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:20211113T090000 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: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:4a0af1c744c8b7cd3efba41eb8c5fb18 CATEGORIES:At Syracuse CREATED:20221012T163537 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  \n Who Should Attend:\n Weat herization agency post inspectors and auditors, Home Performance contractor s, Program compliance field inspectors\n  \n Course Description:\n The Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Certification is based on the Energy Au ditor Job Task Analysis, an industry-led collaboration directed by the Nati onal Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy ( DOE), which defines the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perfor m the job of an Energy Auditor working in the Weatherization or Home Perfor mance industries. https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/04/f50/HEP-S F-EA-JTA_final.pdf\n  \n The Home Energy Professional (HEP) - Energy Audito r is a comprehensive 5-day training which covers many topics including fund amentals of home assessment, energy auditor math, federal WAP requirements, the NREL Standard Work Specifications (SWS), energy modeling and work scop e development, and the use of diagnostic equipment including Blower Door, D uct Leakage Tester, Exhaust Fan Flow Meter and Combustion Safety Testing eq uipment.  \n  \n This training prepares students to challenge the written a nd field examinations required 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 bot h the Written and Field Examinations. Students seeking this Certification m ust meet additional prerequisites in order to qualify to challenge the exam s (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 gea red towards those individuals who have had field experience and/or training as an energy auditor or post inspector. Student participation is very impo rtant.\n  \n The classroom/lab facility has 10 classroom training modules w ith an 8-hour lab practical review where students can work to enhance some of the basic building science, diagnostic testing, and communication skills needed 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 w ill be using in the field. Students will take one written 100-question, mul tiple-choice test at the 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 completion of these tests, each student receives their c ertification from BPI.\n  \n This course is designed to prepare qualified s tudents 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  and then submit an EA Application\n (ht tp://bpi.org/sites/default/files/National%20Rollout/Application%20for%20Ene rgy%20Auditor.pdf)\n  \n \nCourse Assessments and Evaluations:\nFormative a ssessments will be conducted by observation throughout classroom and lab re view sessions. Redirection will be provided as observed. Opportunities for questions and answers are provided routinely throughout all lessons. Succes sful completion of the course includes:\n \n - 100% attendance and partici pation (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 evaluations must be approved in advance with the lead train er) \n - A 70% average or above on written exam Students successfully comp leting the course will receive a certificate of completion from NYSWDA's We atherization Training Center. (Students who are not successful in completin g this course are not excluded from testing in the BPI QCI Inspector certif ication. However, a failing grade on this course may not guarantee success on the BPI QCI Inspector certification test.)\n   \n Agenda:\n Day 1 - 9:00 am - 5:00pm\n Introductions and Course Paperwork\n \n - Introductions and course paperwork \n - Overview of DOE's Home Energy Professional (HEP) Proj ect and WAP's Quality Work Plan (QWP) \n - Introduction to BPI's HEP Energy Auditor Certification Testing Requirements \n - The SWS's, State Field Man uals and General Program Requirements \n - Introduction to BPI's HEP Energy Auditor Certification Testing Requirements and General Program Requirement s \n - Introduction to NREL's Energy Auditor Job Task Analysis (JTA) \n - D omain 1 Collection of visual, materal, dimensional, and applicance informat ion about the building for an energy audit \n - Test Question Parsing Sessi on / 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 ener gy audit \n - Training house - simulated audit/field guide review \n - Audi tor's Toolbox \n - Domain 3 Testing the building for an Energy Audit \n - I ntroduction 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 hous e - Morning:  CAZ testing/Heat rise/SSE testing/Fan flow hood / Oven test/B lower door/Gas leakage/ZPD \n - Training house - Afternoon:  Duct blasting \n - Test Question Parsing session / Basic Math  \n Day 4 - 9:00am - 5:00p m\n \n - Brief review of Day 3 topics \n - Domain 4 - Evaluation of collec ted energy audit data to determine the scope of work \n - Review of BPI Sta ndards - BPI 1200, Envelope, Heating, AC/HP \n - Course evaluations \n Day 5 - 9:00am - 1:00pm\n \n - Review session - overall \n - BPI HEP Energy A uditor online test - 100 questions \n Dates; Course covers the dates of No vember 14-17, 2022\n   \n Prerequisites;\n Experienced energy auditors or p ost 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 S ub-grantees\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 o ff the non-member rate, please contact Karen McMahon  (315-701-0440 ext. 22 3, 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

 

 

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Weatherization agency post inspectors an d auditors, Home Performance contractors, Program compliance field inspecto rs

 

Course Description:

The Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Certification is based on the Energy Auditor Job Task Analysis, an industry-led collaboration directed by the National Renewable Energy Labor atory (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which defines the kno wledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the job of an Energy Audi tor 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 compreh ensive 5-day training which covers many topics including fundamentals of ho me assessment, energy auditor math, federal WAP requirements, the NREL Stan dard Work Specifications (SWS), energy modeling and work scope development, and the use of diagnostic equipment including Blower Door, Duct Leakage Te ster, Exhaust Fan Flow Meter and Combustion Safety Testing equipment.   ;

 

This training prepares students to challenge the written and field examinat ions required to achieve the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Auditor Ce rtification.  To achieve the BPI Home Energy Professional Energy Audit or Certification, a student must receive a passing score on both the Writte n and Field Examinations. Students seeking this Certification must meet add itional prerequisites in order to qualify to challenge the exams (see Prere quisites section below) and must provide proof of approval from BPI in orde r 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 field tests are scheduled separately.

  

This is a lecture-lab cou rse. Topics will be presented in a classroom setting and then followed up w ith student involvement in the lab. The class will be geared towards those individuals who have had field experience and/or training as an energy audi tor or post inspector. Student participation is very important.

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The classroom/lab facility has 10 classroom training modules wit h an 8-hour lab practical review where students can work to enhance some of the basic building science, diagnostic testing, and communication skills n eeded to be an effective QCI. These modules and various props will allow th e students hands on use of the diagnostic tools and equipment that they wil l be using in the field. Students will t ake one written 100-question, multiple-choice test at the 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 successfu l completion of these tests, each student receives their certification from BPI.

 

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

 

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

 


Course Assessments and Evaluati ons:
Forma tive assessments will be conducted by observation throughout classroom and lab review sessions. Redirection will be provided as observed. Opportunitie s for questions and answers are provided routinely throughout all lessons. Successful completion of the course includes:

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    • Students successfully completing the course will recei ve 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 failing grade on this course may n ot guarantee success on the BPI QCI Inspector certification test.)

      

    Agenda:

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

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

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

     

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    $725/person - NY Weatherizat ion Sub-grantees
    $725/person - affiliate members
    $1,450/person - non-members

      

    **Special note - if you wish to become an Affiliate Member and sa ve off the non-member rate, please contact Karen McMahon  (315-70 1-0440 ext. 223, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.