This checklist is to aid in the Affiliate Application process.

Please make sure that the following is complete and included with your Building Performance Institute, Inc. Affiliate Application submission.

• Perform a Self Assessment to determine if Affiliation is right for your organization.
• Review the BPI Affiliate Policies and Procedures.

• Complete each section and include full legal names.
• Answer each question.
• Submit the application electronically to affiliation@bpi.org or by conventional mail to:
  Affiliate Department
  Building Performance Institute, Inc.
  107 Hermes Road, Suite 110
  Malta, NY 12020
• Please be prepared to notify BPI of any changes to your account by sending an email to affiliation@bpi.org.

• Submit completed Proctor Application and BPI Code of Ethics – include all certification designations held for field proctors.
  Note: Please be aware that these will need to be signed by the individual.
• Include a brief biography or resume for each proctor who will be working for your organization.
• After your application is complete, you may add or remove additional proctors by sending an email to affiliation@bpi.org.

• Submit a brief profile of your company that explains your potential role with BPI. See the sample Company Profile.

• Submit the Disclosure Statement that you develop and will share with all BPI candidates who come to your organization in order to challenge BPI certification exams. This document will explain to candidates that your organization might employ proctors and/or trainers who also work as contractors and that you have a clear plan for ensuring the separation of training and BPI certification testing.
• Include a summary of your Resolution Policy, which will be used to handle any conflicts that might arise with candidates seeking BPI Certification.

• Your organization must have a minimum amount of $1,000,000 in liability coverage.
• Your company name must match what is on the Affiliate Application.
• BPI must be listed as a Certificate Holder: BPI, Inc., 107 Hermes Rd., Suite 110, Malta, NY 12020
• In addition to the Certificate of Insurance, BPI requires a statement on your letterhead that all locations where training and BPI Certification testing will occur, through your affiliate organization, are covered by the insurance provided.

• Your company name and address must match what is on the Affiliate Application.
• If, by law, your company is not required to carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance, you must submit that statement on your letterhead.

• Complete a Database Information Sheet, which you can obtain from affiliation@bpi.org.

Once your organization becomes a Training Affiliate, you can position your company as an expert in the field by helping contractors expand their knowledge. You can also align yourself with state energy incentive and weatherization assistance programs that recognize BPI certification standards.

Use the marketing materials provided by BPI to attract students to your training sessions and take advantage of referrals from the BPI offices and website. Then, teach your home performance courses, BPI Standards, and administer BPI exams.

Affiliates provide important and valuable mentoring services to contractors. Contractors in the home improvement trades typically do not have much experience in the house-as-a-system approach to diagnosing and correcting home performance problems. They depend on organizations like yours to help them understand how the comprehensive home assessment approach works. Your coursework helps contractors successfully solve homeowner problems. Note that BPI shares part of the contractor accreditation fees with our training affiliates.

Participate fully in the quality assurance program and use your findings to help mentor your former students and improve your own teaching for the students of the future. Share your experience and learn from the growing network of BPI training affiliate organizations through the Training Affiliates Council.