Expand your knowledge. Enhance your career.
Do you understand the relationship between all the systems in the house and their effect on occupant health,
safety, and comfort, energy efficiency and durability?
Learn the fundamentals of home performance evaluation and whole-home retrofit planning and
execution with BPI training provided by our network of affiliates. Our program focuses on the house-as-a-system
concept, including mechanical equipment and the building envelope. Once you complete your certification,
you will know how to identify the problems, their root causes and how to fix them right, without compromising
other systems in the house.
The curriculum developed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
(NYSERDA) has been found by BPI to align with the BPI Standards and the BPI Knowledge and Skills Areas
for Testing. This curriculum is used by several BPI Affiliates in preparing candidates for BPI Certification
exams. Information on licensing the training curriculum is available here. The
curricula developed by other BPI Affiliates is also recognized by BPI as aligning with the BPI Standards and
the BPI Knowledge and Skills Areas for Testing.
Although BPI Recognized Training is not a prerequisite for BPI examinations, it is encouraged.
Primary Training prepares candidates to take BPI's written and field practical examinations.
Never stop learning.
Continuing Educational Units are required for those who wish to renew their certification.
BPI encourages its Certified Professionals to attend the national or regional Affordable
Comfort conferences where BPI is a sponsor and provides continuing education units for participating in technical
seminars. A list of BPI Approved Continuing Education courses is provided here.
