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NATIONAL EXPANSION OF
BPI AFFILIATE
ORGANIZATIONS
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The Building Performance Institute (BPI) is
pleased to announce a continued expansion in the number
of affiliate organizations who are delivering home
performance contractor training and BPI credentialing
services across the country. The following
organizations have recently formalized affiliate
agreements with BPI:
- CLEAResult Consulting,
Inc.-CLEAResult is an energy efficiency
consulting firm with expertise in program design,
development, implementation, and evaluation. We
support programs targeting the residential,
commercial, institutional and industrial sectors,
leveraging our experience in energy efficiency, demand
side management (DSM), emissions and Greenhouse Gas
Reductions, environmental conservation, renewable
energy, and energy resource acquisition. Our staff has
broad experience working with utilities, all levels of
government, energy services companies, energy
efficiency contractors, residential energy auditors,
product manufacturers and retailers, environmental
advocates, and other energy market participants. Our
unique understanding of energy markets and the
interactions between various market participants
enables us to design and implement energy efficiency
programs, peak reduction programs, and other
efficiency and environmental programs that succeed by
providing persistent, sustainable, and measurable
results. At CLEAResult, we listen closely to our
clients so that we thoroughly understand their goals.
We then build and implement programs that achieve the
results that our clients seek. Throughout the process,
we are driven by a singular principle: only our
clients' success will ensure our own success. The
CLEAResult Mission: To become the premier energy
efficiency consulting firm in America by providing
creative, innovative and effective program development
and implementation services to our clients.
- Comfort
Institute, Inc.- Comfort Institute
supports HVAC service/replacement contractors
nationwide who are expanding their problem solving
abilities and profits through Home & Duct
Performance diagnostics and repair. CI provides
technical classroom, DVD and in-field training in all
areas of home performance, customized for the unique
needs of HVAC contractors. Classes are held at
locations throughout the country. CI distributes all
the needed diagnostic instruments, and many repair
products. CI supplies its member contractors
with an extensive library of consumer marketing and
sales tools, as well as advanced sales and marketing
training.
- E-Star
Colorado-E-Star™ is a Colorado non-profit
organization committed to advancing energy efficiency
in housing. To meet our mission E-Star offers programs
designed to help improve energy efficiency of both new
and existing homes.
- EnergyLogic,
Inc.-EnergyLogic is Colorado's leading
provider of energy efficiency and conservation
services. EnergyLogic has had a role in improving over
10,000 new homes in Colorado. We've also helped
homeowners all around the Front Range improve the
homes they live in. We help builders and homeowners
stop wasting and start saving. We do this by offering
the best energy auditing and energy rating services
that are available today. Our vision is a future
in which all homes have the least possible impact on
the Earth. We are part of the builder's team and we
are the homeowners advocate to achieve this goal.
EnergyLogic is a rapidly growing, progressive company
filled with passionate, committed staff members. We
strive to be the enemies of mediocrity and listen
deeply to our clients. Thanks to everyone who has been
a part of making each of our organizations as strong
as they are today.
- Wisconsin Energy Conservation
Corporation-Wisconsin Energy Conservation
Corporation (WECC) is a national leader in designing
and implementing energy efficiency and renewable
energy programs that partner with private businesses
to deliver value to consumers. WECC champions
innovative energy initiatives that deliver short- and
long-term economic and environmental benefits to
consumers, businesses, and policy makers.
- Wyoming
Energy Council, Inc.-Wyoming Energy
Council, Inc. is a multi-faceted company providing
energy efficiency training, services, and education to
the people of Wyoming. WEC is the ENERGY STAR partner
for Home Performance with ENERGY STAR to Wyoming.
Wyoming Home Performance is sponsored by the Wyoming
Business Council, State Energy Program. WHP provides
energy efficiency and building science training for
existing contractors seeking to expand their retrofit
opportunities while increasing customer satisfaction.
As a Building Performance Institute Affiliate, WEC
will begin certifying BPI Building Analyst
Professionals as part of the HPwES qualification
process. WHP participants receive classroom and
hands-on field training in all areas of building
science, including pressure diagnostics and combustion
safety techniques through third-party training
organizations. WEC also provides low-income
weatherization services in Laramie, Albany, and Carbon
County. In a unique collaboration, WEC utilizes
BPI-certified professionals from its weatherization
program to provide written and field testing, on-going
quality assurance, and on-call support to HPwES
contractors.
BPI affiliate organizations provide a series of
services in local markets to support the BPI
credentialing process for contracting companies and
their key staff. They deliver training to prepare
candidates for BPI written and field practical
examinations in the following areas: Building
Analyst, Envelope, Air Conditioning/Heat Pump, and
Heating. They also proctor the BPI written and
field exams for candidates seeking BPI
certification. Some of the BPI affiliates provide
mentoring services for contracting companies who are
seeking to get accredited by BPI. The mentoring
process allows the contractor to have a supervised
assessment on their first few comprehensive home
assessments. Lastly, some affiliates are providing
BPI with an independent, third-party quality assurance
on the work of contractors in their market as part of
BPI's Quality Assurance program it provides for its
accredited contractors.
BPI's certification, accreditation, and quality
assurance services are recognized by the Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR program, a collaborative
national initiative co-sponsored by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department
of Energy to bring about a systematic improvement to the
performance of the nation's 120 million existing
homes.
Organizations interested in obtaining BPI affiliate
status and offering BPI credentialing services in their
local market should contact BPI directly at
1-877-274-1274 (x106) or visit www.bpi.org and click on the
Affiliates tab. BPI would
like to thank all of the Affiliate organizations and
stakeholders that have been working with BPI toward
market transformation, and we look forward to a
brighter, greener future.
Here is a listing of current BPI
affiliate organizations:
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Building Performance Institute,
Inc.
107 Hermes Road, Suite
110 Malta, NY
12020
Phone: (877) 274-1274
Fax: (866) 777-1274
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