, Duct Leakage Tester, Exhaust Fan Flow M eter and Combustion Safety Testing equipment.  \n  \n This training prepare s students to challenge the written and field examinations required to achi eve the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Certification.  To achi eve the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Certification, a studen t must receive a passing score on both the Written and Field Examinations. Students seeking this Certification must meet additional prerequisites in o rder to qualify to challenge the exams (see Prerequisites section below) an d 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 involvem ent 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 inspecto r. Student participation is very important.\n  \n The classroom/lab facilit y has 10 classroom training modules with an 8-hour lab practical review whe re students can work to enhance some of the basic building science, diagnos tic testing, and communication skills needed to be an effective QCI. These modules and various props will allow the students hands on use of the diagn ostic tools and equipment that they will be using in the field. Students wi ll take one written 100-question, multiple-choice test at the end of the co urse.  After passing the written test, attendees have up to one year to sch edule a hands-on field test (4 hours).  Upon successful completion of these tests, each student receives their certification from BPI.\n  \n This cour se is designed to prepare qualified students to take the BPI HEP Energy Aud itor certification exam.\n  \n To see if you qualify to take these exams, p lease go to BPI:  EA Prerequisites (http://bpi.org/sites/default/files/Nati onal%20Rollout/2019%20Energy%20Auditor%20Prerequisites.pdf)  and then submi t an EA Application\n (http://bpi.org/sites/default/files/National%20Rollou t/Application%20for%20Energy%20Auditor.pdf)\n  \n \nCourse Assessments and Evaluations:\nFormative assessments will be conducted by observation throug hout classroom and lab review sessions. Redirection will be provided as obs erved. Opportunities for questions and answers are provided routinely throu ghout all lessons. Successful completion of the course includes:\n \n - 10 0% attendance and participation (except in cases of extenuating circumstanc es, as determined by the Executive Director on a case-by-case basis, in whi ch case, make-up sessions or performance evaluations must be approved in ad vance with the lead trainer) \n - A 70% average or above on written exam S tudents successfully completing the course will receive a certificate of co mpletion from NYSWDA's Weatherization Training Center. (Students who are no t successful in completing this course are not excluded from testing in the BPI QCI Inspector certification. However, a failing grade on this course m ay not guarantee success on the BPI QCI Inspector certification test.)\n    \n Agenda:\n Day 1 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n Introductions and Course Paperwork\n \n - Introductions and course paperwork \n - Overview of DOE's Home Energ y Professional (HEP) Project and WAP's Quality Work Plan (QWP) \n - Introdu ction to BPI's HEP Energy Auditor Certification Testing Requirements \n - T he SWS's, State Field Manuals and General Program Requirements \n - Introdu ction to BPI's HEP Energy Auditor Certification Testing Requirements and Ge neral Program Requirements \n - Introduction to NREL's Energy Auditor Job T ask Analysis (JTA) \n - Domain 1 Collection of visual, materal, dimensional , and applicance information about the building for an energy audit \n - Te st 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 d welling unit for any energy audit \n - Training house - simulated audit/fie ld guide review \n - Auditor's Toolbox \n - Domain 3 Testing the building f or an Energy Audit \n - Introduction to A/C \n - Test Question Parsing Sess ion / Basic Math \n Day 3 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n \n - Brief review of Day 2 topics \n - Training house - Morning:  CAZ testing/Heat rise/SSE testing/Fa n flow hood / Oven test/Blower door/Gas leakage/ZPD \n - Training house - A fternoon:  Duct blasting \n - Test Question Parsing session / 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 determine the scope of wo rk \n - Review of BPI Standards - BPI 1200, Envelope, Heating, AC/HP \n - C ourse evaluations \n Day 5 - 9:00am - 1:00pm\n \n - Review session - over all \n - BPI HEP Energy Auditor online test - 100 questions \n Dates; Cour se covers the dates of February 28 - March 4, 2022\n   \n Prerequisites;\n Experienced energy auditors or post inspectors only\n \n Class size; 6\n  \ n BPI CEU's;  8\n \n Instructors; Al McMahon,  NYSWDA\n \n Course Fees;\n $ 725/person - NY Weatherization Sub-grantees\n$725/person - affiliate member s\n$1,450/person - non-members\n   \n **Special note - if you wish to becom e an Affiliate Member and save off the non-member rate, please contact Drew Ehrlich  (315-701-0440 ext. 225, This email address is being protected fro m 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 5-day training which covers many topics including fundamentals of home a ssessment, energy auditor math, federal WAP requirements, the NREL Standard Work Specifications (SWS), energy modeling and work scope development, and the use of diagnostic equipment including Blower Door, Duct Leakage Tester , Exhaust Fan Flow Meter and Combustion Safety Testing equipment.  

 

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 C ertification, a student must receive a passing score on both the Written an d Field Examinations. Students seeking this Certification must meet additio nal prerequisites in order to qualify to challenge the exams (see Prerequis ites 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 Field Exams is NOT included in the price and must be paid for and that fiel d 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 class will be geared towards those indi viduals who have had field experience and/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 students can work to enhance some of the basic building science, diagnostic testing, and communication skills neede d to be an effective QCI. These modules and various props will allow the st udents 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-choice test at the end of the course.&nb sp; After passing the written test, attendees have up to 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 .

 

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

 

To see if y ou qualify to take these exams, please go to BPI:  EA Prerequisites  and then submit an EA Applicat ion

 


Course Assessments and Evaluations:
Formative assessments will be conducted by observation throughout classroom and lab review sessions. Redirection will be provided as observed. Opportunities fo r questions and answers are provided routinely throughout all lessons. Succ essful completion of the course includes:

Students successfully completing the course will receive a certificate of completion from NYSWDA's Weatherization Training Center. (S tudents who are not successful in completing this course are not excluded from testing in the BPI QCI Inspector certification. However, a failing grade on this course may not g uarantee success on the BPI QCI Inspector certification test.)

  

Agenda:

Day 1 - 9:00a m - 5:00pm

Introductions and Course Paperwork

 

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

Da y 3 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

 

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

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$725/person - NY Weatheri zation Sub-grantees
$725/person - affiliate members
$1,450/person - non-members

  

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