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:20211107T010000 RDATE:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 RDATE:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 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:20210626T090000 RDATE:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 RDATE:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT 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:53ab2423720de53ec9999d30dcf485b5 CATEGORIES:At Syracuse CREATED:20220531T151420 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\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 5- day training which covers many topics including fundamentals of home assess ment, 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, Exh aust Fan Flow Meter and Combustion Safety Testing equipment.  \n  \n This t raining prepares students to challenge the written and field examinations r equired to achieve the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Certific ation.  To achieve the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Certific ation, a student must receive a passing score on both the Written and Field Examinations. Students seeking this Certification must meet additional pre requisites in order to qualify to challenge the exams (see Prerequisites se ction below) and must provide proof of approval from BPI in order to take t he exams.\n \n Please note that for this course, the cost of each Written a nd Field Exams is NOT included in the price and must be paid for and that f ield 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 s tudent involvement in the lab. The class will be geared towards those indiv iduals who have had field experience and/or training as an energy auditor o r post inspector. Student participation is very important.\n  \n The classr oom/lab facility has 10 classroom training modules with an 8-hour lab pract ical review where students can work to enhance some of the basic building s cience, diagnostic testing, and communication skills needed to be an effect ive QCI. These modules and various props will allow the students hands on u se of the diagnostic tools and equipment that they will be using in the fie ld. Students will take one written 100-question, multiple-choice test at th e 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 comp letion 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 these exams, please go to BPI:  EA Prerequisites (http://bpi.org/sites/def ault/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 cond ucted by observation throughout classroom and lab review sessions. Redirect ion will be provided as observed. Opportunities for questions and answers a re 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 Executive Director on a case-by-case basis, in which case, make-up sessions or performance evaluat ions must be approved in advance with the lead trainer) \n - A 70% average or above on written exam Students successfully completing the course will receive a certificate of completion from NYSWDA's Weatherization Training C enter. (Students who are not successful in completing this course are not e xcluded from testing in the BPI QCI Inspector certification. However, a fai ling grade on this course may not guarantee success on the BPI QCI Inspecto r certification test.)\n   \n Agenda:\n Day 1 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n Introduct ions and Course Paperwork\n \n - Introductions and course paperwork \n - O verview of DOE's Home Energy Professional (HEP) Project and WAP's Quality W ork Plan (QWP) \n - Introduction to BPI's HEP Energy Auditor Certification Testing Requirements \n - The SWS's, State Field Manuals and General Progra m Requirements \n - Introduction to BPI's HEP Energy Auditor Certification Testing Requirements and General Program Requirements \n - Introduction to NREL's Energy Auditor Job Task Analysis (JTA) \n - Domain 1 Collection of v isual, materal, dimensional, and applicance 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 unit for any energy audit \n - Training house - simulated audit/field guide review \n - Auditor's Toolbox \n - Doma in 3 Testing the building for an Energy Audit \n - Introduction to A/C \n - Test Question Parsing Session / Basic Math \n Day 3 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n \n - Brief review of Day 2 topics \n - Training house - Morning:  CAZ testi ng/Heat rise/SSE testing/Fan flow hood / Oven test/Blower door/Gas leakage/ ZPD \n - Training house - Afternoon:  Duct blasting \n - Test Question Pars ing 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 t o determine the scope of work \n - Review of BPI Standards - BPI 1200, Enve lope, Heating, AC/HP \n - Course evaluations \n Day 5 - 9:00am - 1:00pm\n \n - Review session - overall \n - BPI HEP Energy Auditor online test - 10 0 questions \n Dates; Course covers the dates of June 27 - July 1, 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/per son - 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 rat e, 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 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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* *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. You need JavaScript e nabled to view it.